Switzerland’s largest hotel, Hilton Geneva, is part way through a total, inside-and-out, transformation. One year in, it has achieved the milestone of the complete renovation of the ‘Rive Droite’ – the right of the two monolithic blocks you see below – and invited us on a group press trip to take a look. As such, […]

GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty scheme for Kempinksi, NH, Anantara, Corinthia and 45+ other hotel chains, is running a generous ‘double DISCOVERY Dollars’ promotion. For stays booked and completed between 1st April and 31st May 2026, you will earn double the base level of DISCOVERY Dollars for stays in Europe and North America. This means: a […]

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running offers for HfP readers has made it very clear that a large proportion like to leave things to the last minute […]

Ultra-long-haul flying was once a unique niche served for just a handful of marquee routes, but the incredible capabilities and operating economics of the Airbus A350 are proving that such long-range services can actually be quite a lucrative business model. What makes the aircraft so important is not just that it can fly exceptionally far, […]

This is our guide to helping you pick the best seat on the British Airways A350-1000. With BA nearing the end of its Club Suite refurbishment program at Heathrow we thought we should update our guides to the best seats on British Airways long haul aircraft. We are now using more detailed seat plans from […]

One of the more low key but valuable perks of The Platinum Card from American Express has been access to Lufthansa’s lounge network. This became more valuable last year when the Lufthansa lounge complex in Heathrow Terminal 2 re-opened after a full refurbishment. This perk is being dropped on 1st October according to US media […]

Four decades after the first F-16s entered service and more than twenty years since the Eurofighter Typhoon joined the RAF, Western fighter aviation finds itself at an unusual crossroads. Aircraft that were once expected to be retired long ago are instead being ordered in new batches, upgraded with sensors their original designers never envisioned, and […]

IHG One Rewards, which includes InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Hotel Indigo, voco, Crowne Plaza and other brands, has been running a ‘flash’ triple points promotion this week. Today, Saturday, is your last day to book. This is an unusual promotion for IHG. It will often run flash sales for cash, but flash bonus points offers are […]