It had been a couple of years since I’d last been to Stansted airport. I got to the point where I couldn’t get up at 3am for an early morning Ryanair flight any more and they stopped .....

It had been a couple of years since I’d last been to Stansted airport. I got to the point where I .....

3 Jun 20173 June 2017 by Anika Burnett • 41 comments

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Hilton Honors points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Hilton Honors points expire?’. .....

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Hilton Honors points .....

3 Jun 20173 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Which British Airways Club Europe routes offer 160 tier points for a return flight? I often get emails from readers who say “I need XXX tier points in the next few weeks to reach British Airways .....

Which British Airways Club Europe routes offer 160 tier points for a return flight? I often get emails from .....

2 Jun 20172 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 127 comments

News in brief: Europcar offering up to €60 or 3,000 Avios on rentals We don’t cover Europcar much, although its £1 UK one-way rentals have proved very popular with Head for Points readers. .....

News in brief: Europcar offering up to €60 or 3,000 Avios on rentals We don’t cover Europcar much, .....

2 Jun 20172 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Club Carlson points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Club Carlson points expire?’.  This new .....

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Club Carlson points from .....

2 Jun 20172 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles.  You will often find the airlines encouraging it – every 9-10 months, British Airways offers a .....

All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles.  You will .....

1 Jun 20171 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for Shell garages in the UK.  Joining is simple – pick up a card at a Shell station when filling up and register it online. You earn 100 Avios just for .....

Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for Shell garages in the UK.  Joining is simple – pick up a .....

1 Jun 20171 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

News in brief: New Iberia Plus wine offer earns 500 Avios Iberia’s wine partner, Vinoseleccion, is running a new deal for UK residents. For £50, you will receive six bottle of rioja plus free .....

News in brief: New Iberia Plus wine offer earns 500 Avios Iberia’s wine partner, Vinoseleccion, is .....

1 Jun 20171 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in May 2017.  Click through to read them in full: Bits: double Avios on BA’s regional weekend routes, buy the contents of Heathrow Terminal 1 Amex .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in May 2017.  Click through to read them in full: Bits: .....

31 May 201731 May 2017 by HfP team

News in brief: Earn double Avios on BA’s regional weekend routes British Airways is offering double Avios points on its weekend services operated from regional airports.  These are the flights .....

News in brief: Earn double Avios on BA’s regional weekend routes British Airways is offering double .....

31 May 201731 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

American Express has, quietly, slipped out a new version of the Membership Rewards terms and conditions. You can see the document here (PDF) – you are looking for pages 18+.  The main .....

American Express has, quietly, slipped out a new version of the Membership Rewards terms and conditions. You .....

31 May 201731 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 98 comments

We were down at Four Seasons Hampshire over the weekend, which I know is a weekend break spot for many of our readers.  It was a complete disaster.  I have never, ever, seen more people in a hotel .....

We were down at Four Seasons Hampshire over the weekend, which I know is a weekend break spot for many of our .....

31 May 201731 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

Last week we published something on HfP which, whilst totally innocent, inadvertently had the potential to cause us a PR problem if it had been publicised.  We shut it down quickly with a full and .....

Last week we published something on HfP which, whilst totally innocent, inadvertently had the potential to .....

30 May 201730 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 220 comments

News in brief: Iberia launches a 50% ‘buy Avios’ bonus Last week we saw a 50% bonus if you bought Avios points via British Airways Executive Club, AerClub or avios.com. Iberia has launched .....

News in brief: Iberia launches a 50% ‘buy Avios’ bonus Last week we saw a 50% bonus if you bought .....

30 May 201730 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments