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New Hilton summer bonus promotion
Hilton has announced their next bonus promotion for summer 2026. Their promotions usually alternate between a flat 2000 points per stay and or points per night, which is better for longer stays. This latest offer is decent if you tend to spend longer periods at hotels or do a lot of low-value short stays.
The offer is for stays completed 1 June – 15 August 2026 at any hotel or resort within the Hilton Portfolio.
The most important thing to know is that you must first register at HiltonHonors.com/MoreNightsMorePoints/GB before completing a stay. Existing bookings count as long as you register before the stay. Stays before 1 June count if you don’t check out until at least 1 June.
Here are the levels of bonus:
- You will earn 2,000 Bonus Points for stays of 1-3 nights
- You will earn 4,000 Bonus Points for stays of 4 nights
There’s no limit to the total number of Bonus Points you can earn during the promotion period. It takes up to six to eight weeks from completion of your stay for Bonus Points to appear in your account.
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The UK government is contemplating raising airport taxes and even backdating them!
As part of the summer fuel price crisis announcements, the Labour government may have announced minor VAT cuts for UK attractions, but also signalled that it had been considering raising VAT on airport fees. The UK Government is evaluating a proposal to apply standard 20% VAT to the fees airports charge airlines for runway and terminal use. The change could even be backdated up to four years and would generate an estimated £1 billion for HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
While flight tickets and airport fees are currently zero-rated for VAT, the government is exploring closing the loophole on facility fees. At Heathrow, this could add nearly £5 to the current £24 per-passenger charge, and that’s before Air Passenger Duty (APD) is applied. Heathrow already has the highest airport fees in the world, and while the charges will be borne by the airlines, they are almost certain to be passed through to the passengers. Given that air fares are very likely to rise substantially due to fuel costs, the last thing travellers need is even more taxes and fees on their journeys.
