Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from Villa Cora in Florence, We are currently running this reader-written feature to provide some positivity and inspiration to Head for Points.  .....

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from Villa Cora in Florence, We are currently running .....

27 Apr 202027 April 2020 by Anika Burnett • 21 comments

The Sunday Telegraph reports that Sir Richard Branson has abandoned plans for a Government bailout of Virgin Atlantic and is now desperately seeking a trade buyer. The airline will be put into .....

The Sunday Telegraph reports that Sir Richard Branson has abandoned plans for a Government bailout of Virgin .....

26 Apr 202026 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 347 comments

Curve Card made a slightly confusing announcement on Friday, emailing members to tell them that it was imposing a 1.5% fee on anyone who used their card to pay off a credit card. The reason it was .....

Curve Card made a slightly confusing announcement on Friday, emailing members to tell them that it was .....

26 Apr 202026 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 256 comments

Today’s hotel review is from Domes of Elounda in Crete. Over the coming weeks we are running a reader-written feature to help provide some positivity and inspiration to HfP – ‘My .....

Today’s hotel review is from Domes of Elounda in Crete. Over the coming weeks we are running a .....

26 Apr 202026 April 2020 by Anika Burnett • 43 comments

Shockingly, it appears that Lufthansa has come to the end of the road. Or, at least, it has come to the end of the road without an immediate bailout of up to €10 billion.  Since this is Germany .....

Shockingly, it appears that Lufthansa has come to the end of the road. Or, at least, it has come to the end of .....

25 Apr 202025 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 163 comments

Auction house Bonhams is currently running an online charity auction in aid of the NHS Charities Covid-19 Urgent Appeal. There are some very impressive sporting, event and art lots up for grabs, most .....

Auction house Bonhams is currently running an online charity auction in aid of the NHS Charities Covid-19 .....

25 Apr 202025 April 2020 by Rob Burgess

Two week ago, we reported that Virgin Atlantic had completely suspended passenger flights for a week. We predicted it would be subject to a rolling program of cancellations and we were right. .....

Two week ago, we reported that Virgin Atlantic had completely suspended passenger flights for a week. We .....

25 Apr 202025 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Today’s ‘My Favourite Hotel’ is The Peabody in Memphis, Tennessee, which features ducks visiting the lobby on a daily basis. Unless there is major news breaking, we hope to run one .....

Today’s ‘My Favourite Hotel’ is The Peabody in Memphis, Tennessee, which features ducks .....

25 Apr 202025 April 2020 by Anika Burnett • 34 comments

As part of the British Airways 100th birthday celebrations, BrewDog created a special beer for the airline. Called ‘Speedbird 100’, it is described as: Built from the ground up for British .....

As part of the British Airways 100th birthday celebrations, BrewDog created a special beer for the airline. .....

24 Apr 202024 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Today we have something a little bit different for our new reader-written feature – ‘My Favourite Hotel’:  the Belmond Andean Explorer, a luxury overnight train ride in Peru. We are .....

Today we have something a little bit different for our new reader-written feature – ‘My Favourite .....

24 Apr 202024 April 2020 by Anika Burnett • 39 comments

The Platinum Card from American Express is offering double Membership Rewards points – 2 per £1 – on ALL spending until 20th July. These means that, if you have Amex Platinum, it is now .....

The Platinum Card from American Express is offering double Membership Rewards points – 2 per £1 – .....

23 Apr 202023 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

IHG Rewards Club has finally seen the light and is joining Hilton and Marriott in extending your elite status automatically by 12 months. Your elite status will automatically be carried over for the .....

IHG Rewards Club has finally seen the light and is joining Hilton and Marriott in extending your elite status .....

23 Apr 202023 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

Is social distancing on aircraft going to mean the end of cheap air travel?  If you believe certain travel and media figures in recent days, the answer is undoubtedly yes. We shouldn’t .....

Is social distancing on aircraft going to mean the end of cheap air travel?  If you believe certain travel .....

23 Apr 202023 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 197 comments

One of our readers in currently based in a UK Crowne Plaza hotel whilst undertaking essential work.  Here is his story of how he is finding life in these strange times. I am a key worker and had .....

One of our readers in currently based in a UK Crowne Plaza hotel whilst undertaking essential work.  Here is .....

23 Apr 202023 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments