Last year we reported that Lufthansa was preparing to launch flights from its hub in Munich to Newcastle. The first flight was yesterday. Flight timings are as follows: Outbound: departing Newcastle .....

Last year we reported that Lufthansa was preparing to launch flights from its hub in Munich to Newcastle. The .....

4 Feb 20204 February 2020 by Rhys Jones

TODAY (Monday) is your last day to book the current 2-4-1 deal from SWISS and Lufthansa. The deals are great, frankly, if you don’t care about Avios or tier points. Welcome to the SWISS and .....

TODAY (Monday) is your last day to book the current 2-4-1 deal from SWISS and Lufthansa. The deals are great, .....

3 Feb 20203 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them or add to them. This is most likely to happen with secondary programmes where you once .....

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them .....

31 Jan 202031 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 84 comments

On Tuesday I did an article bemoaning the lack of good hotel loyalty promotions at present.  There are only two options: Hilton Honors – 2,000 bonus points per stay (register) Radisson .....

On Tuesday I did an article bemoaning the lack of good hotel loyalty promotions at present.  There are .....

30 Jan 202030 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit cards.  It is the Money section if you have a copy – the link is here but there .....

I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit .....

26 Jan 202026 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

When HMRC stopped accepting personal credit cards for tax payments in January 2018, it was a blow for many HfP readers who used the Inland Revenue to rack up a substantial number of miles and points. .....

When HMRC stopped accepting personal credit cards for tax payments in January 2018, it was a blow for many HfP .....

23 Jan 202023 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 232 comments

As we covered last week, American Express has written to holders of the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card telling them that the benefits package is changing on 26th February. The card is .....

As we covered last week, American Express has written to holders of the Starwood Preferred Guest American .....

21 Jan 202021 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments

Last weekend we covered a new 2-4-1 deal launched by SWISS and Lufthansa.  The fares were bookable, but the sale seemed to be a secret – no promotion, no landing pages, nothing. The sale is now .....

Last weekend we covered a new 2-4-1 deal launched by SWISS and Lufthansa.  The fares were bookable, but the .....

16 Jan 202016 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

SWISS and Lufthansa seem to have launched some EXCELLENT First Class and Business Class ‘2-4-1’ deals.  Unlike some fare deals we write about, these are for departures from the UK so you .....

SWISS and Lufthansa seem to have launched some EXCELLENT First Class and Business Class ‘2-4-1’ .....

12 Jan 202012 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: Last chance to get 10,000 Miles & More miles with the Lufthansa credit card For only the second time, Lufthansa is offering an increased sign-up bonus on its new UK payment card.  .....

News in brief: Last chance to get 10,000 Miles & More miles with the Lufthansa credit card For only the .....

28 Dec 201928 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Blacklane is, to some extent, the Uber of high end airport transfers – although Uber, of course, runs high-end cars itself in many cities including London. You can find out more on their website .....

Blacklane is, to some extent, the Uber of high end airport transfers – although Uber, of course, runs .....

28 Dec 201928 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

SWISS and Lufthansa have launched a new sale for UK departures. You need to book by 15th December for travel between 1st January and 30th November 2020.  It covers all classes, but if I focus only on .....

SWISS and Lufthansa have launched a new sale for UK departures. You need to book by 15th December for travel .....

7 Dec 20197 December 2019 by Rob Burgess

I am planning to run one, and possibly two, additional Black Friday articles during Friday.  These will be emailed out on Saturday morning, but our email readers may want to pop back to the website .....

I am planning to run one, and possibly two, additional Black Friday articles during Friday.  These will be .....

29 Nov 201929 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

We have made quite a bit of fuss over the £205 Qantas economy flights to Sydney this week, with the last batch of seats released at noon on Friday.  To be honest, this was a bit of a PR .....

We have made quite a bit of fuss over the £205 Qantas economy flights to Sydney this week, with the last .....

22 Nov 201922 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments