We’ve talked a lot about airline status matches recently. Many airlines have become a lot more aggressive in their attempts to poach the best customers of their rivals. If you have elite status .....

We’ve talked a lot about airline status matches recently. Many airlines have become a lot more .....

29 Aug 202429 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 157 comments

For a few years now, due to BA IT limitations, the £35 cancellation fee per person for a short haul Avios booking has been waived if you cancelled online. You were just charged a nominal £1 return / .....

For a few years now, due to BA IT limitations, the £35 cancellation fee per person for a short haul Avios .....

28 Aug 202428 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its new promotion for Autumn 2024, which is only the second global offer we’ve seen all year. It is very simple – you will earn 2,000 bonus points on every .....

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its new promotion for Autumn 2024, which is only the second global offer .....

28 Aug 202428 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

This article is our attempt to decide what World of Hyatt points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing miles and points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios .....

This article is our attempt to decide what World of Hyatt points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing .....

28 Aug 202428 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

American Express is currently running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. You have until tonight – Tuesday 27th August – to apply. The standard bonus of 40,000 Membership Rewards .....

American Express is currently running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. You have until tonight .....

27 Aug 202427 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

It’s happened to me again. I try to get to New York once a year, and since Covid I have been using Virgin Atlantic. It ensures that I get to fly them annually to keep my eye in. It is also a .....

It’s happened to me again. I try to get to New York once a year, and since Covid I have been using .....

27 Aug 202427 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 237 comments

This article is our attempt to decide what Radisson Rewards points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing miles and points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios .....

This article is our attempt to decide what Radisson Rewards points are worth. How should you value them? .....

27 Aug 202427 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

I know that many HfP readers have given Radisson Rewards a wide berth since the ‘no notice’ devaluation of October 2022, which led to many losing hundreds of pounds of value from their .....

I know that many HfP readers have given Radisson Rewards a wide berth since the ‘no notice’ .....

26 Aug 202426 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

This article is our attempt to decide what Marriott Bonvoy points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing miles and points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios .....

This article is our attempt to decide what Marriott Bonvoy points are worth. How should you value them? .....

26 Aug 202426 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

26 Aug 202426 August 2024 by Rob Burgess

This article is our attempt to decide what IHG One Rewards points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing miles and points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios .....

This article is our attempt to decide what IHG One Rewards points are worth. How should you value them? .....

25 Aug 202425 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is our review of Point A Hotels and the ‘A-List’ loyalty programme. Head for Points tends to focus on the main global hotel brands  – Hilton, Marriott etc – and their .....

This is our review of Point A Hotels and the ‘A-List’ loyalty programme. Head for Points tends to .....

25 Aug 202425 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

There are still some good offers around in the SWISS and Lufthansa 2-4-1 sale, even though the most high profile cities were snapped up on Tuesday and Wednesday. Luxury Flight Club has just .....

There are still some good offers around in the SWISS and Lufthansa 2-4-1 sale, even though the most high .....

24 Aug 202424 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has been pushing its way onto our radar over the last couple of years. This is down to three things: We ran a separate piece here which .....

Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has been pushing its way onto our radar over .....

24 Aug 202424 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments