It was only last month that Virgin Atlantic closed its Shanghai route, cutting off its final ties to East Asia. Shanghai followed the closure of Hong Kong and Tokyo, although Seoul is still expected .....

It was only last month that Virgin Atlantic closed its Shanghai route, cutting off its final ties to East .....

1 Aug 20241 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 88 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

What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? It is likely that, at some point, you will need to buy Avios in order to make a redemption booking.  It is rarely great value but if you are just .....

What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? It is likely that, at some point, you will need to buy Avios .....

25 Feb 202525 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Back in May, Stansted Express resumed a ‘four trains per hour’ service during the morning and evening peaks for the first time since the pandemic. This didn’t go down well with .....

Back in May, Stansted Express resumed a ‘four trains per hour’ service during the morning and .....

18 Sep 202318 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Back in early August we published a long article about booking Aer Lingus flights using Avios. What we showed was that – assuming you didn’t want to use a British Airways American Express .....

Back in early August we published a long article about booking Aer Lingus flights using Avios. What we showed .....

22 Sep 202322 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

This is our review of Iberia’s new A350-900 business class suite. Late in December 2022, Iberia introduced a brand new business class suite with doors that it was going to install on its last .....

This is our review of Iberia’s new A350-900 business class suite. Late in December 2022, Iberia .....

5 Feb 20245 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 74 comments

British Airways has, finally, issued some guidance to passengers using Heathrow Terminal 5 between tomorrow and 9th April. Services through the terminal are expected to be hugely disrupted due to a .....

British Airways has, finally, issued some guidance to passengers using Heathrow Terminal 5 between tomorrow .....

30 Mar 202330 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 217 comments

British Airways seems to have added a new route between Heathrow and Mauritius today. This is a route which normally goes from Gatwick – I have it booked for next May – which is how we can .....

British Airways seems to have added a new route between Heathrow and Mauritius today. This is a route which .....

16 Sep 202116 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Qatar Airways has announced its long-teased investment in a ‘southern African airline’. As we predicted, it is Airlink, a regional airline based in South Africa. The value of the 25% stake .....

Qatar Airways has announced its long-teased investment in a ‘southern African airline’. As we .....

21 Aug 202421 August 2024 by Rhys Jones

Something seems to be ‘up’ with the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse network in the United States. This seems to be linked to Virgin Atlantic’s membership of SkyTeam, which is expected to .....

Something seems to be ‘up’ with the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse network in the United States. This .....

27 Feb 202327 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

For the first time in over a decade, Virgin Atlantic will operate to Canada. Flights to Toronto launch on 30th March 2025. Richard Branson joked that this was “third time lucky” for the .....

For the first time in over a decade, Virgin Atlantic will operate to Canada. Flights to Toronto launch on 30th .....

11 Jun 202411 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 47 comments

What is the American Express Centurion card? What does it cost and what are the benefits in the UK? We very rarely write about the UK American Express Centurion card, or ‘The Black Card’ .....

What is the American Express Centurion card? What does it cost and what are the benefits in the UK? We very .....

23 Mar 202423 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 143 comments

A very interesting British Airways fare has appeared this afternoon for travel between London Heathrow and Doha. For just £961 return, you can fly from London Heathrow to Doha in Business Class. The .....

A very interesting British Airways fare has appeared this afternoon for travel between London Heathrow and .....

24 Mar 202424 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

This is our review of the ExpressTest coronavirus test centre at London Gatwick Airport. With Portugal virtually the only country on the Government’s green list to allow UK tourists in, we .....

This is our review of the ExpressTest coronavirus test centre at London Gatwick Airport. With Portugal .....

3 Jun 20213 June 2021 by Rhys Jones • 81 comments