British Airways Holidays has launched a special Club World promotion for travel over the Summer, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year on some routes to the US, Canada and Mexico. There are some decent .....

British Airways Holidays has launched a special Club World promotion for travel over the Summer, Thanksgiving, .....

16 Jun 201716 June 2017 by Anika Burnett • 38 comments

News in brief: Delays at JFK Terminal 7 security for British Airways passengers Passengers at New York JFK Terminal 7 – the home of British Airways – have to expect l-o-n-g delays getting .....

News in brief: Delays at JFK Terminal 7 security for British Airways passengers Passengers at New York JFK .....

16 Jun 201716 June 2017 by Anika Burnett • 44 comments

This is my review of the Conrad New York Downtown hotel. Over in New York this week, I was back at Hilton’s Conrad New York Downtown.  Recent changes in the area around the hotel have made this .....

This is my review of the Conrad New York Downtown hotel. Over in New York this week, I was back at .....

16 Jun 201716 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc rewards scheme – has a huge portfolio of hotels in London.  If you are looking to redeem your points here you will .....

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc rewards scheme – has a huge .....

15 Jun 201715 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

You probably have, or have had, an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge card. If you haven’t, why not? Based on readership data for our articles, it seems to be the most popular .....

You probably have, or have had, an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge card. If you .....

15 Jun 201715 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 129 comments

This is my review of the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray hotel on The Palm, Dubai. Regular readers may remember that I was in the Middle East in April, taking a look at the Emirates and Etihad A380 First Class .....

This is my review of the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray hotel on The Palm, Dubai. Regular readers may remember that I .....

15 Jun 201715 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This is Part 2 of my review of the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray beach resort on The Palm in Dubai. Part 1 of my Zabeel Saray review can be found here.  In this concluding part, I run through the kids club, .....

This is Part 2 of my review of the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray beach resort on The Palm in Dubai. Part 1 of my .....

15 Jun 201715 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

The Novotel brand owned by Accor is, apparently, 50 years old this year. To celebrate, they are launching a huge sale of £50 rooms TODAY ONLY – at 5.50pm, for 50 minutes. Details are a little .....

The Novotel brand owned by Accor is, apparently, 50 years old this year. To celebrate, they are launching a .....

14 Jun 201714 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

News in brief: Plaza Premium lounge in Terminal 5 is under construction The new Plaza Premium lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5 is now under construction as I saw yesterday when passing through. It is .....

News in brief: Plaza Premium lounge in Terminal 5 is under construction The new Plaza Premium lounge in .....

14 Jun 201714 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Being able to upgrade British Airways tickets using Avios is a well known feature of the programme as I wrote in this article.  There is also a full page on ba.com explaining how it works. .....

Being able to upgrade British Airways tickets using Avios is a well known feature of the programme as I .....

14 Jun 201714 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

This is our review of the brand new Premier Inn hotel at London Heathrow Terminal 4. There is now a Premier Inn hotel at Heathrow Terminal 4, with a covered walkway connecting it to the terminal, .....

This is our review of the brand new Premier Inn hotel at London Heathrow Terminal 4. There is now a Premier .....

13 Jun 201713 June 2017 by Anika Burnett • 74 comments

News in brief: What is the future of the Boeing 747-8i? Today I will be flying a Boeing 747-8i via Lufthansa for the first and possibly last time, on my way to New York. The 747-8i – a .....

News in brief: What is the future of the Boeing 747-8i? Today I will be flying a Boeing 747-8i via Lufthansa .....

13 Jun 201713 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today.  Since I relaunched this five months ago with Emyr Thomas of Bon Vivant, the feedback from Head for Points readers has been .....

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today.  Since I relaunched this .....

13 Jun 201713 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Accor is launching a new ‘triple or quadruple points’ promotion today for stays in Europe (excluding France), the Middle East and Africa.  This could prove to be very generous indeed, .....

Accor is launching a new ‘triple or quadruple points’ promotion today for stays in Europe .....

12 Jun 201712 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments