Dining discount group The Gourmet Society – which offers discounts on meals in thousands of restaurants across the UK – has moved into the airport lounge business. Through a link with a .....

Dining discount group The Gourmet Society – which offers discounts on meals in thousands of restaurants .....

18 Apr 201518 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Today I want to review Hotels.com Rewards, previously known as Welcome Rewards, the loyalty programme for Hotels.com. I have spent the last two weeks analysing the ‘big seven’ hotel .....

Today I want to review Hotels.com Rewards, previously known as Welcome Rewards, the loyalty programme for .....

16 Apr 201516 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

I dropped this in as an extra article as it is a very, very good deal – although it will require some effort. Air New Zealand is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.  In association .....

I dropped this in as an extra article as it is a very, very good deal – although it will require some .....

15 Apr 201515 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 14 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 .....

11 Apr 201511 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

I mentioned recently that Viceroy Hotels had joined Global Hotel Alliance.  This follows the addition of Corinthia Hotels earlier in the year. I said in that article that I would do a quick overview .....

I mentioned recently that Viceroy Hotels had joined Global Hotel Alliance.  This follows the addition of .....

10 Apr 201510 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

When No1 Traveller closed its lounge at London Stansted before Christmas, I mentioned that an ‘Escape’ lounge was being planned for the main terminal.  ‘Escape’ is the brand .....

When No1 Traveller closed its lounge at London Stansted before Christmas, I mentioned that an .....

7 Apr 20157 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Happy Easter to Head for Points readers, wherever you are. Whilst articles are running as normal over this weekend, I thought it would be a shame to let the holiday go by without doing something a .....

Happy Easter to Head for Points readers, wherever you are. Whilst articles are running as normal over this .....

5 Apr 20155 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I have been told by a well-placed source that the tender to operate the new independent lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5 was won by Swissport / Servisair. Despite the word ‘exclusive’ in the .....

I have been told by a well-placed source that the tender to operate the new independent lounge in Heathrow .....

1 Apr 20151 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Gatwick Airport has replaced the old Gatwick Voucher Passport coupon scheme with a new website – myGatwick. The new site is tailored to your travel plans, allowing you to input details of your .....

Gatwick Airport has replaced the old Gatwick Voucher Passport coupon scheme with a new website – .....

29 Mar 201529 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 3 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 .....

28 Mar 201528 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

The Head for Points Instagram page has been up and running for about four months now. After a painful period of copying across most of the proprietary photographs from the last three years, it is now .....

The Head for Points Instagram page has been up and running for about four months now. After a painful period .....

28 Mar 201528 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Heathrow Express has announced a major strategic shift which will see it actively chasing leisure customers in an attempt to reverse the stagnation in passenger numbers. From tomorrow, Friday 26 .....

Heathrow Express has announced a major strategic shift which will see it actively chasing leisure customers in .....

26 Mar 201526 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Back in October I wrote about the new Dublin to Los Angeles service to be operated by Star Alliance member Ethiopian Airlines. Starting in June, Ethiopian will fly the route three times per week using .....

Back in October I wrote about the new Dublin to Los Angeles service to be operated by Star Alliance member .....

25 Mar 201525 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

‘Split ticketing’ has been a niche topic in rail circles for some years – you can save a lot of money on your train travel by using it correctly. What ‘split .....

‘Split ticketing’ has been a niche topic in rail circles for some years – you can save a lot .....

21 Mar 201521 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments