News in brief: Finnair’s UK services to Lapland launching soon If you’ve ever had a secret wish to visit Lapland, Finnair can help this winter.  Even better, you can use Avios to make it .....

News in brief: Finnair’s UK services to Lapland launching soon If you’ve ever had a secret wish to .....

26 Oct 201726 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

This is the 2nd part of my review of the Emirates First Class suite on a Boeing 777-300ER. Part 1 of my Emirates First Class Suite review, which ran on Tuesday and which you can find here, talks about .....

This is the 2nd part of my review of the Emirates First Class suite on a Boeing 777-300ER. Part 1 of my .....

21 Feb 201921 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

British Airways announced yesterday that it has chosen The White Company to provide bedding and amenity kits for Club World as part of the current £400m customer investment plan. Don’t get too .....

British Airways announced yesterday that it has chosen The White Company to provide bedding and amenity kits .....

5 Jul 20175 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

It is now over seven years since Avios was launched and the British Airways and Iberia loyalty schemes given the same ‘currency’.  Whilst efforts have been made to unify the different .....

It is now over seven years since Avios was launched and the British Airways and Iberia loyalty schemes given .....

10 Jan 201910 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

This is our review of LNER’s new Azuma trains, launched this week and now running on the East Coast mainline. HfP is not just about planes.  We know that our readers also let the train take the .....

This is our review of LNER’s new Azuma trains, launched this week and now running on the East Coast .....

17 May 201917 May 2019 by HfP team • 109 comments

British Airways Holidays has launched a special luxury promotion, valid for both short haul and long haul departures. There are some decent prices here but you need to book by Tuesday 24th July. The .....

British Airways Holidays has launched a special luxury promotion, valid for both short haul and long haul .....

22 Jul 201822 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

This is our review of the Malaysia Airlines first class lounge in the international Satellite terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). This review is part of our series on Malaysia .....

This is our review of the Malaysia Airlines first class lounge in the international Satellite terminal at .....

12 Jul 201912 July 2019 by Rhys Jones • 9 comments

The roll back of the cutbacks continues.  British Airways announced some fairly substantial changes to World Traveller (long haul economy) catering yesterday, albeit that the changes simply .....

The roll back of the cutbacks continues.  British Airways announced some fairly substantial changes to .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Virgin Atlantic recently announced a new route from London to Tel Aviv. Flights can be booked from today for both cash and Flying Club miles. .....

Virgin Atlantic recently announced a new route from London to Tel Aviv. Flights can be booked from today for .....

25 Feb 201925 February 2019 by Anika Burnett

South African Airways has announced plans to upgrade their London – Johannesburg route to a brand new A330-300 from 25th March 2018. To quote from the press release: “We have decided to .....

South African Airways has announced plans to upgrade their London – Johannesburg route to a brand new .....

4 Feb 20184 February 2018 by Anika Burnett • 42 comments

Spanish hotel group Melia has, not surprisingly, had a long term relationship with Iberia.  This allowed you to earn Avios in Iberia Plus from your stays, and to convert existing chunks of .....

Spanish hotel group Melia has, not surprisingly, had a long term relationship with Iberia.  This allowed you .....

16 Mar 201816 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

This is part two of my article on the brand new British Airways Club Suite seat, launched today. Part 1 of my BA Club Suite review is here if you click through. As I said, the seat is called Club .....

This is part two of my article on the brand new British Airways Club Suite seat, launched today. Part 1 of my .....

18 Mar 201918 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Back in September, we published a list of British Airways European destinations which did not offer lounge access. There are some airports on the British Airways network which simply do not have an .....

Back in September, we published a list of British Airways European destinations which did not offer lounge .....

2 Feb 20182 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

This is my review of the lounge at the Signature Flight Support private jet terminal at London Luton Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the .....

This is my review of the lounge at the Signature Flight Support private jet terminal at London Luton Airport. .....

11 Sep 201711 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments