News in brief: easyJet launches new ‘check in your hand baggage’ service No, 1st April has not come early.  easyJet really did launch a new service yesterday called ‘Hands .....

News in brief: easyJet launches new ‘check in your hand baggage’ service No, 1st April has not .....

30 Aug 201730 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

This is another of our ‘introductory’ articles which we have been running throughout August. With the new round of hotel promotions about to kick off, and with IHG Rewards Club running .....

This is another of our ‘introductory’ articles which we have been running throughout August. With .....

30 Aug 201730 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 136 comments

News in brief: Virgin East Coast flash sale launched Virgins Trains (East Coast) has launched a flash sale with a full 50% off Advance Standard and Advance First tickets. You need to book by Monday .....

News in brief: Virgin East Coast flash sale launched Virgins Trains (East Coast) has launched a flash sale .....

23 Aug 201723 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

Most people are aware that – if you need airport parking whilst you are on holiday – it is often cheaper to book a nearby hotel which offers a ‘free parking’ package and stay .....

Most people are aware that – if you need airport parking whilst you are on holiday – it is often .....

18 Aug 201718 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

The last few months have seen a number of, in some cases, underhand moves to change – for the worse – the cancellation policies for flexible hotel bookings. These moves have generally been .....

The last few months have seen a number of, in some cases, underhand moves to change – for the worse .....

14 Aug 201714 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

We write a lot on Head for Points about ways to minimise the 2.99% 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 2.99% foreign exchange fee added to most .....

13 Aug 201713 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 113 comments

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes.   I wrote about this yesterday when I showed you how this is the only easy way left to earn .....

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

12 Aug 201712 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Not everyone knows that you can transfer Virgin Flying Club miles into Hilton Honors points (details are here on the Virgin site) and IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza .....

Not everyone knows that you can transfer Virgin Flying Club miles into Hilton Honors points (details are here .....

11 Aug 201711 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc loyalty scheme, has launched a website for its Autumn 2017 promotion – IHG Accelerate. Yes, it is repeating .....

IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc loyalty scheme, has launched .....

10 Aug 201710 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 124 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 .....

8 Aug 20178 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the .....

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way .....

7 Aug 20177 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

You may well have spent many hours awake at night wondering which Heathrow Airport hotel has the best swimming pool.  Good news – I’ve done the work for you! For reasons too complex to .....

You may well have spent many hours awake at night wondering which Heathrow Airport hotel has the best swimming .....

6 Aug 20176 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

InterContinental has confirmed the opening of a brand new hotel in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana at the end of the month. Looking at the pictures on the hotel website the interior looks amazing. .....

InterContinental has confirmed the opening of a brand new hotel in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana at the .....

3 Aug 20173 August 2017 by Anika Burnett • 83 comments

I ran the list of new IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) PointBreaks redemptions on Saturday.  I am running it again today for those people who .....

I ran the list of new IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc .....

31 Jul 201731 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments