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The alternative to hotel loyalty schemes – Hotels.com and Welcome Rewards

Today I want to review Welcome Rewards, the loyalty programme for hotels.com. I have spent the last four weeks analysing the ‘big seven’ hotel loyalty programmes (all of the links are on .....

Today I want to review Welcome Rewards, the loyalty programme for hotels.com. I have spent the last four weeks .....

by Rob Burgess26 comments

Review: Holiday Inn Wembley – the best value redemption in London?

This is my review of the Holiday Inn hotel at Wembley, London. I mentioned a few weeks ago that, post a huge refurbishment the Holiday Inn Wembley was available for just 10,000 IHG Rewards Club points .....

This is my review of the Holiday Inn hotel at Wembley, London. I mentioned a few weeks ago that, post a huge .....

by Rob Burgess36 comments

Got 15,000 unwanted Air Canada miles? (or other spare miles?)

A reader recently dropped me an email to ask if I had any ideas about what to do with some orphaned Air Canada Aeroplan miles he had.  I thought the reply I gave him may be of interest to a few other .....

A reader recently dropped me an email to ask if I had any ideas about what to do with some orphaned Air Canada .....

by Rob Burgess25 comments

Get 10% off UK Marriott weekend breaks, plus 1,000 bonus points

Marriott Rewards has launched a weekend breaks promotion for the UK, running until April 28th. There are 50 participating hotels.  You will receive a 10% discount on the standard rate as well as .....

Marriott Rewards has launched a weekend breaks promotion for the UK, running until April 28th. There are 50 .....

by Rob Burgess1 comment

BA gives EU members ANOTHER year on reduced tier point thresholds

When British Airways Executive Club was restructured in 2011, the biggest losers were members based in Continental Europe.  They had previously enjoyed far lower thresholds for earning .....

When British Airways Executive Club was restructured in 2011, the biggest losers were members based .....

by Rob Burgess26 comments

25% bonus when you convert hotel points to American Airlines miles

American Airlines has copied BA’s popular promotion and is offering a 25% bonus when you convert your hotel points into American Airlines miles. You can find full details of this promotion here. .....

American Airlines has copied BA’s popular promotion and is offering a 25% bonus when you convert your .....

by Rob Burgess

How Adam got Star Alliance Gold for 3 years in one trip!

A Head for Points reader got in touch with me on 11th December with a question.  Whilst a committed Avios collector, he had to travel to San Francisco for work and was required to fly on United .....

A Head for Points reader got in touch with me on 11th December with a question.  Whilst a committed Avios .....

by Rob Burgess34 comments

What is the best hotel scheme? – Starwood Preferred Guest – The Facts

This is the seventh and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be covered over two article.  One will list the basic facts of the scheme, the other will be .....

This is the seventh and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be .....

by Rob Burgess7 comments

More iPhone and iPad travel apps, chosen by our readers

Last Monday, I ran an article about the travel apps that I had downloaded to my new iPhone.  This brought a fantastic response from Head for Points readers who submitted lots of other ideas for apps .....

Last Monday, I ran an article about the travel apps that I had downloaded to my new iPhone.  This brought a .....

by Rob Burgess17 comments

British Airways long-haul route changes at Gatwick for Winter 2014

British Airways has published its first raft of service changes for London Gatwick for the Winter season, which starts on 26th October.  All in all, it looks positive and reiterates BA’s .....

British Airways has published its first raft of service changes for London Gatwick for the Winter season, .....

by Rob Burgess21 comments

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