Do you get British Airways lounge access on codeshare flights, such as with Vueling, Aer Lingus, Loganair or airBaltic? British Airways lounge access policies are, on the face of it, straightforward. .....

Do you get British Airways lounge access on codeshare flights, such as with Vueling, Aer Lingus, Loganair or .....

20 Apr 202420 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Hilton and American Express have launched a new cashback deal. What is different about this one is that it isn’t for the usual European countries – it is for Asia Pacific. You will get .....

Hilton and American Express have launched a new cashback deal. What is different about this one is that it .....

5 Jun 20245 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments

One fascinating change to Avios in recent years was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American Express 2-4-1 Companion Voucher redemptions. The Aer Lingus option is especially interesting .....

One fascinating change to Avios in recent years was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American .....

1 Dec 20241 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

News in brief: Aer Lingus adds two new UK regional routes Aer Lingus is adding two new routes from Dublin to the UK. These will both be operated by Emerald Airlines as part of its Aer Lingus franchise .....

News in brief: Aer Lingus adds two new UK regional routes Aer Lingus is adding two new routes from Dublin to .....

13 Sep 202213 September 2022 by Rhys Jones

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. In a surprise announcement, Air France has announced a new business class seat that will be flying from September. It is joining a growing gang of .....

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. In a surprise announcement, Air France has announced a new .....

13 May 202213 May 2022 by Rhys Jones • 42 comments

British Airways is launching a new ‘Avios only’ flight at 10am today, Thursday. If you’re not familiar with these, it is a pair of flights where EVERY seat in EVERY cabin is made .....

British Airways is launching a new ‘Avios only’ flight at 10am today, Thursday. If you’re .....

11 Apr 202411 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

We don’t cover Wizz Air much on HfP, although we do have the infamous trip review from Rhys last year on his £1.79 all-in ticket. He survived the experience unscathed and with minimal damage to .....

We don’t cover Wizz Air much on HfP, although we do have the infamous trip review from Rhys last year on .....

21 Jan 202321 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

IHG One Rewards is continuing with its promotion of a 15% discount on redemptions at selected new hotels. The list has just been extended to the end of June so I thought we’d take another .....

IHG One Rewards is continuing with its promotion of a 15% discount on redemptions at selected new hotels. .....

6 Apr 20256 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Belfast will be the location of the first non-US hotel under Hilton’s new Tempo brand. The hotel, opening next year, will have 144 rooms and be situated in a converted office building near the .....

Belfast will be the location of the first non-US hotel under Hilton’s new Tempo brand. The hotel, .....

28 Mar 202528 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

A new airline has joined the Avios ecosystem – Garuda Indonesia. Even though it is a member of the competing SkyTeam airline alliance, Garuda went live yesterday as an Avios ‘earn and .....

A new airline has joined the Avios ecosystem – Garuda Indonesia. Even though it is a member of the .....

27 Mar 202527 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

This is our review of the new No1 Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. The No1 Lounge at Terminal 2 is the first new lounge to open at the airport since, I think, the American Express Centurion Lounge at .....

This is our review of the new No1 Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. The No1 Lounge at Terminal 2 is the first new .....

31 Mar 202531 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 10 comments

After losing the Regent Berlin hotel, which closed its doors for good at the end of 2024, IHG has added 303 rooms in the city to its portfolio. The Hotel Bristol, currently managed by Kempinski, will .....

After losing the Regent Berlin hotel, which closed its doors for good at the end of 2024, IHG has added 303 .....

12 Mar 202512 March 2025 by Rob Burgess

After several delays, Emirates finally took delivery of its first A350 jet this week and announced it would start flying from Edinburgh from 3rd January 2025. It’s an exciting time for the .....

After several delays, Emirates finally took delivery of its first A350 jet this week and announced it would .....

1 Dec 20241 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 20 comments

There’s something odd about UK leisure airline Jet2 – I’ve never met anyone who has a bad word to say about it. This includes my own family after we flew down to Croatia with them .....

There’s something odd about UK leisure airline Jet2 – I’ve never met anyone who has a bad .....

14 Nov 202414 November 2024 by Rob Burgess