Europcar and Radisson Rewards have teamed up with a new points-earning joint venture. When you hire a car, it is usually most profitable to credit the rental to an airline.  Avios / British Airways .....

Europcar and Radisson Rewards have teamed up with a new points-earning joint venture. When you hire a car, it .....

9 Aug 20199 August 2019 by Rob Burgess

In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Hilton Honors loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The .....

In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Hilton Honors loyalty scheme. This article .....

9 Aug 20199 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

The BALPA pilot strike threat has been pushed down the news agenda this week because of the threatened (and then postponed) strike by UNITE members at Heathrow and yesterday’s IT meltdown. A pilot .....

The BALPA pilot strike threat has been pushed down the news agenda this week because of the threatened (and .....

8 Aug 20198 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 158 comments

We have covered several different airline loyalty schemes for small and medium sized businesses on Head for Points, primarily BA's On Business programme. What many don't know is that Etihad also runs .....

We have covered several different airline loyalty schemes for small and medium sized businesses on Head for .....

8 Aug 20198 August 2019 by Rhys Jones

Virgin Flying Club has brought back its favourite Tesco Clubcard offer – a 1,000 miles opt-in bonus for switching on auto-convert. I do not recommend auto-converting your Clubcard points, to .....

Virgin Flying Club has brought back its favourite Tesco Clubcard offer – a 1,000 miles opt-in bonus for .....

8 Aug 20198 August 2019 by Rob Burgess

BALPA, not content with threatening strike action at British Airways, has now announced strike dates at Ryanair. It is interesting to see how they are taking a different approach to the BA .....

BALPA, not content with threatening strike action at British Airways, has now announced strike dates at .....

8 Aug 20198 August 2019 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has launched a new short-term ‘buy Avios’ bonus. You will receive a bonus of up to 45% Avios when you buy or gift points by 18th August. This is not as high as the 50% .....

British Airways has launched a new short-term ‘buy Avios’ bonus. You will receive a bonus of up to .....

8 Aug 20198 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 134 comments

HfP readers often contact me with issues about getting British Airways telephone agents to book an ‘open jaw’ Avios redemption flight.  I thought it was worth running over the rules on .....

HfP readers often contact me with issues about getting British Airways telephone agents to book an ‘open .....

7 Aug 20197 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 239 comments

This is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two posts on consecutive days. One will list the basic facts of the scheme  – basically .....

This is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two .....

7 Aug 20197 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive nearly-top-tier status with the Langham hotel chain. Langham Hospitality Group is owned by a Hong .....

One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive .....

7 Aug 20197 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Yesterday was the first day of commercial operations for the British Airways A350-1000. BA had rounded up a group of journalists, bloggers and (save us, please …..) influencers to try out the .....

Yesterday was the first day of commercial operations for the British Airways A350-1000. BA had rounded up a .....

6 Aug 20196 August 2019 by Rhys Jones • 64 comments

If you are looking for a cheap London hotel deal between 15th September and 31st December, there is an interesting Holiday Inn offer on Groupon at the moment. Via this page, you can book yourself into .....

If you are looking for a cheap London hotel deal between 15th September and 31st December, there is an .....

6 Aug 20196 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 103 comments

To promote its new app, Hyatt is offering 500 bonus World of Hyatt points for each stay before the end of September. I value a World of Hyatt point at 1p, so this is an extra £5 of value per stay on .....

To promote its new app, Hyatt is offering 500 bonus World of Hyatt points for each stay before the end of .....

6 Aug 20196 August 2019 by Rob Burgess

For the first time, you can now indirectly earn Avios via a small business Visa credit card. This is a great way for a sole trader or SME to rack up a large number of Avios each year.

For the first time, you can now indirectly earn Avios via a small business Visa credit card. This is a great .....

6 Aug 20196 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments