We don’t normal focus on aircraft liveries, but when one of the major global carriers makes a change it is worth flagging. Emirates has just announced a ‘refresh’ of its livery, the .....

We don’t normal focus on aircraft liveries, but when one of the major global carriers makes a change it .....

17 Mar 202317 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

Preferred Hotels isn’t a hotel loyalty programme we cover much, although it has some interesting properties. Recent London openings include The BoTree in Marylebone and Hotel Saint in the City, .....

Preferred Hotels isn’t a hotel loyalty programme we cover much, although it has some interesting .....

21 Dec 202321 December 2023 by Rob Burgess

IHG put out an announcement this week bringing together a number of newly signed hotels across the UK. Some of these are long term projects which may or may not ever see the light of day, so .....

IHG put out an announcement this week bringing together a number of newly signed hotels across the UK. Some of .....

2 Feb 20242 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

In Autumn 2022, thanks to a new long-term agreement with Iberostar, IHG added 70 beach resorts to its roster. Iberostar is a Spanish family-run chain of hotels that runs four and five star leisure .....

In Autumn 2022, thanks to a new long-term agreement with Iberostar, IHG added 70 beach resorts to its roster. .....

14 Feb 202414 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

British Airways Holidays has launched it's Business Class sale for luxury city breaks and beach holidays. All holidays on offer include business class flights departing from London airports, which .....

British Airways Holidays has launched it's Business Class sale for luxury city breaks and beach holidays. All .....

1 Mar 20241 March 2024 by Katie Ridgers • 75 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve never been, this is a great way to see a concert – or at least it is about as good as you can .....

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve never .....

30 Mar 202430 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

As we covered in the summer, easyJet has announced that it is moving into Birmingham Airport. Three aircraft will be permanently based at the airport for 2024. I wanted to flag this again as tickets .....

As we covered in the summer, easyJet has announced that it is moving into Birmingham Airport. Three aircraft .....

8 Dec 20238 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Aurigny, the regional airline that serves Guernsey, doesn’t get much coverage on HfP since it stopped being an Avios redemption partner in 2017. It is on a post-pandemic expansion, however, and .....

Aurigny, the regional airline that serves Guernsey, doesn’t get much coverage on HfP since it stopped .....

25 Oct 202325 October 2023 by Rhys Jones

IHG has launched its latest sale which should combine nicely with the latest IHG One Rewards bonus points offer. The promotion is for “at least” 15% off the best flexible rate at hotels in .....

IHG has launched its latest sale which should combine nicely with the latest IHG One Rewards bonus points .....

1 Oct 20231 October 2023 by Rhys Jones

The Club Eurostar programme relaunched on Sunday after a short closure of its website. At first glance it may seem that little has changed – all of the old ways to earn and redeem are still .....

The Club Eurostar programme relaunched on Sunday after a short closure of its website. At first glance it may .....

4 Oct 20234 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 127 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at the O2 Arena in London. If you’ve never been, this is a great way to see a concert – or at least it is about as good as .....

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at the O2 Arena in London. If you’ve .....

22 Sep 202322 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

….. not much, as it turns out 🙂 British Airways has launched its latest sale. It is a bit of a damp squib, with a return to higher fares following some very good deals before the summer. .....

….. not much, as it turns out 🙂 British Airways has launched its latest sale. It is a bit of a damp .....

6 Sep 20236 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

Members of Eurostar’s Club Eurostar loyalty programme were given a very brief outline of the new loyalty programme yesterday. Following the merger of Eurostar with European train operator .....

Members of Eurostar’s Club Eurostar loyalty programme were given a very brief outline of the new loyalty .....

30 Aug 202330 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

There is, almost literally, no end to the number of hotels brands which the major global hotel groups think can be sustained. Marriott Bonvoy is now at 31 following the acquisition of City Express, .....

There is, almost literally, no end to the number of hotels brands which the major global hotel groups think .....

20 Aug 202320 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments