Virgin Atlantic has announced two more new routes for 2025, on top of the earlier launch of Toronto. It’s good news for people who feel that Virgin Atlantic is focused too much on the United .....

Virgin Atlantic has announced two more new routes for 2025, on top of the earlier launch of Toronto. .....

2 Sep 20242 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 98 comments

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you could fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you would receive 1 .....

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....

4 Jan 20254 January 2025 by HfP team • 65 comments

Two bits of Virgin Atlantic news: What’s happening to the Seoul route? Odd things are happening with Virgin Atlantic’s long promised route to Seoul. As we covered here, tickets went on .....

Two bits of Virgin Atlantic news: What’s happening to the Seoul route? Odd things are happening with .....

28 Jun 202528 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Last month, HSBC Premier overhauled its credit card reward scheme. It had previously offered transfers to four airlines, but then added another five. It also added two hotel partners – IHG One .....

Last month, HSBC Premier overhauled its credit card reward scheme. It had previously offered transfers to four .....

14 Sep 202214 September 2022 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

17 Jun 202517 June 2025 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

This is our review of the new Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood, which used to be a Macdonald hotel. In November last year Rob wrote an article about two former Macdonald Hotels in Manchester and .....

This is our review of the new Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood, which used to be a Macdonald hotel. In .....

16 Jul 202416 July 2024 by Katie Ridgers • 26 comments

A couple of new route updates which we didn’t manage to squeeze in during the week: PLAY adds Glasgow to Reykjavik flights Icelandic budget airline PLAY is adding a new service from Glasgow to .....

A couple of new route updates which we didn’t manage to squeeze in during the week: PLAY adds Glasgow to .....

11 Mar 202311 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

It looks like changes are on the way for anyone looking to book Aer Lingus Avios redemptions from an Aer Lingus AerClub account. The avios.com platform is being retired, it seems, with reward seat .....

It looks like changes are on the way for anyone looking to book Aer Lingus Avios redemptions from an Aer .....

10 Feb 202410 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

LeShuttle, the service for transporting passenger cars through the Channel Tunnel, has launched a new membership programme, Club LeShuttle. The big news for HfP readers is that Club LeShuttle has .....

LeShuttle, the service for transporting passenger cars through the Channel Tunnel, has launched a new .....

5 Jun 20255 June 2025 by Katie Ridgers • 63 comments

In 2023, Manchester Airports Group took over the two airport lounges at Bristol. Since then there has been a bit of rebranding and space closures. At present, there is an Escape lounge on the .....

In 2023, Manchester Airports Group took over the two airport lounges at Bristol. Since then there has been a .....

30 Apr 202530 April 2025 by Rob Burgess

Last month Rhys flew out to Los Angeles to take a look at the brand new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse. Situated in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, it is the first entirely new Clubhouse to open .....

Last month Rhys flew out to Los Angeles to take a look at the brand new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse. Situated in .....

6 May 20256 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This is our review of the new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge in Los Angeles. Virgin Atlantic opened its latest Clubhouse business class lounge last week, fulfilling (just!) its promise of a Q1 .....

This is our review of the new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge in Los Angeles. Virgin Atlantic opened its .....

6 Apr 20256 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 24 comments

IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you are targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your Amex cards on the statement .....

IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you are targetted, you will see this deal .....

4 Apr 20254 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has launched two cashback deals for American Express cardholders. If targeted, you will find these under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your cards on the Amex website .....

Marriott Bonvoy has launched two cashback deals for American Express cardholders. If targeted, you will find .....

27 Mar 202527 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments