A few days I wrote about the exceptionally generous status match programme launched by Hyatt Gold Passport.  Hyatt is willing to match your top tier status in certain other hotels schemes to its .....

A few days I wrote about the exceptionally generous status match programme launched by Hyatt Gold Passport. .....

28 Nov 201528 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

News in brief: Bookings open for the new InterContinental London The O2 The new InterContinental London The O2 is now taking bookings from 19th December. This is a slightly risky hotel project but the .....

News in brief: Bookings open for the new InterContinental London The O2 The new InterContinental London The O2 .....

27 Nov 201527 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Hilton HHonors is currently offering a 30% to 50% discount when you buy points – see this page and click through.  A 50% discount is equivalent to getting a 100% bonus. This may or may not be a .....

Hilton HHonors is currently offering a 30% to 50% discount when you buy points – see this page and click .....

22 Nov 201522 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Hilton has launched its annual Winter Sale, with decent discounts available across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Whilst it is nominally called the Winter Sale, you can book for any weekend .....

Hilton has launched its annual Winter Sale, with decent discounts available across Europe, the Middle East .....

18 Nov 201518 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Hilton HHonors has its own online shopping mall, similar to the British Airways Gate 365 store.  This allows you to earn Hilton points whilst shopping at participating retailers. Hilton is currently .....

Hilton HHonors has its own online shopping mall, similar to the British Airways Gate 365 store.  This allows .....

16 Nov 201516 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is my review of the Hilton HHonors UK Platinum Visa credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

This is my review of the Hilton HHonors UK Platinum Visa credit card. It is part of my series of articles .....

12 Nov 201512 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

There are two interesting Hilton HHonors promotions running until December, both of which I have covered on Head for Points before: For points collectors, on the ‘points and points’ .....

There are two interesting Hilton HHonors promotions running until December, both of which I have covered on .....

11 Nov 201511 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Since the 2013 devaluation, the value of a Hilton HHonors points – when used for a premium property – has fallen to around 0.3p. It is, to put it mildly, not great.  You can do better .....

Since the 2013 devaluation, the value of a Hilton HHonors points – when used for a premium property .....

26 Oct 201526 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes.   I wrote about this extensively over the Summer when it turned out that it was pretty much the .....

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes.   I .....

11 Oct 201511 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

News in brief: Free Hilton HHonors Gold coming back as an Amex Platinum benefit? Until December 2013, American Express Platinum charge card holders received Hilton HHonors Gold status, albeit as a .....

News in brief: Free Hilton HHonors Gold coming back as an Amex Platinum benefit? Until December 2013, American .....

8 Oct 20158 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

News in brief: British Airways offers launched from Gatwick British Airways is running a series of offers from Gatwick Airport over the next few weeks.  The first one is ‘25% off Winter Sun .....

News in brief: British Airways offers launched from Gatwick British Airways is running a series of offers from .....

6 Oct 20156 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Hilton has launched a seven day ‘flash sale’ which runs until midnight on Sunday. It is offering special deals at 300 hotels across Europe (including the UK), Middle East and Africa, but .....

Hilton has launched a seven day ‘flash sale’ which runs until midnight on Sunday. It is offering .....

6 Oct 20156 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Last week, Hilton HHonors published a list of hotel reward category changes on its website.  The list is here.  A few of these impact the UK so they are worth mentioning. The most annoying one is .....

Last week, Hilton HHonors published a list of hotel reward category changes on its website.  The list is .....

5 Oct 20155 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Hilton @Play is the Hilton HHonors equivalent of Starwood’s SPG Moments scheme, allowing you to redeem your points for ‘once in a lifetime’ experiences rather than more hotel stays. .....

Hilton @Play is the Hilton HHonors equivalent of Starwood’s SPG Moments scheme, allowing you to redeem .....

28 Sep 201528 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments