Here’s the full HfP index of articles for August 2016
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Here is a full list of the articles we published in August 2016. Click through to read them in full:
MBNA Diamond Club credit cards to end 30th September
Win a share of £1,000 of Amazon vouchers by testing a new rewards app!
Bits: Qatar Airways sale offering ‘Kids Fly Free’ in Economy, another decent Club Europe meal!
My review of the 14th century Hilton Sa Torre, Mallorca – Part 1
My review of the 14th century Hilton Sa Torre, Mallorca – Part 2
The hidden jewel in the Qatar Airways sale? Helsinki
STOP PRESS: New Qatar Airways business class sale rolling out
Etihad sale deals: £1500 to Oz ex-Istanbul, £1900 to Oz ex-Dublin and £1200 to Middle East ex-UK
Bits: last day to get 2400 Avios with a LEGO purchase, do you have unclaimed BMI miles?
Etihad A380 Business – Sydney, Melbourne from Istanbul for £1,500!
Bits: Delta Heathrow changes, if you need a hotel in Worcester ….
How holding a 1-hour 1-person meeting at Marriott can get you elite status
Last few days: 13,200 Avios with an Economist subscription and 7,200 Avios with Tesco home insurance
Win prizes with three free competitions from IHG, Starwood and Accor!
Bits: free Luxury Travel Fair tickets, BA cancels Westjet codeshares
My review of the Virgin Trains First Class lounge at Liverpool Lime Street
‘CombiFare’ (one-way cash, one-way Avios) may be coming to British Airways, copying Virgin
My review of Starwood’s Aloft Liverpool hotel – Part 1
My review of Starwood’s Aloft Liverpool hotel – Part 2
Taking a look at the highlights of the new British Airways sale
New – 15%+ return with triple Accor points on UK Novotel, Mercure, Ibis etc stays!
Bits: Finnair to increase Edinburgh and Dublin, Starwood and Hilton Autumn promos revealed
Bits: 2400 Avios with £60 LEGO spend is back!, BA changes rules on ‘Plus’ short-haul fares
My review of airberlin short-haul from Palma to Innsbruck – my best Avios redemption!
An introduction to Macdonald Hotels ‘The Club’ – and how to get £15 of vouchers
British Airways September sale starts TODAY
30% – 50% discount when you buy Hilton HHonors points
My review of the Virgin Trains First Class lounge at Manchester Piccadilly
Buy cheap IHG points if you have status via a new promotion
Bits: 777 Manchester-Munich, Qatar & Vueling codeshare, £1660 London-Melbourne business
My review of the new Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre
Does Marriott regret buying Starwood and is hoping the Chinese kill the deal?
Bits: pay your car tax on Amex, laterooms.com sale, beat luggage theft with a gun!
Bits: New BA Stansted route, HFP in The Economist, new BA / China Eastern codeshares
My review of the refurbished Virgin East Coast First Class Lounge at Kings Cross
Register now – IHG brings back its generous ‘Accelerate’ promotion for the Autumn
British Airways introducing buy on board by the back door!
BA American Express bonuses increased to 9,000 & 25,000 Avios
Review of my airberlin ‘super low tax’ New York – Berlin Avios redemption
Bits: new Hilton in Edinburgh, Night Tube starts, HFP back on Apple News
Bits: new BBC ATC series starts tonight, Virgin economy sale, 30 Avios per £1 on flowers!
My review of the (temporary) AA Admirals Club lounge, New York JFK Terminal 8
Bits: Emirates makes Manchester ‘all A380’, Priority Pass deal, HFP in the Express
My review of the new (and new style) Holiday Inn Brooklyn Downtown, New York
Bits: Virgin East Coast 50% off sale, HFP in the Daily Mail, a good Club Europe meal
My review of Melia’s new INNSiDE New York NoMad hotel
My review of La Compagnie’s all-business-flight from London to New York (Part 1)
My review of La Compagnie’s all-business-flight from London to New York (Part 2)
Garage bits: 60 Avios buying a coffee from Shell!, £5 off £50 at Esso from Amex
Bits: Another Lloyds / Avios horror story, spam Avios emails doing the rounds
Why NO-ONE should spend £20,000 on the free British Airways American Express card
Bits: BA removes newspapers from inbound short haul, Etihad 10% discount code
The Leaders Club entices me back with a freebie …. where should I go?
Bits: Tesco trialling 12,000 Avios bribe for Premium Credit Card, developments at Aer Lingus
If you missed my interview on CNBC on Wednesday ….
Amex cuts the rewards on its cashback cards – a sign of things to come?
Bits: Hilton sale reminder, £1240 Garuda to Singapore, £25 Airbnb sign-up bonus
How to use your Avios points for airport lounge access
Bits: BA Holidays / Sandals promo, new EU ruling extends flight delay compensation
Avios Redemption University – Lesson 17 – How to earn and redeem Avios points on Flybe
Bits: cheap Dragonpass lounge access, 750 Avios with No 1 Lounges, airberlin new short-haul business
VERY good deal – 4,500 Avios for a £30 subscription to The Sunday Times Travel Magazine
25% off Avios sale to Middle East now works with a 2-4-1 – but you must book TODAY
New BA and oneworld arrivals lounge opens in Heathrow Terminal 3
New Club Carlson ‘Work Hard Play Hard’ promo – up to 39% rebate on your spend!
New Qatar business class sale from £680 – from Helsinki
Bits: good Accor / Amex cashback deal, other Amex offers, 20% bonus on SPG to AA conversions
Big airberlin US expansion means LOTS of new low-tax Avios redemptions
Bits: Avios / Tesco competition, 1200 free Avios with PayQwiq, Etihad ‘all A380’ from Heathrow
Bits: Virgin / Tesco promo is live, Qatar increases IAG stake, last long-haul BA 767
Uber news – 2 free £15 rides with booking.com and free rides for everyone in Bolton!
Join ‘The Club of Small Luxury Hotels’ at ‘Loved’ level – and get TRIPLE Avios
Review of the surprisingly good James Martin food on Virgin East Coast – plus the new seat
Swissport lounge in Heathrow T3 closing and an update on LoungeMiles
Annoying quirks with the new IHG and HSBC World Elite credit cards
Bits: changes to BA earning with American AAdvantage, tour the McLaren factory with Hilton