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Here’s the full HfP index of articles for December 2024

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Here is a full list of the articles we published in December 2024.  Click through to read them in full:

Head for Points article index

How does Avios Subscription work, letting you buy Avios from 0.99p?

Your cut-out-and-keep guide to the Marriott Bonvoy free breakfast benefit

BIG NEWS: BA moves to revenue-based tier status for Bronze, Silver, Gold and Gold Guest List

SAS Plus premium economy review – A350 from Los Angeles to Copenhagen

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – Airline 14 (Korean Air) and a China Southern add-on

LAST CHANCE: Get an 80%-100% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors hotel points

How does Avios Balance Boost work, letting you buy Avios from 0.92p?

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – can he make his ticket for Airline 13 (Xiamen) qualify?

REMINDER: Accor launches a double points hotel promotion across Europe

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – more bad news, and Airline 12 (China Airlines)

ENDS SOON: Get 80,000 points (converts to 80,000 Avios) with Amex Platinum!

Review: the new Air France lounge, Los Angeles International Airport (Tom Bradley)

You can transfer points between Club Eurostar and Accor Live Limitless – but should you?

Rhys’ travel highlights of 2024

ENDS TUE: Amex Gold bonus increased to 30,000 points (=30,000 Avios) and first year free

Review: the W Hollywood hotel, Los Angeles (recently refurbished)

Rob’s travel highlights of 2024

Virgin Atlantic Holidays running special Boxing Day discounts today

Hilton Garden Inn Snowdonia hotel in receivership, ‘to be rebranded’

Happy Christmas from the Head for Points team

British Airways drops four short-haul routes – and Glasgow to Gatwick closing?

The hotel free night promotion you have literally YEARS to complete …. Hyatt Brand Explorer

Review: the Eurostar Premier lounge at London St Pancras station

How to (wastefully) convert Marriott Bonvoy points into Hilton Honors or IHG One Rewards

SAS Business Class review on the A350 from Copenhagen to Los Angeles

Eurostar Plus vs Eurostar Premier – what’s the difference?)

Virgin Flying Club Silver or Gold? You can still gift your annual credit card voucher

Is it worth using Bonvoy points for Marriott Homes & Villas redemptions?

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – a worrying chat, Airlines 10 (Garuda) and 11 (Vietnam)

Amex’s 10% dining discount returns in January – here’s how it works behind the scenes

Review: SAS Lounge, Copenhagen Airport (including the SAS Gold Lounge)

British Airways launches an interline agreement with Canada’s Porter Airlines

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – some reflection, some BA, then Airline 9, Saudia

Lost luggage? You can now share your Apple AirTag with BA, Virgin, Iberia, Aer Lingus & more

Review: the new The Resident Edinburgh hotel

NEW: Transfer unlimited Avios to another person for a flat €10 fee

Japan Airlines now flying the A350 daily to London

Aer Lingus receives its first two A321XLRs

LAST CHANCE: Get a 25% bonus when you buy Hyatt points AND limit doubled

Get 3,000 bonus points if you (or your partner?) are a new Hilton Honors member

No1 Lounges is coming to Jersey next summer

Get 0.85p per Avios when you spend points in Qatar Duty Free this Christmas

Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2 re-opens

Hyatt adds The Venetian and The Palazzo hotels in Las Vegas

LAST CHANCE: Good offers from The Wine Flyer in time for Christmas!

REGISTER NOW: IHG One Rewards launches its spring bonus points offer

NOW LIVE: Get free TOP-TIER Radisson VIP status for 2025 from your airline or hotel status

(SOLD OUT) Join a ‘Six-Course Gourmet Odyssey With Champagne Pairings’ with Marriott

What is the best Mastercard or Visa credit card to get?

British Airways drops Abu Dhabi flights for Summer 2025

Is it worth buying IHG One Rewards points to retain your Diamond status?

Viking is halving its Nectar points earning rate

BA now charging £35 (or the taxes you paid if lower) to cancel short haul redemptions

Which hotels don’t give Avios but DO let you earn Virgin Points?

YOTEL opens its first hotel in Japan today

Get 3,000 bonus Radisson Rewards hotel points with your first app booking

Thank you for supporting the BA Community Fund New York competition

The O2: Virgin and Marriott release new VIP tickets – 63 concerts now bookable!

I thought I’d found an Upper Class sweet spot for Virgin Points, but I was wrong

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – Airline 8, Aeromexico (and Air France again)

Is British Airways ending its brunch service?

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – Airline 6, Virgin Atlantic and Airline 7, Delta

Review: DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal, part of the Hilton winter sale

Virgin Flying Club opens up household accounts to everyone – are they worth it?

Icelandair 737-8 Saga Premium business class review from London to Reykjavik

Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria New York hotel is bookable for the first time since 2017

Hilton loses two UK hotels

Mandarin Oriental to manage two hotels from The Set Collection, leaving GHA

Get FREE Platinum status in Club Avolta and (hopefully) free TOP TIER Radisson VIP status

News: Virgin Red drops Greggs!, save £250 on Cathay flights, win a BA Holiday to New York

Heathrow Rewards is joining ‘My Heathrow’ – what do you need to know?

JetBlue adds Edinburgh-Boston (bookable on Avios), drops Gatwick-New York

No1 Lounge opens in Heathrow Terminal 2

News: British Airways Singapore lounge reopens, new Hilton on Dubia’s Palm Jumeirah

KLM adds its 18th UK airport as it launches flights from Exeter

Virgin Atlantic: ‘We scrapped the 12 guaranteed reward seats due to member feedback’

Do you know the cost of reserving a British Airways Club World business class seat?

Route news: Norwegian adds three new UK routes, Kenya Airways adds to Nairobi

We chat to Icelandair CEO Bogi Bogason: Lie-flat business class, alliance membership and more

ENDS TODAY: Get 20,000 points (20,000 Avios) with Capital on Tap’s Business Rewards Visa card

Marriott news: W Prague opens, London’s The Stratford joins Autograph

How to do a hotel mattress run – and what can go wrong

REGISTER NOW: Hilton launches its new bonus points promotion for January to April stays

Flying to or from the US? Your new rights if your flight gets delayed or cancelled

ENDS MONDAY: Get 30,000 points (worth 30,000 Avios) with NEW Capital on Tap Pro SME card

Get €5-€10 of Accor Live Limitless hotel points for joining ClubOpinions

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – Airline 4, KLM and Airline 5, SAS

Review: the new Radisson Blu hotel, Sheffield

Get £50 cashback on £150 spend with Minor Hotels and American Express

BOOK NOW: BA launches four new ‘Avios only’ flights for August 2025

I head to Iceland as Icelandair receives its first A321LR – and its first ever Airbus

SALE: Book now to save up to 20% in the Hilton winter sale!

LAST CHANCE: Get an 80%-100% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors hotel points

Lufthansa clears the final hurdle to acquire Italy’s ITA

NEW: Convert Avios to Marriott Bonvoy hotel points – but is it worth it?

Tesco Clubcard adds easyJet Holidays as a redemption partner

How to ‘buy’ status with each of the six major hotel groups

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – Airline 3, TAROM

Review: Grand Mercure Hanoi – an excellent new hotel

Qatar Airways has a ‘Qsuite Guarantee’! Swap for free if your aircraft changes

News: Mondrian deal, Liverpool restaurant, Cathay starts Munich, Virgin Wines advent deal

What are the best hotel promos for December 2024?

Lots of reward seats to Australia coming soon – for both Avios and (partly) Virgin Points

Lounge news: East Midlands closure, new Manchester restaurant, Dublin T2 re-opens

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – Airline 2, Air France

Which UK airport restaurants offer £18 credit to Priority Pass cardholders?

LAST DAY: Excellent Black Friday Avios offers from The Wine Flyer

A good Cyber Monday deal from Preferred Hotels, including the two UK Virgin Hotels

Review: Hilton Saigon, an excellent new hotel in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1

Where can you fly on Aer Lingus with your BA Amex 2-4-1 voucher?

Emirates’ A350s are getting a new business class …. but not yet

Review: the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel, Vietnam

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