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Here’s the full HfP index of articles for January 2025

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Here is a full list of the articles we published in January 2025.  Click through to read them in full:

Head for Points article index

Exclusive bonuses via ba.com for personal and business British Airways American Express® Cards!

Generous Avios Balance Boost promo running to Monday – buy at 0.92p

LAST DAY: Win two business class tickets to Taipei with China Airlines!

Mandarin Oriental launches an American Express cashback deal

Vueling adds two routes from London Heathrow

Taxi app FREENOW adds an ‘Airport Prebook Promise’

Get a 60% bonus when you buy Avios via Qatar Airways Privilege Club – as low as 1.09p

Rachel Reeves backs a third runway at Heathrow – this is what the industry had to say

IHG’s new The Welbeck hotel emerges from Holiday Inn Oxford Circus next week

Cathay Pacific Aria Suite review from London to Hong Kong (the first flight!)

REGISTER NOW for Marriott’s new ‘1000 bonus points and double elite nights’ hotel promotion

How to book a low cost ‘day room’ at a Hilton hotel

London City Airport wants to welcome A320neos. But will they come?

Heathrow Rewards gives five hours notice of downtime and partner losses

How to earn Avios when you fly United Airlines, a member of Star Alliance

Interview: Rami El-Dahshan, MD of No1 Lounges

Which airline credit card is best for long term spending?

ENDS TUESDAY: Save up to 20% in the Hilton winter sale!

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – the final reckoning!

Review: Is Hilton Honors the best hotel loyalty scheme? (Part 2)

Review: the Raffles Boston hotel, the first in North America

StatusMatcher – what tier matches can you get from your existing airline and hotel status cards?

Review: Is Hilton Honors the best hotel loyalty scheme? (Part 1)

What is the best value Avios flight per mile?

Save £130 (!) by booking short-haul Aer Lingus Avios flights at aerlingus.com

Eurostar’s ‘no queue’ iProov.me check-in lane closes on 13th February

How to maximise your Avios from flights if British Airways tier points no longer matter

How to access Lufthansa’s (refurbished) Heathrow lounges with Amex Platinum

How does Club Eurostar work?

SkyTeam improves its lounge access rules – many domestic flights now included

Lufthansa reopens its lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2 – and it looks good

Book Virgin Hotels London Shoreditch for 45,000 Virgin Points on winter weekends

Book now: lots of Australia seats (up to 4 business per flight) open for Avios

Iberia business class review – A321XLR from Madrid to Boston

LAST DAY: Win two business class tickets to Taipei with China Airlines!

How to create an Amex Platinum insurance certificate before you travel

A guest BA post by The Rt Hon Nigel Evans, ex MP and Deputy Speaker of the Commons

Which partners should you fly under the new British Airways tier point system?

How to use Emirates Skywards miles on Qantas, Japan Airlines, easyJet and other airline partners

NOW OVER: Get British Airways Silver equivalent status by matching top-tier HOTEL status!

Review: the Maison Astor, Paris hotel (Curio Collection), part of the Hilton winter sale

Review: Is Accor Live Limitless the best hotel loyalty scheme? (Part 2)

Review: the British Airways Boston Logan lounge – it’s very good!

Get an 80%-100% bonus when you buy IHG One Rewards hotel points

News: Virgin Hotels Glasgow sold, airlines return to Tel Aviv

Review: Is Accor Live Limitless the best hotel loyalty scheme? (Part 1)

SME? Great news – Capital on Tap’s Avios-earning Visa card is now FREE!

Are the four Amex Platinum hotel status cards worth having?

Your first Club Eurostar elite upgrade voucher is in your account

Big win for BA and Virgin Atlantic as transit passengers exempted from ETA permits

BA Gold Guest List? Here’s some very interesting news ….

Get 50,000 points, and great benefits, with Amex Platinum

Now Virgin Atlantic launches a status match for BA (and other airline) elites

REGISTER NOW: World of Hyatt launches its spring bonus points promotion

Get 20,000 Avios bonus with ‘free for a year’ Amex Gold

Match your British Airways status to KLM / Air France’s Flying Blue (SkyTeam)

Flight deals: 10% off ALL flights, TAP deals to the Americas, Turkish deal to Hong Kong

Get 5,000 Avios as a sign-up bonus with the Aer Lingus credit card

F1 fan? Move quickly for a great Marriott Bonvoy / The O2 package for ‘F1 75 Live’

Where can you fly on Iberia with your BA Amex 2-4-1 companion voucher?

Cinnamon Hotels joins Global Hotel Alliance

Flight news: Titan aircraft returning for British Airways, Cathay Pacific adds Rome

How does Heathrow Rewards work?

My favourite travel websites and apps for managing trips

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

Amex food news: no more Moevenpick Cafe access in Berlin, Platinum Dining adds Thailand

Airalo review: how I beat mobile roaming charges abroad using travel eSIMs

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

Radisson hotel points – new insights into how to get 50% more value than you think

Six reasons to keep your American Express Gold card after the free first year

Review: Lincoln Plaza London, Curio Collection, part of the Hilton winter sale

Is the American Express Platinum card worth the £650 fee?

REGISTER NOW: Accor launches a double points hotel promotion across Europe

Eastern Airways launches London Southend to Newquay flights

Get 250 free Nectar points (156 Avios) for 30 seconds work

Marriott loses The Ritz-Carlton Budapest hotel but gains The Ritz-Carlton Bangkok

NEW: Loganair adopts Avios

What is the best Star Alliance credit card?

Does Hilton Honors status match?

Premier Inn launches a rare hotel cashback offer with American Express

Get 20% cashback at 500+ restaurants for three months with Amex Platinum

NOW OVER: Get British Airways Silver equivalent status by matching top-tier HOTEL status!

REGISTER NOW: 2025 Amex Platinum dining credits now available

Get £120 of Deliveroo credit as an Amex Gold benefit

Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island wide open for Hilton Honors points

Can you transfer Club Eurostar points to someone else?

How does the British Airways Best Price Guarantee work?

Get double Marriott Bonvoy points on ‘Homes & Villas’ rentals

Get an 80% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors hotel points

News: Amex transfers to Singapore Airlines suspended, IHG winter hotel sale launches

Why you should use AwardWallet to track your frequent flyer miles and hotel loyalty points

LAST DAY: Win two business class tickets to Taipei with China Airlines!

How can you maximise your Barclaycard credit card or Barclays Avios Rewards upgrade voucher?

Great reader results from the free TOP-TIER Radisson VIP status offer – have you got yours?

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – homeward bound on Airline 16 (China Eastern)

Why the only thing better than transferable points is INSTANTLY transferable points

Last chance to pick your 2024 Marriott Bonvoy Annual Choice Benefit – which is best?

Welcome, FT Weekend readers!

Our top 10 tips for earning and redeeming Avios

Barry’s SAS million point challenge – a diversion to add Airline 15 (Kenya Airways)

What is the difference between American Express Gold and American Express Platinum?

How do British Airways American Express 2-4-1 vouchers work?

How do Barclaycard Avios Mastercard upgrade vouchers work?

Get a 25% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt hotel points AND limit doubled

What are the best hotel promos for January 2025?

Get both Barclays Premier and the Avios Plus card for £60 back and four airport lounge passes

You can’t use your 2025 Amex Platinum dining credits yet

Good £49 per night deal at Hampton by Hilton Torquay hotel until 31st March

What Amex sign-up bonuses are you still eligible for?

Hilton’s ‘Spark’ hotel brand continues to roll out – first Romford, now Luton

‘Frequent Flyer – The Video’ – the best 20 minute film ever made about air miles

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