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This is the second part of our overview series looking at the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles on consecutive days. One will list the basic facts of the .....
This is the second part of our overview series looking at the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme .....
25 Jan 202525 January 2025 • 49 comments
Last March we wrote about the new Avios booking platform that launched at the Aer Lingus website. This replaced the old booking site which was found at avios.com. You can find it here. This means that .....
Last March we wrote about the new Avios booking platform that launched at the Aer Lingus website. This .....
24 Jan 202524 January 2025 • 27 comments
For the last year or so, Eurostar has been quietly trialling iProov.me, otherwise known as SmartCheck, at London St Pancras. It allows you bypass all queues at the terminal AND UK passport control. .....
For the last year or so, Eurostar has been quietly trialling iProov.me, otherwise known as SmartCheck, at .....
24 Jan 202524 January 2025 • 99 comments
Since British Airways announced its new tier point structure, which will make it impossible for many of our readers to retain status, we have had many emails and comments asking us where flights .....
Since British Airways announced its new tier point structure, which will make it impossible for many of our .....
23 Jan 202523 January 2025 • 117 comments
Lufthansa has just unveiled its impressive new Business and Senator lounges at London Heathrow Terminal 2. A few pictures are below and there are more in our article here. As Lufthansa lounge access .....
Lufthansa has just unveiled its impressive new Business and Senator lounges at London Heathrow Terminal 2. A .....
23 Jan 202523 January 2025 • 41 comments
This is our review of Club Eurostar, the Eurostar loyalty scheme. We don’t give Club Eurostar much coverage on Head for Points, mainly because it doesn’t run many promotions and we are .....
This is our review of Club Eurostar, the Eurostar loyalty scheme. We don’t give Club Eurostar much .....
23 Jan 202523 January 2025 • 26 comments
Last November, you could, finally, redeem Virgin Points for six of the eight Virgin Hotels properties – London, New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Nashville and Dallas. The two hold-outs were Las .....
Last November, you could, finally, redeem Virgin Points for six of the eight Virgin Hotels properties – .....
22 Jan 202522 January 2025 • 2 comments
Qatar Airways has been struggling for years to get greater access to the Australian market, in the face of substantial lobbying from Qantas. It came up with a cunning plan which I will explain below. .....
Qatar Airways has been struggling for years to get greater access to the Australian market, in the face of .....
21 Jan 202521 January 2025 • 63 comments
Whilst we haven’t covered it, because we couldn’t find anything worth discussing, American Express moved its insurance underwriting to Europ Assistance on 1st January. This has led to .....
Whilst we haven’t covered it, because we couldn’t find anything worth discussing, American Express .....
21 Jan 202521 January 2025 • 57 comments
Rob writes: we very rarely accept guest articles on Head for Points. However, when politician Nigel Evans – who spent 32 years as MP for Ribble Valley and was a Deputy Speaker of the House of .....
Rob writes: we very rarely accept guest articles on Head for Points. However, when politician Nigel Evans .....
20 Jan 202520 January 2025 • 336 comments
The new British Airways system for earning status, outlined in detail here, seemed to signal the end of the tier point run. With BA flights earning 1 tier point per £1 of net spending, a Silver card .....
The new British Airways system for earning status, outlined in detail here, seemed to signal the end of the .....
20 Jan 202520 January 2025 • 81 comments
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. If you are not a .....
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....
20 Jan 202520 January 2025
Here’s some good news for anyone concerned about no longer being able to earn British Airways elite status due to the new tier thresholds. Royal Jordanian is offering you the equivalent of .....
Here’s some good news for anyone concerned about no longer being able to earn British Airways elite .....
19 Jan 202519 January 2025 • 73 comments
This is our review of the Maison Astor Paris hotel, part of Hilton’s Curio Collection. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get .....
This is our review of the Maison Astor Paris hotel, part of Hilton’s Curio Collection. Hilton is .....
19 Jan 202519 January 2025 • 13 comments
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