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Are you planning to visit a ‘destination dupe’ next year?

I went to a dinner last week sponsored by Expedia which was designed to promote their new ‘Travel Trends’ report for 2024. You can read the full report on the Expedia website here. The one .....

I went to a dinner last week sponsored by Expedia which was designed to promote their new ‘Travel .....

by Rob Burgess

Here’s a handy tool for planning hotel mattress runs

As the end of the calendar year approaches, you may have realised that you are a few nights short of retaining your hotel elite status. You may have decided to try a hotel mattress run. This is where .....

As the end of the calendar year approaches, you may have realised that you are a few nights short of retaining .....

by Rob Burgess

What you missed on Head for Points last week

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. Please forward it to any friends or family who you think may be .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

by Rhys Jones

The airport lounge with its own swimming pool

Reader Ross dropped me a note to flag something which had never crossed my radar before but which looks fantastic. The airport lounge at Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic has a swimming pool! Take .....

Reader Ross dropped me a note to flag something which had never crossed my radar before but which looks .....

by Rob Burgess25 comments

‘The Travel Brief’, the weekly Head for Points travel trade newsletter

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

by Rob Burgess

Help us with our new HfP frequent flyer glossary!

A reader dropped me a note asking if HfP has a page devoted to explaining some of the specialist terms that crop up in the frequent flyer and hotel loyalty world. The answer is ‘No’. .....

A reader dropped me a note asking if HfP has a page devoted to explaining some of the specialist terms that .....

by Rob Burgess233 comments

Stansted Airport receives planning approval its terminal extension

London Stansted airport has received planning approval for its major extension of its terminal. Under the scheme, which will be seamlessly bolted on to the existing Norman Foster-designed modular .....

London Stansted airport has received planning approval for its major extension of its terminal. Under the .....

by Rob Burgess26 comments

What you missed on Head for Points last week

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. Please forward it to any friends or family who you think may be .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

by Rhys Jones

Caledonian Sleeper opens a lounge at Euston station

Caledonian Sleeper, the overnight train service between Euston and Scotland, has opened a new lounge at Euston. Located by Platform 1, it is open to both arriving and departing Caledonian Sleeper .....

Caledonian Sleeper, the overnight train service between Euston and Scotland, has opened a new lounge at .....

by Rob Burgess24 comments

Here’s the full HfP index of articles for October 2023

Here is a full list of the articles we published in October 2023.  Click through to read them in full: Route news: BA drops 8 short-hauls, Aer Lingus adds to Barbados, Air Canada starts Mumbai .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in October 2023.  Click through to read them in full: .....

by HfP team

How to get a free DragonPass airport lounge membership, worth £44

An interesting route allows you to get free membership of the DragonPass airport lounge programme. This allows you to enter any DragonPass affiliated lounge for just £24, which represents a .....

An interesting route allows you to get free membership of the DragonPass airport lounge programme. This allows .....

by Rob Burgess42 comments

‘The Travel Brief’, the weekly Head for Points travel trade newsletter

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

by Rob Burgess

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