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This is our review of the Neptuno VIP Lounge in Terminal 4S at Madrid Barajas Airport. It is one of the just two lounges in the terminal, the other one being the Iberia flagship Velásquez lounge .....
This is our review of the Neptuno VIP Lounge in Terminal 4S at Madrid Barajas Airport. It is one of the just .....
13 Jul 202313 July 2023 • 39 comments
If you work in travel or loyalty, you are probably familiar with Airline Information’s conferences and events. Mega Event is its biggest event of the year, pulling together its different .....
If you work in travel or loyalty, you are probably familiar with Airline Information’s conferences and .....
6 May 20256 May 2025 • 10 comments
What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of ‘mattress runs’ today. A ‘mattress run’ involves booking a .....
What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of .....
9 Dec 20249 December 2024 • 61 comments
A regular question I get asked by readers is how The American Express Business Platinum Card differs from (personal) The Platinum Card. We have a similar articles on how The Platinum Card differs from .....
A regular question I get asked by readers is how The American Express Business Platinum Card differs from .....
22 Apr 202522 April 2025 • 40 comments
Comments about new airline business class seat launches on Head for Points often suggest that “all business class seats” are the same and that “innovation is over”. .....
Comments about new airline business class seat launches on Head for Points often suggest that “all .....
11 Jun 202411 June 2024 • 75 comments
When IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, rolled out its new IHG One Rewards loyalty scheme in 2022, one of the key benefits was Confirmable Suite .....
When IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, rolled out its .....
26 Apr 202526 April 2025 • 51 comments
Finnair has announced plans to boost its flights to Japan, albeit with longer flight times than pre-covid due to the need to avoid Russian airspace. If you have been struggling to find Avios .....
Finnair has announced plans to boost its flights to Japan, albeit with longer flight times than pre-covid due .....
23 Dec 202223 December 2022
After a multi-year covid-induced hiatus, airport lounge network Priority Pass has brought back its ‘Airport Lounge of the Year’ awards and unveiled the 2024 winners. Whilst it is easy to .....
After a multi-year covid-induced hiatus, airport lounge network Priority Pass has brought back its .....
21 Apr 202421 April 2024 • 36 comments
Last night, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick teased a $10 billion order for Boeing planes from an unnamed “British airline”. You didn’t need a crystal ball to predict that this .....
Last night, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick teased a $10 billion order for Boeing planes from an unnamed .....
9 May 20259 May 2025 • 70 comments
Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE refundable in certain countries. This originally came up pre-covid when a reader dropped .....
Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE .....
16 Oct 202416 October 2024 • 11 comments
Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency in March. This was only announced in August 2023 and went live in impressively speedy fashion. It joined British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling .....
Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency in March. This was only announced in August 2023 and went live .....
21 May 202421 May 2024 • 46 comments
Well, after years of telling people that British Airways never does status matches, British Airways has launched a status match. The bad news for the 90% of HfP readers who outside North America is .....
Well, after years of telling people that British Airways never does status matches, British Airways has .....
9 Apr 20249 April 2024 • 71 comments
This is our review of the W Edinburgh hotel. Finally, it’s open: it’s only taken thirteen years for the UK’s second W Hotel from Marriott to open after London’s Leicester .....
This is our review of the W Edinburgh hotel. Finally, it’s open: it’s only taken thirteen years .....
26 Feb 202426 February 2024 • 57 comments
On Monday, Cathay Pacific finally lifted the veil on its new premium economy cabin at an event at Freespace in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. It was the first event showcasing .....
On Monday, Cathay Pacific finally lifted the veil on its new premium economy cabin at an event at Freespace in .....
13 Apr 202413 April 2024 • 36 comments
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