Lufthansa Group, which includes Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and Germanwings, has decided that a permanent restructuring is necessary in order to meet the suppressed demand .....

Lufthansa Group, which includes Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and Germanwings, has .....

9 Apr 20209 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 164 comments

We’ve covered the Blacklane chauffeur service a few times in the past.  It isn’t cheap, but their global coverage is excellent.  If you wanted to have a professional driver and a .....

We’ve covered the Blacklane chauffeur service a few times in the past.  It isn’t cheap, but their .....

28 Mar 202028 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Now that the majority of flights are grounded, different airlines are choosing different strategies on how they try and retain future customer bookings. We are not, for once, talking about the .....

Now that the majority of flights are grounded, different airlines are choosing different strategies on how .....

26 Mar 202026 March 2020 by Rhys Jones • 75 comments

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is .....

6 Mar 20206 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Why should you get the Lufthansa Miles & More UK payment cards? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for the Lufthansa Miles & More .....

Why should you get the Lufthansa Miles & More UK payment cards? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ .....

5 Mar 20205 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with a lot of airport lounge access benefits: You get two Priority Pass cards, each of which allows two people unlimited access to 1,300 airport lounges .....

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with a lot of airport lounge access benefits: You get two .....

15 Feb 202015 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

The Lufthansa and SWISS ‘2-4-1’ sale has reached the Netherlands.   Frankly, it has reached new levels of madness.  £1,400 for return Business Class flights to Australia or New Zealand .....

The Lufthansa and SWISS ‘2-4-1’ sale has reached the Netherlands.   Frankly, it has reached new .....

10 Feb 202010 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

Last year we reported that Lufthansa was preparing to launch flights from its hub in Munich to Newcastle. The first flight was yesterday, and it looks like passengers got to have a bit of cake looking .....

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 • Leave a comment

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 • 86 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 • 234 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 • 116 comments