IHG Rewards Club, the scheme covering InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc, has launched its new Autumn promotion. It is fundamentally a slimmed-down version of the long-running Accelerate offer, although it is being described as a ‘double points’ promotion with extra targets. Perhaps they thought […]
REGISTER NOW: IHG launches a mini-Accelerate promotion for September to December
BREAKING: British Airways admits massive customer data breach including the theft of credit card details
The following press release just turned up from British Airways, for your information: BRITISH AIRWAYS: THEFT OF CUSTOMER DATA September 06, 2018 “British Airways is investigating, as a matter of urgency, the theft of customer data from its website, ba.com and the airline’s mobile app. […]
BA bits: £1150 Club World to Cape Town, Muscat suspended, Phoenix reduced
British Airways news in brief: £1,150 Club World fares to Cape Town Via Flyertalk, British Airways is running special deals to Cape Town and Johannesburg from several European cities. The best deals are from Amsterdam. Cape Town is £1,155 return and Johannesburg £1,227. See the […]
20 Arsenal games now bookable with Emirates miles or Amex points – from just 5000 miles!
Slightly later than usual, Emirates Skywards loaded the full 2018/9 schedule of Arsenal FC tickets onto its website on Wednesday morning. You can redeem via the Skywards website here. (They also have tickets for AC Milan, SL Benfica, Real Madrid, Hamburger and Paris Saint-Germain, but […]
Bits: 15% off hotel bookings using Avios (targeted, worth it?), big Avios / Economist bonus back
News in brief: 15% discount on hotel and car hire bookings with Avios – worth it? British Airways Executive Club has emailed some, not all, members with a special deal. Until 30th September, you can book a hotel or car with your Avios and save […]
Bits: HfP discount at Ski Solutions, good Oman Air deals from Paris inc Maldives, Etihad UK sale
News in brief: HfP exclusive discount at Ski Solutions If you are reading our articles via desktop or receive the daily emails, you will have noticed advertising this week for Ski Solutions. Run by a regular HfP reader, this is a ski holiday company with 30 […]
Bits: 2000 Lufthansa miles with Accor, free Fast Track at Stansted, 10 Miles & More miles per £1 with Blacklane
News in brief: Get 2,000 bonus Miles & More miles with an Accor hotel booking Miles & More is running a lot of special deals this month as part of its 25th birthday celebrations. Nothing is going to top the current Hilton offer, which offers […]
What are the best World Traveller Plus deals in the BA sale – and how to upgrade them?
On Friday we looked at the best Business and First Class deals in the new British Airways sale. That article is here. Today I wanted to take a look at some of the deals in World Traveller Plus (Premium Economy). You can see what is […]
Bits: Luxury Travel Diary auctions closing soon, see NFL at Wembley with Marriott, free Manchester Fast Track
News in brief: Luxury Travel Diary auctions ending soon The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped us a line about a new wave of its travel auctions that are closing within the next 48 hours. Most of the items offered tend to go for far less than the […]
Interesting HFP articles you might have missed whilst on holiday – and reviews coming up
For most of us, today will be the first full week back at the work – or at the least the first week with all of your colleagues around – for some time. If you found sitting on a beach more interesting than reading Head […]
How to earn Avios when flying United Airlines – at higher rates than BA for Economy
As there are four separate Avios airline schemes* – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub and Vueling Club – which each have their own partners, you would expect some oddities to turn up. This is one of the biggest ones. Bizarrely, Aer […]
Review of the American Express Lounge at Universal Studios Hollywood!
This is our review of the American Express lounge at Universal Studios Hollywood. Yes, you learn something new every day! It turns that American Express has its own lounge inside the Universal Studios theme park in Hollywood. There is a similar lounge at the Universal […]
50% bonus on Heathrow Rewards transfers to Emirates Skywards – sign-up promo worth 4,500 miles
Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, has launched a 50% bonus on transfers to Emirates Skywards. The offer is clearly flagged on the Heathrow Rewards site when you log in. This offer ONLY applies to Emirates Skywards and does not apply to: […]
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