We write a lot on Head for Points about ways to minimise the 3% foreign exchange fee added to most credit and debit card transactions outside the UK. For personal travel you might want to .....

We write a lot on Head for Points about ways to minimise the 3% foreign exchange fee added to most credit .....

21 Feb 202121 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

As part of its plans to make it easier for you to earn or retain your IHG Rewards status in 2021, the programme promised to roll over your elite night total from 2020. This has now been done. My .....

As part of its plans to make it easier for you to earn or retain your IHG Rewards status in 2021, the .....

18 Feb 202118 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

When we compare the major hotel loyalty schemes on Head for Points, we generally look at them in terms of the number of nights you need to stay. For most people, this is the correct approach. Whilst .....

When we compare the major hotel loyalty schemes on Head for Points, we generally look at them in terms of the .....

12 Feb 202112 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Last year we wrote about two new programmes that IHG has launched if you book via selected luxury travel agents instead of via ihg.com. The IHG Luxury Collection hotels (InterContinental, Regent, some .....

Last year we wrote about two new programmes that IHG has launched if you book via selected luxury travel .....

7 Feb 20217 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

IHG and IHG Rewards Club have revealed a new ‘visual identity’, as they are called these days. Say goodbye to the orange: and say hello to a more serious-looking black: The word .....

IHG and IHG Rewards Club have revealed a new ‘visual identity’, as they are called these days. Say .....

5 Feb 20215 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

Kimpton, IHG’s ‘luxury boutique’ brand, is gearing up for its next European opening in Paris. The 149-room hotel is directly opposite InterContinental Le Grand, in a converted retail .....

Kimpton, IHG’s ‘luxury boutique’ brand, is gearing up for its next European opening in .....

28 Jan 202128 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is my review of the IHG Rewards Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. .....

This is my review of the IHG Rewards Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....

23 Jan 202123 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

IHG Rewards Club has launched its new promotion – you can register here using code 42050 – and shared more details about how it intends to deal with status for 2022. First up …. Earn .....

IHG Rewards Club has launched its new promotion – you can register here using code 42050 – and .....

13 Jan 202113 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Is it possible to book multiple rooms at the same property on the same night, earn points from them all and have them all count as qualifying nights for elite status or for a promotion? I’m not .....

Is it possible to book multiple rooms at the same property on the same night, earn points from them all and .....

7 Jan 20217 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

IHG Rewards Club has yet to announce how it is treating status qualification requirements for 2022. Accor Live Limitless, World of Hyatt and Hilton Honors have already halved their status requirements .....

IHG Rewards Club has yet to announce how it is treating status qualification requirements for 2022. Accor Live .....

6 Jan 20216 January 2021 by Rob Burgess

There are three decent ‘buy points’ offers closing today for major hotel programmes. Your options are: Does buying points make sense? Yes, at the right time in the right place. Here is .....

There are three decent ‘buy points’ offers closing today for major hotel programmes. Your options .....

31 Dec 202031 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Sale news in brief: Virgin Atlantic adds some extra sale discounts We covered the current Virgin Atlantic sale in this article two weeks ago. A couple of extra deals have been added: Save an extra .....

Sale news in brief: Virgin Atlantic adds some extra sale discounts We covered the current Virgin Atlantic sale .....

26 Dec 202026 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

It left it VERY late in the day, but IHG Rewards Club has decided to do the decent thing to credit card holders who have unused free night vouchers. The IHG Rewards Club Premium credit card, sadly no .....

It left it VERY late in the day, but IHG Rewards Club has decided to do the decent thing to credit card .....

24 Dec 202024 December 2020 by Rhys Jones

If you have ever bought Avios, IHG Rewards Club points or various other miles, you may have noticed that your credit card statement showed ‘points.com’ as the merchant. points.com is a .....

If you have ever bought Avios, IHG Rewards Club points or various other miles, you may have noticed that .....

24 Dec 202024 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments