Here’s the full HfP index of articles for October 2020
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Here is a full list of the articles we published in October 2020. Click through to read them in full:
UK Government to ban international travel and domestic hotel stays ‘except for work’
What are the 2021 Avios peak and off-peak calendar dates for BA, Aer Lingus and Iberia?
First batch of Mr & Mrs Smith hotel redemptions now available on ihg.com
Stay in a Kensington 3-star hotel and be paid for it!
Marriott fined £18.4 million for UK hotel data breach
Did you win our Malaysia Airlines / One & Only Desaru Coast competition?
Hilton Honors offers Formula 1 auction packages, with a difference
United Airlines to trial free compulsory covid testing for London Heathrow flights
Hyatt to open its first hotel in Sweden
What is the best Marriott Annual Gift Choice benefit? And what are they?
Who won our five Marriott Bonvoy competitions?
Qatar Airways offering ‘Kids Fly for Free’ for 48 hours
Cyprus and Lithuania back on the quarantine list, no countries removed
Should British Airways Executive Club introduce Lifetime Silver status?
Get a 40% bonus when you buy IHG Rewards Club hotel points
Get double Accor Live Limitless points on day use hotel bookings
£75 deal at The Tower Hotel in London – with breakfast, parking and 4pm check-out
The British Airways ‘On Business’ SME loyalty programme reviewed (Part 2, 2020 edition)
Get Hilton Honors Diamond hotel status to March 2023 for just 15 nights!
Why I think British Airways should reform the Gold Priority Reward
The British Airways ‘On Business’ SME loyalty programme reviewed (Part 1, 2020 edition)
Get a FREE Zipcar drive on Wednesday (plus £25 free credit if you join for free)
Should you convert Amex, Heathrow Rewards or HSBC points to Avios on receipt?
Accor Hotels launches £50 American Express cashback offer
Another British Airways Boeing 747 will be preserved, this time at Cotswold Airport
Hilton offers Lime bikes for hire at its London hotels
How does Marriott Bonvoy’s ‘Points Advance’ feature work?
British Airways drops M&S for short-haul economy food – Greggs to take over?
British Airways brings back hot main meals to long-haul flights
Reader story: what’s it like doing two weeks enforced hotel quarantine in Australia?
One retired British Airways Boeing 747 will live on as a film set
Amex Platinum adds a £100 Harrods credit – no minimum spend!
Virgin Atlantic resumes two more Caribbean routes
Redeem Avios on two new Japanese airlines from today
‘My Favourite Hotel’ review – Stanglwirt in the Austrian Alps
British Airways tells customers that flights need to move by 4 hours to trigger a refund
What are the Club Europe business class deals in the British Airways Luxury Sale?
‘My Favourite Hotel’ review – Our Land Island Backwater Resort, Alleppey, South India
Book British Airways Club World from £991 in the new BA Luxury Sale
Conrad opening a new hotel resort in Rabat, Morocco
Get a 30% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt hotel points
LNER ending the redemption of Nectar points for rail vouchers
Radisson launches a new conversion brand – Radisson Individuals – in Bath
Liechtenstein added to quarantine list, but Canaries, Maldives, Denmark and Mykonos removed
I went to Heathrow to see Virgin and Delta’s covid safety measures in action
British Airways changes its ‘Book with Confidence’ policy (again)
Radisson and Dorchester join the American Express hotel cashback party
The new British Airways First Suite – the first review!
How to use the £400 Amex Platinum credit at Marriott for food and drink (no stay needed!)
Which long haul routes are British Airways operating in November?
Sean Doyle gives his first speech as British Airways CEO, whilst Grant Shapps talks about quarantine
GOOD ACCOR DEAL: €20 of points or 1,000 Avios bonus on your next five hotel stays
BONUS DOUBLED! Get 20,000 Avios with ‘free for a year’ Amex Gold
Flybe WILL return – airline sold by administrators to Cyrus Capital
NEW: Amex Gold sign-up bonus doubles to 20,000 points – should you apply?
What are the best Tesco Clubcard travel deals now Avios is withdrawing?
SpiceJet launching flights on two Indian routes from London Heathrow
Get a 100% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors hotel points
Get a 25% rebate on Radisson Rewards hotel redemptions
My (failed) attempt to review the Hart Shoreditch Hotel London, Curio Collection by Hilton
Wizz Air near miss shows why you aren’t allowed to move seats before take off …..
Save 20% at No1 Lounges – or get free champagne
Save 20% on IHG Rewards Club ‘points and cash’ hotel redemptions
‘My Favourite Hotel’ review – The Villa Side Residence, Antalya, Turkey (£26.75 per night!)
Is air travel whilst wearing masks safer than we think? US Government study says it is
News: Norwegian delays UK relaunch, Shangri-La Golden Circle redemption sale
Barclays Premier Rewards closing – Avios coming?
Good ‘airport parking and hotel stay’ deals via little-known IHG link
British Airways fined £20m for the 2018 data breach, was acting illegally
Win a stay at the W London hotel with dinner and cocktails
£75 off £200 of Marriott spend for Bonvoy American Express cardholders
Virgin Atlantic launching Delhi and Mumbai from Manchester whilst Vistara boosts Heathrow
Marriott Bonvoy extends 2,500 bonus points per hotel stay offer into November
Italy, San Marino and Vatican City added to quarantine list …. but Crete removed
Win a suite stay at the Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel in Manchester
Is something happening to the Miles & More Global Traveller payment cards?
Good £95 deal at Marriott’s The Dixon hotel in London
Collect Flying Blue miles or use Accor hotels? You can double dip
Win a stay at the St Pancras Renaissance hotel!
Get £10 of free Amazon credit for Amazon Prime members
Alaska Airlines will join the oneworld alliance on 31st March 2021
Gatwick Airport to introduce £5 charge to drop off passengers from 2021
Some British Airways Amex 2-4-1 companion vouchers extended by ANOTHER six months
Win a stay at Sheraton Grand Park Lane!
Got your free Amex Plat £400 Marriott credit? Get an extra $100 and breakfast if you book through us
Alex Cruz replaced as British Airways CEO
EXCLUSIVE: No more Avios from Tesco Clubcard
Got Amex Platinum? Get £400 of TOTALLY FREE Marriott hotel stays!
Win a stay at The University Arms in Cambridge, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection
British Airways changes its ‘Book with Confidence’ policy (again)
ALL Marriott Bonvoy hotels at off-peak prices during October & November
News: 1964 Heathrow video, Shangri-La Golden Circle coronavirus updates
Get triple Avios and £50 Amex cashback with NH Hotels
Get a free Marriott night (worth 35,000 points) with a 3-night home rental
World of Hyatt announces more covid-driven programme updates
Get a 30% bonus transferring points into Etihad Guest
A new American Express Centurion Lounge opens at New York JFK in the Virgin terminal
Save 30% at Marriott Bonvoy Boutiques – what can you get?
Win Business Class flights to Malaysia PLUS stay at the new One&Only Desaru Coast resort!
See photos and video of yesterday’s BA Boeing 747 retirement – and take our BA 747 quiz!
News: loyalty podcast, 25% off at Atlantis The Palm, save 40% at Citadines
Review: The Abbey Hotel in Bath, a Marriott Tribute Portfolio property
Good news! Five Greek islands removed from quarantine list, no countries added
SOLD OUT: British Airways selling 747 Club World return flights for £999 return
“WELCOME TO WONDER”: We launch a week of competitions and offers
Four more photos of the new British Airways First Suite
Qatar Airways launches a two day flash sale
The final BA Boeing 747s depart Heathrow on Thursday – but one will be preserved
AT LAST: Mr & Mrs Smith hotels bookable with IHG Rewards Club points (at a decent rate)
‘My Favourite Hotel’ review – Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma, Maldives (bookable on IHG points)
MASSIVE AVIOS SALE – 50% off ALL long-haul flights, 25% off short-haul (and works with a 241)
What are the best credit card sign-up deals for October? – plus your news round-up
Eurostar delays the introduction of the £32 redemption fee
Virgin Atlantic delays the relaunch of Orlando flights
Avios launches new Santander deal in Spain
Get £40 American Express cashback at Bicester Village (and earn triple Avios)
The first photo of the new British Airways First Suite
Qatar Airways updates its Travel with Confidence policy
Heathrow Airport planning to charge £150 for coronavirus tests on departure
Are you a teacher? Qatar Airways is giving away 21,000 free flights
Which of the 19 (!) current American Express hotel cashback deals is the best?
Get a 100% bonus buying Radisson Rewards hotel points
Uber will become ‘fixed fare’ across the UK
Ukraine International Airlines starting flights from London Heathrow
Hotels.com launches a credit card in the United States – here’s how it works
Amazing hotel deals combining Hyatt’s new points bonus, the 3-4-2 deal and £100 Amex cashback
Co-Op launches an American Express cashback deal
The first British Airways Boeing 777-300ER with First Suite has arrived
What you get at One&Only Desaru Coast if you win our Malaysia competition
Review: the new and weird Radisson RED London Heathrow hotel
Save 30% (up to £60) at Amazon by opening a free Amazon Business account!
Hyatt luxury brands offering ‘3 for 2’ via Hyatt Prive agents – with extra benefits on top
Turkey and Poland added to quarantine list (none removed)
How to get £25 free driving credit with our Zipcar promo code
Hampton reveals the hotel of the future …. in Ealing
Earn triple Avios and get up to 30% off during the Bicester Village Private Sale
News: £48 48-hour Best Western sale, Accor launches website for day room hotel bookings
Last day for double Virgin Points on flight bookings
The 2021 Iberia peak and off-peak Avios redemption flight calendar
The 2021 Aer Lingus peak and off-peak Avios flight redemption calendar
