This is our review of Air Transat’s premium economy cabin on a flight from London Gatwick to Toronto. You might be surprised to hear that the UK-Canada market has a thriving air-conomy. Whilst .....

This is our review of Air Transat’s premium economy cabin on a flight from London Gatwick to Toronto. .....

21 Aug 202321 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 69 comments

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Aer Lingus?   In this article I want to look at how you can use your Avios to fly with partner airlines like Aer Lingus. The good news is that .....

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Aer Lingus?   In this article I want to look at how .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rhys Jones

If you have a Limited Company or LLP, there is some good news today. Capital on Tap’s Visa credit card is now FREE. The £99 annual fee has been removed, permanently. See here. You earn points .....

If you have a Limited Company or LLP, there is some good news today. Capital on Tap’s Visa credit card .....

17 Jan 202517 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

Well, this was a pleasant surprise to receive in my inbox. Since it launched, Virgin Red has had a box, the Virgin Red Room, at the AO Arena in Manchester. You have been able to redeem Virgin Points .....

Well, this was a pleasant surprise to receive in my inbox. Since it launched, Virgin Red has had a box, the .....

20 May 202420 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Well, after a few false alarms, it appears that you can now earn British Airways Executive Club tier points with Aer Lingus flights. There has been no announcement, but as German site travel-dealz.de .....

Well, after a few false alarms, it appears that you can now earn British Airways Executive Club tier points .....

2 Apr 20242 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

This is our review of the newly opened The Resident Edinburgh hotel. The last time HfP reviewed The Resident was in May 2016 at The Resident Victoria in London (you can read the article here). We have .....

This is our review of the newly opened The Resident Edinburgh hotel. The last time HfP reviewed The Resident .....

21 Dec 202421 December 2024 by Conny Urban • 16 comments

Avios has a partnership with Uber in the UK which allows you to earn 1 Avios per £1 spent on UK rides. It also pays out on train tickets booked via the Uber app. This HfP article explains how the .....

Avios has a partnership with Uber in the UK which allows you to earn 1 Avios per £1 spent on UK rides. It .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

In a much-hyped announcement, Etihad has revealed ten new destinations it will fly to in 2025. It is slim pickings for the UK, indeed for Europe. Etihad CEO Antonoaldo Neves says: “2025 marks a .....

In a much-hyped announcement, Etihad has revealed ten new destinations it will fly to in 2025. It is slim .....

28 Nov 202428 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

Back in March, British Airways announced it was rolling out an upgraded and updated ba.com. I’m sure anyone who has used the website or the app in recent months knows why, as all too often even .....

Back in March, British Airways announced it was rolling out an upgraded and updated ba.com. I’m sure .....

11 Oct 202411 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 1 comment

News in brief: Conrad Singapore Orchard hotel now open Hilton has opened the Conrad Singapore Orchard hotel. The website is here. Set on Orchard Road, this is a full top-to-toe refurbishment of the .....

News in brief: Conrad Singapore Orchard hotel now open Hilton has opened the Conrad Singapore Orchard hotel. .....

15 Jan 202415 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can impose, you will struggle to beat the lounge access rules for short haul Aer Lingus flights if .....

If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can .....

7 Mar 20257 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

This is our review of the Bank of Ireland Aer Credit Card from Aer Lingus, which earns Avios. In early 2019, Ireland got its first official Avios credit card.  This was the Aer Credit Card, .....

This is our review of the Bank of Ireland Aer Credit Card from Aer Lingus, which earns Avios. In early 2019, .....

29 Jul 202429 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash over Avios. There are a number of reasons for this: This is why the current Cathay Pacific .....

Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash .....

25 Oct 202425 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Aer Lingus has launched some attractive business class fares to the US and Canada from Dublin. You will need to add in the cost of a connecting flight to Dublin, but these are still good deals. One .....

Aer Lingus has launched some attractive business class fares to the US and Canada from Dublin. You will need .....

26 Feb 202426 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments