This is our review of Gleneagles Townhouse in Edinburgh. Exactly a year ago, Accor opened Gleneagles Townhouse in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. The square is also home to a Malmaison and just a few .....

This is our review of Gleneagles Townhouse in Edinburgh. Exactly a year ago, Accor opened Gleneagles Townhouse .....

17 Jun 202317 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new promotion covering 36 of its low-cost Moxy hotels across Europe. You will receive 3,000 bonus Bonvoy points per stay. We value a Marriott Bonvoy point at 0.5p so .....

Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new promotion covering 36 of its low-cost Moxy hotels across Europe. You will .....

18 Jan 202418 January 2024 by Rob Burgess

For the first time in a while, there are some exceptionally good business class fares on oneworld alliance airlines to Hawaii out there. One reason for mentioning these is that they are exceptionally .....

For the first time in a while, there are some exceptionally good business class fares on oneworld alliance .....

8 Aug 20238 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 98 comments

This is our review of Club Eurostar, the Eurostar loyalty scheme. We don’t give Club Eurostar much coverage on Head for Points, mainly because it doesn’t run many promotions and we are .....

This is our review of Club Eurostar, the Eurostar loyalty scheme. We don’t give Club Eurostar much .....

23 Jan 202523 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

How do you book flights on SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This article is Part 4 of our updated ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series. Further articles will follow on .....

How do you book flights on SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This article is Part 4 of our updated .....

12 Sep 202412 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Riyadh Air hasn’t operated a single commercial flight, yet it’s one of the hottest airlines right now. Airline start-ups come and go; we’ve written about a fair few of them on HfP. .....

Riyadh Air hasn’t operated a single commercial flight, yet it’s one of the hottest airlines right .....

7 Nov 20247 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 94 comments

This is our review of Lindner Hotel Boltenhagen, part of World of Hyatt. Back in June 2023 we reported how Hyatt had made an agreement with German group Lindner Hotels AG that saw more than 30 hotels .....

This is our review of Lindner Hotel Boltenhagen, part of World of Hyatt. Back in June 2023 we reported how .....

18 Oct 202418 October 2024 by Conny Urban • 29 comments

British Airways launched ‘Avios Balance Boost’ in June 2023. It is a surprisingly good value way of buying Avios. As we haven’t mentioned it for a year I thought it was worth running .....

British Airways launched ‘Avios Balance Boost’ in June 2023. It is a surprisingly good value way .....

29 Dec 202429 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Oman Air, which is soon to join the oneworld alliance, will resume double-daily flights to London later this year. It is also set to launch flights to Amsterdam with a 4x weekly service. The airline .....

Oman Air, which is soon to join the oneworld alliance, will resume double-daily flights to London later this .....

17 Apr 202517 April 2025 by Rhys Jones

After five years of development, British Airways has unveiled its new First Class seat which will initially be installed on the A380 fleet and, if Boeing ever delivers them, the 777X fleet. We .....

After five years of development, British Airways has unveiled its new First Class seat which will initially be .....

25 Nov 202425 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 124 comments

The second London branch of art’otel, the design-led brand which is marketed via Radisson Hotels, opened in Hoxton recently. (The Park Plaza and art’otel brands are not owned by Radisson .....

The second London branch of art’otel, the design-led brand which is marketed via Radisson Hotels, opened .....

16 Jun 202416 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

If you were an Avios collector when British Airways was a Tesco Clubcard partner, you’ll know that there were weird and wonderful ways of picking up points for buying obscure products. The .....

If you were an Avios collector when British Airways was a Tesco Clubcard partner, you’ll know that there .....

7 May 20257 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

British Airways Executive Club emailed all members yesterday – including, in my case, family accounts that have been untouched for over five years – to remind them about the removal of .....

British Airways Executive Club emailed all members yesterday – including, in my case, family accounts .....

20 Oct 202220 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

This is our review of the Piazza della Scala in Milan Linate, operated by ITA Airways. Milan Linate Airport is a mini secondary hub for ITA Airways, and one of only two airports outside Rome where the .....

This is our review of the Piazza della Scala in Milan Linate, operated by ITA Airways. Milan Linate Airport is .....

20 Apr 202420 April 2024 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments