Hilton Honors has launched a generous competition which is only for UK residents and is not being widely promoted. When they ran one of these last year, a Head for Points reader was the winner – .....

Hilton Honors has launched a generous competition which is only for UK residents and is not being widely .....

19 May 201719 May 2017 by Anika Burnett • 34 comments

Two readers have emailed me recently about IHG’s new Accelerate promotion.  (If you are looking at where to book hotel stays over the Summer, Accelerate is the most generous offer for most .....

Two readers have emailed me recently about IHG’s new Accelerate promotion.  (If you are looking at .....

18 May 201718 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Welcome to our monthly round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains details .....

Welcome to our monthly round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  All of the information in .....

17 May 201717 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: American Express Platinum adds new lounges If you have an American Express Platinum charge card, you can benefit from a new deal signed with ‘Escape’ lounges, the small .....

News in brief: American Express Platinum adds new lounges If you have an American Express Platinum charge .....

17 May 201717 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

This is my review of the Waldorf Astoria Beijing hotel. This is the final hotel review from our recent Asia trip – apologies for the slight delay in getting to this one.  These are not as .....

This is my review of the Waldorf Astoria Beijing hotel. This is the final hotel review from our recent Asia .....

13 May 201713 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

With a new bonus on the Virgin Atlantic credit cards launched over the weekend, I thought it was time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

With a new bonus on the Virgin Atlantic credit cards launched over the weekend, I thought it was time for our .....

9 May 20179 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Last week I wrote about the new Hilton Honors promotion which runs until 31st August. It is a simple one, and you can register here. You will receive double Hilton Honors base points on all stays. .....

Last week I wrote about the new Hilton Honors promotion which runs until 31st August. It is a simple one, and .....

3 May 20173 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments

If your travels take you to London City Airport or the Excel exhibition centre, you will be interested in a new rash of hotels which has sprung up in the area.  I popped down earlier in the week to .....

If your travels take you to London City Airport or the Excel exhibition centre, you will be interested in a .....

1 May 20171 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is my review of the Conrad Tokyo hotel. As with my other Asia reviews this weekend, it is less comprehensive than usual.  We were not on a review trip, we did not get a hotel tour, we did not .....

This is my review of the Conrad Tokyo hotel. As with my other Asia reviews this weekend, it is less .....

30 Apr 201730 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

I wrote a piece yesterday about the new ‘points pooling’ feature with Hilton Honors.  Today I want to focus on the new Hilton Summer promotion – which offers double or triple base .....

I wrote a piece yesterday about the new ‘points pooling’ feature with Hilton Honors.  Today I .....

28 Apr 201728 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 122 comments

Hilton Honors has now launched the latest of the new features that were promised during the scheme relaunch in February – points pooling. See here at hilton.com for details. This is, very .....

Hilton Honors has now launched the latest of the new features that were promised during the scheme relaunch in .....

27 Apr 201727 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

There are two ‘buy points’ offers available at the moment which are worth a look and which, because they have been running for a while, you may well have forgotten about. IHG Rewards Club .....

There are two ‘buy points’ offers available at the moment which are worth a look and which, .....

27 Apr 201727 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

News in brief: Get a £50 ebookers discount Ebookers is running a new promotion worth £50 off a ‘flight and hotel’ package costing more than £600. The ebookers discount code to enter at .....

News in brief: Get a £50 ebookers discount Ebookers is running a new promotion worth £50 off a ‘flight .....

26 Apr 201726 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you can earn .....

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....

25 Apr 201725 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments