Here’s the full HfP index of articles for October 2023
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Here is a full list of the articles we published in October 2023. Click through to read them in full:
Route news: BA drops 8 short-hauls, Aer Lingus adds to Barbados, Air Canada starts Mumbai
Amex Business Platinum vs personal Platinum – what’s the difference?
How to ‘top up’ a Marriott Bonvoy hotel free night certificate
This is the best card for a miles and points beginner
Finnair will open a HUGE number of Avios seats this week, many with NO surcharges
How to get a free DragonPass airport lounge membership, worth £44
Get 1,500 bonus Accor hotel points on stays in London, Paris and Amsterdam
Qantas launching direct flights from Paris to Perth
Why I’m fed up with free hotel minibars
Where can you fly on Aer Lingus with your BA Amex 2-4-1 companion voucher?
Get up to 10,000 Heathrow Rewards points with jewellery, watches and technology
Virgin Atlantic drops Austin flights but boosts Miami, Barbados and Dubai
Hertz secretly changes its points expiry rules – and may have wiped out your balance
When do your World of Hyatt points expire? How can you stop it?
100,000 POINTS BONUS: Are the four Amex Platinum hotel status cards worth having?
Accor launches a new hotel sale, with all bookings fully flexible
Hilton is running another London ‘Secret Socials’ in November
When do your Radisson Rewards points expire? How can you stop it?
REGISTER NOW: British Airways launches new ‘double Avios’ offer
JetBlue launches new US routes from Edinburgh and Dublin – which earn Avios
When do your Marriott Bonvoy points expire? How can you stop it?
BA Euroflyer confirmed as not qualifying for ‘double Avios’ Gold Priority Rewards
IHG launches two special Maldives resort offers
Aurigny adds five new UK routes to Guernsey
Etihad & SAS announce a new codeshare deal
When do your IHG One Rewards points expire? How can you stop it?
Hilton Olympia hotel to grow to a huge 905 rooms
Qatar Airways CEO resigns after 27 years
Help us update our crowdsourced list of Amex Membership Rewards points transfer times
When do your Hilton Honors points expire? How can you stop it?
Aer Lingus ends United Airlines codeshare – and presumably ends Avios earning too
Review: Hotel Cafe Royal – luxury in the heart of London
When do your Accor Live Limitless points expire? How can you stop it?
What are the best airport lounges in Heathrow Terminal 2? My conclusions ….
Review: back at the luxurious Park Hyatt New York hotel
Should British Airways Executive Club introduce Lifetime Silver status?
NEW: Use IHG ‘Confirmable Suite Upgrade’ vouchers on hotel reward bookings
40,000 POINTS BONUS: How to earn miles with 40 different airlines with the Marriott Amex
Priority Pass adds four London airport restaurant deals – unless you’re an Amex cardholder
Nectar devalues Caffe Nero – is it still the best Nectar redemption?
British Airways relaunches Abu Dhabi flights, wide open for Avios redemptions
What is the best American Express strategy if you earn under £35,000?
Last chance to provide feedback on Gatwick’s Northern Runway plan
Save on Malaysia Airlines flights from London
Wheely launches its ‘New First Class’ chauffeur service in London
Get 1,000 bonus Avios with Avis car rentals
Short-haul economy snacks: British Airways vs Air France compared!
News: TopCashback drops Avios transfers, 20% HSBC transfer bonus to Flying Blue launched
Sydney business class flights from Europe available for £2,275
Harrods American Express card adds a new hotel status
British Airways goes aircraft shopping – what will replace its Boeing 777 fleet?
Good ‘airport parking and hotel stay’ deals via little-known IHG link
Amex Member Week £75 off £300 Amex Travel spend deal is live – but excludes flights
Will the Star Alliance credit card come to the UK? I chat with CEO Theo Panagiotoulias
Newcastle: Aspire unveils high-end plans to expand into the old British Airways lounge
Review: Hotel Alfonso XIII, Seville (Marriott’s Luxury Collection)
Priority Pass pre-booking now allowed at Stansted, Manchester, Bristol and East Midlands
How do British Airways boarding groups work? A beginner’s guide
What can you expect as IHG’s InterContinental hotels launch a ‘global brand evolution’?
Get 1p+ per Avios in the Aer Lingus flash sale this weekend
Get £70 cashback with a new IHG and American Express hotel promotion
Review: the Hampton by Hilton hotel, Bournemouth
Save £75 on a £300 travel purchase during American Express Member Week
I visit the new €10m Star Alliance lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
NEW: Get 40,000 points bonus with the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card
NEW: Amex Gold bonus increases to 30,000 points (=30,000 Avios) and first year free
Review: St Pancras Renaissance hotel and its new ‘Suite to Seat’ Eurostar transfers
Air Europa suffers a major data breach with full credit card details exposed
CRAZY: Get a huge 100,000 points (=100,000 Avios) with Amex Platinum
American Express raises the annual fee on many of its cards
Earn bonus Heathrow Rewards points on fashion purchases
New Amex cashbacks offers: £50 at Hotel du Vin / Malmaison & £150 at Air France
Japan Airlines unveils new First and Business class cabins, bookable soon with Avios
What makes the best loyalty scheme? Fixed earning and redeeming, or revenue-based?
MOVE FAST: new British Airways ‘Avios only’ flights launched for August 2024
FINAL WEEK TO BOOK: BA moves to ‘earn Avios based on your spend’ on bookings from 18th
Review: the Hilton Bournemouth hotel is still looking good
Attractive Aer Lingus business class fares to New York
Earn double Virgin Points at Bicester Village
Review: the Convent Square Lisbon hotel, part of IHG’s Vignette Collection
Our review of Aspire Rewards – and how Priority Pass lounge visits count
Got a pre-paid hotel room you can’t use? Do mobile check-in anyway ….
What is the best use of American Express points?
Did you miss any of our central London hotel reviews?
How to boost your Amex spend by using PayPal for online purchases
British Airways Terminal 5B lounge refresh: details of Phase Two revealed
Review: Mandapa, a Ritz Carlton Reserve, in Ubud, Bali
News: Kenya Airways adds Heathrow flights, get a 100% bonus buying Hilton points
Get a 40% Avios bonus when you rent a car from Avis
What are Club Eurostar points worth after the scheme relaunch? We do the maths
Six reasons to keep your Amex Gold card after the free first year
Marriott to open a W Hotel in Manchester
London Gatwick airport extends its flight cap for a further two weeks
Heathrow trialling pre-booked security slots
What are the best hotel promos for October 2023?
Club Eurostar: Are you a winner or a loser in the new programme?
Get bonus Virgin Points at Virgin Hotels Glasgow
SURPRISE: SAS taken over by Air France KLM consortium, leaving Star, joining SkyTeam
British Airways to launch Billund to Dusseldorf
Get 20% off Uber gift cards at Amazon
Get £300 American Express cashback with Qatar Airways
Crowne Plaza Lille hotel to join Hilton next month
NEW £100 BONUS: the Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card for SME’s and sole traders
Flapjack or banana bread? We try BA’s new short haul economy snacks!
Review: Andaz Bali, a lush tropical beachside resort (World of Hyatt)
How to avoid the Heathrow Hotel Hoppa fee by using local buses instead
Get one year of mycitizenM+ for just £33, saving £75
Get 23% off in the new IHG hotel sale
Global Airlines appoints Hi Fly to help its A380s take off
Marriott announces (another) new hotel brand – we try to guess the London conversion
