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NEWS & OFFERS: New Hilton bonus promotion, new faster supersonic aircraft, UK gov looking to increase airport charges

  • 25/05/2026
  • Michele

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  • New Hilton summer bonus promotion
  • Japan developing faster supersonic aircraft to rival USA’s Boom
  • The UK government is contemplating raising airport taxes and even backdating them!
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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.

 

Japan developing faster supersonic aircraft to rival USA’s Boom

I have written before about Denver-based Boom, which has already built and successfully tested a supersonic prototype aircraft. Boom was aiming to be carrying passengers by around 2030, so it is fairly far down the line. Meanwhile, Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been quietly conducting hypersonic tests that could eventually dwarf America’s efforts due to the differences in speeds.  Boom is focused on reviving the Mach 1.7 supersonic era of Concorde, while Japan is successfully testing hydrogen-fueled ramjet engines capable of hitting Mach 5. At these hypersonic speeds, a flight from Tokyo to New York would take an unbelievable 1 hour and 45 minutes—roughly the same time it would take Boom’s Overture to fly just across the United States from Los Angeles to New York.
 
Boom’s Overture is designed to be a commercially viable airliner, focusing on passenger comfort and noise reduction for Mach 1.7 travel with its “Boomless” concept. The reality of Mach 5 poses huge hurdles, as airframes must withstand temperatures approaching 1,000 degrees Celsius, necessitating the development of thermal protection to make the project viable.
 
While Boom may be the more immediate future of supersonic travel, in reality, the company is more about the evolution of supersonic travel using existing aircraft designs rather than the revolutionary Japanese project, which could completely change the concept of long-haul travel forever if it becomes a reality.
 

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.

 

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  1. Ron says:
    26/05/2026 at 6:49 am

    For the Hilton offer … Do you know if this works in addition to the previous Hilton offer which was for stay 5 – 5000 points? I’m thinking its best to use the previous offer then register unless both count? Thanks

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  2. michele robson says:
    26/05/2026 at 9:06 am

    No you can’t use any other offers with this one.

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  3. Michele says:
    26/05/2026 at 9:32 am

    This new promotion doesnt appear on my offer page. May not be live for everyone yet?

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    1. Michele says:
      26/05/2026 at 2:14 pm

      You should be able to access it via the link in the article. It should be available to everyone.

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