News in brief: More Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line about another wave of its luxury auctions closing this week.  These are often worth a look .....

News in brief: More Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line .....

16 May 201616 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

15 May 201615 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

…. although children under 2 are free. London City Airport has revamped the lounge in the Jet Centre, used for private aircraft, and is now making it available for use by the general public. .....

…. although children under 2 are free. London City Airport has revamped the lounge in the Jet Centre, .....

7 May 20167 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

1 May 20161 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in April 2016.  Click through to read them in full: What Anika discovered when she gave Airbnb a try …. Special offer: 12,000 Virgin miles for .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in April 2016.  Click through to read them in full: What .....

30 Apr 201630 April 2016 by HfP team

We have all heard about it, may know someone who has done it and possibly even have thought about doing it ourselves but were wary about what to expect: Airbnb. Head for Points tends to focus on .....

We have all heard about it, may know someone who has done it and possibly even have thought about doing it .....

30 Apr 201630 April 2016 by Anika Burnett • 48 comments

Back in the 1960s, apparently, Southend was London’s official ‘third airport’.  The growth of Stansted sidelined it until 2008 when it was purchased by the Stobart Group.  They .....

Back in the 1960s, apparently, Southend was London’s official ‘third airport’.  The growth .....

28 Apr 201628 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

The Curve card is an innovative new payment card which is currently in beta mode.  I reviewed the Curve card in detail here but, put simply: branded as a MasterCard, it allows you to recharge .....

The Curve card is an innovative new payment card which is currently in beta mode.  I reviewed the Curve .....

27 Apr 201627 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 398 comments

There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years – and that is AwardWallet. AwardWallet allows you to store the log-in and password .....

There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years .....

19 Apr 201619 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

17 Apr 201617 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: Full list of new HMRC credit card charges I wrote recently about how, from 1st April, HMRC has slashed its credit card fees to roughly 0.4%.  This means, if you have the right Visa or .....

News in brief: Full list of new HMRC credit card charges I wrote recently about how, from 1st April, HMRC has .....

16 Apr 201616 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

News in brief: Win tickets to the Le Mans 24 hours race Shell petrol stations and Avios have teamed up to give you a chance to win a fully inclusive trip to the Le Mans 24 hour race from 17th to 20th .....

News in brief: Win tickets to the Le Mans 24 hours race Shell petrol stations and Avios have teamed up to give .....

11 Apr 201611 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Millennium & Copthorne is a hotel chain with a presence across the UK, Asia and North America.   It relaunched its loyalty scheme this year so – as many HfP readers may find .....

Millennium & Copthorne is a hotel chain with a presence across the UK, Asia and North America.   .....

9 Apr 20169 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

On Tuesday I spent 90 minutes with Frantz Yvelin, CEO of La Compagnie.  If the airline name is not familiar to you, La Compagnie is a low cost ‘all business class’ airline operating .....

On Tuesday I spent 90 minutes with Frantz Yvelin, CEO of La Compagnie.  If the airline name is not familiar .....

7 Apr 20167 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments