This is our review of The Martinique, a Hilton Curio Collection hotel in New York Shortly after Christmas, I visited The Martinique Hotel, a historic New York hotel and, golfers take note, the .....

This is our review of The Martinique, a Hilton Curio Collection hotel in New York Shortly after Christmas, I .....

16 Feb 202016 February 2020 by Sinead Archer • 15 comments

Lastminute.com is offering 10% off gift cards as part of a Valentine promotion. The offer ends today, Saturday. Full details are on the Lastminute.com website here.  Each gift card can be for up to .....

Lastminute.com is offering 10% off gift cards as part of a Valentine promotion. The offer ends today, .....

15 Feb 202015 February 2020 by Rob Burgess

The railway station at Gatwick Airport is about to undergo a massive improvement programme. Between May 2020 and 2023, £150 million will be spent to bring it up to an acceptable standard. It is a .....

The railway station at Gatwick Airport is about to undergo a massive improvement programme. Between May 2020 .....

15 Feb 202015 February 2020 by Rob Burgess

Tesco Clubcard bonus points offers have been very thin on the ground recently. If you look back at Head for Points from four years ago, we were running multiple articles per week on bonus point .....

Tesco Clubcard bonus points offers have been very thin on the ground recently. If you look back at Head for .....

15 Feb 202015 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 208 comments

We have covered Europcar’s £1 car rentals a few times on Head for Points, and they have proved very popular with readers. Hertz One also offers one-way UK car rentals for a flat fee from £1, .....

We have covered Europcar’s £1 car rentals a few times on Head for Points, and they have proved very .....

15 Feb 202015 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with a lot of airport lounge access benefits: You get two Priority Pass cards, each of which allows two people unlimited access to 1,300 airport lounges .....

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with a lot of airport lounge access benefits: You get two .....

15 Feb 202015 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

I had to book some Gatwick Express tickets last night and realised it made sense to get a new Friends & Family Railcard.  We would recover the cost in one trip and would then have it for the next .....

I had to book some Gatwick Express tickets last night and realised it made sense to get a new Friends & .....

15 Feb 202015 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Virgin Atlantic is running a short additional bonus when you book a Premium (Virgin’s name for Premium Economy) flight. Until 16th February, flight prices have been automatically discounted by .....

Virgin Atlantic is running a short additional bonus when you book a Premium (Virgin’s name for Premium .....

14 Feb 202014 February 2020 by Rob Burgess

American Express has launched another of its occasional spend bonuses.  This is not tied to any particular retailer but is based on your total spend during the promotional period. The new offer runs .....

American Express has launched another of its occasional spend bonuses.  This is not tied to any particular .....

14 Feb 202014 February 2020 by Rob Burgess

By an amazing coincidence, one day after Virgin Atlantic announced its new route to Cape Town, British Airways has announced an extra Cape Town service. There will be an additional two flights per .....

By an amazing coincidence, one day after Virgin Atlantic announced its new route to Cape Town, British Airways .....

14 Feb 202014 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 133 comments

Alaska Airlines announced yesterday that it will be joining the oneworld airline alliance.  This is a welcome boost for the alliance following the resignation of LATAM.  Royal Air Maroc is already .....

Alaska Airlines announced yesterday that it will be joining the oneworld airline alliance.  This is a welcome .....

14 Feb 202014 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 37 comments

British Airways has put in place rebooking guidelines for anyone travelling on a short-haul BA flight on Saturday 15th February. As this is the first day of half-term, this is likely to impact quite a .....

British Airways has put in place rebooking guidelines for anyone travelling on a short-haul BA flight on .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

This is your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM.  After a couple of years of anticipation, as well as a few unexpected delays, today is the day when you can .....

This is your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM.  After a couple of .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 126 comments

This is Part 2 of your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM. You can now get booking at virginatlantic.com. Part 1 of this article, which looks at redeeming .....

This is Part 2 of your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM. You can .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 130 comments