News in brief: Chinese threaten to disrupt the Starwood / Marriott merger There was potentially good news for anyone concerned about consolidation in the hotel loyalty space yesterday. A Chinese-led .....

News in brief: Chinese threaten to disrupt the Starwood / Marriott merger There was potentially good news for .....

15 Mar 201615 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

All this week, Head for Points is running an exciting competition in association with hotel booking app HotelTonight. We have a prize of £300 of hotel credit to be won!  One lucky reader will see .....

All this week, Head for Points is running an exciting competition in association with hotel booking app .....

14 Mar 201614 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Emirates is currently running a redemption sale.  You can save 50% on the usual number of Skywards miles required for a redemption in Economy in Saver class. There is also a more restricted sale .....

Emirates is currently running a redemption sale.  You can save 50% on the usual number of Skywards miles .....

14 Mar 201614 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

This is my review of the new Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol hotel. Or, to be more precise, my wife’s review.  It may have taken over three years but she finally volunteered to .....

This is my review of the new Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol hotel. Or, to be more precise, my .....

14 Mar 201614 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Back in January, I wrote that three special Hilton HHonors bonus promotions for its luxury Conrad and Waldorf-Astoria brands still appeared to be working. As I found out when I was in Ras Al Khaimah .....

Back in January, I wrote that three special Hilton HHonors bonus promotions for its luxury Conrad and .....

13 Mar 201613 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

News in brief: British Airways launches new routes to Germany British Airways made a rather complex announcement on Friday about new flights into Germany. The first announcement is that BA is .....

News in brief: British Airways launches new routes to Germany British Airways made a rather complex .....

13 Mar 201613 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

News in brief: Last day to book in the Hilton hotel flash sale A quick reminder that today is the last day to book rooms in the Hilton seven day ‘flash sale’ which runs until midnight .....

News in brief: Last day to book in the Hilton hotel flash sale A quick reminder that today is the last day to .....

13 Mar 201613 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Apologies for the lack of new articles today. On Thursday night I developed a very bad dose of flu which meant I spent Friday curled up in bed.  I normally have a few articles in reserve but they had .....

Apologies for the lack of new articles today. On Thursday night I developed a very bad dose of flu which meant .....

12 Mar 201612 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

A HfP reader sent in his round-the world itinerary and was wondering if it was the best way to travel around the world using Avios points? I liked his itinerary but, as the reader was not based in .....

A HfP reader sent in his round-the world itinerary and was wondering if it was the best way to travel around .....

11 Mar 201611 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 113 comments

Since British Airways devalued its On Business scheme for small and medium sized companies last May, it has become irrelevant for many SMEs. The fact that £30,000 of BA spending is required to get .....

Since British Airways devalued its On Business scheme for small and medium sized companies last May, it has .....

11 Mar 201611 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Starwood‘s nascent Tribute Porfolio has added two hotels in Paris.  Le Metropolitan and Le Dokhan’s are both dropping their existing Radisson branding. Previously 70,000 Club Carlson .....

Starwood‘s nascent Tribute Porfolio has added two hotels in Paris.  Le Metropolitan and Le .....

11 Mar 201611 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Supercard, the Travelex-backed foreign currency payment card, has emailed its beta users – a large % of whom were recruited via Head for Points – to say that the scheme is finally going to .....

Supercard, the Travelex-backed foreign currency payment card, has emailed its beta users – a large % of .....

10 Mar 201610 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments

News in brief: Get double Flying Club miles on East Coast trains Virgin Flying Club is offering double miles – 4 per £1 spent – when you book train tickets on Virgin East Coast via the .....

News in brief: Get double Flying Club miles on East Coast trains Virgin Flying Club is offering double miles .....

10 Mar 201610 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

This is part of my trip report on my Middle East visit last week.  I have already looked at the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4 and Qatar Airways A380 Business Class. This article .....

This is part of my trip report on my Middle East visit last week.  I have already looked at the Qatar Airways .....

10 Mar 201610 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments