Because most frequent traveller currencies can be converted into something else, there are always odd opportunities that get thrown up. Sometimes you can do a conversion which you would logically not .....

Because most frequent traveller currencies can be converted into something else, there are always odd .....

21 May 202321 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Whilst a lot of people in the travel business are being very bullish about continued high prices for 2023, it is very clear that nervousness is creeping in for the Autumn and beyond. The current .....

Whilst a lot of people in the travel business are being very bullish about continued high prices for 2023, it .....

20 May 202320 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

One of the key benefits of the Virgin Atlantic Reward and Reward+ credit cards is the annual reward voucher. This voucher can be hard to get your head around. Is it a companion voucher? Is it an .....

One of the key benefits of the Virgin Atlantic Reward and Reward+ credit cards is the annual reward voucher. .....

18 May 202318 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

Rob writes: I’ve met some fascinating people in 11 years of running this site, and Tom is absolutely one of them. Twenty years younger than me and independently wealthy after founding an IT .....

Rob writes: I’ve met some fascinating people in 11 years of running this site, and Tom is absolutely one .....

7 May 20237 May 2023 by HfP team • 44 comments

This is the second half of a review of Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island resort in the British Virgin Islands. Tom, the author, runs The Good, The Bad and The Luxurious, probably the leading .....

This is the second half of a review of Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island resort in the British Virgin .....

7 May 20237 May 2023 by HfP team • 59 comments

I get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard credit card for earning Avios, airline miles or hotel points.   The comprehensive Head for Points reward .....

I get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard credit card for .....

6 May 20236 May 2023 by Rob Burgess

For the first time in a year – and for the first time since it joined the SkyTeam airline alliance – Virgin Atlantic has launched a special offer for its Virgin Money-issued Reward+ .....

For the first time in a year – and for the first time since it joined the SkyTeam airline alliance .....

2 May 20232 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 138 comments

Earlier this month we published a review of the Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Wing, the private drive-through check-in area at Heathrow Terminal 3. The official line from Virgin Atlantic was that it was .....

Earlier this month we published a review of the Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Wing, the private drive-through .....

30 Apr 202330 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

How can you earn Virgin Points when buying petrol? The dedicted Virgin Atlantic partnership with Texaco ended some years ago. You can earn Virgin Points by transferring Tesco Clubcard points, of .....

How can you earn Virgin Points when buying petrol? The dedicted Virgin Atlantic partnership with Texaco ended .....

30 Apr 202330 April 2023 by Rob Burgess

For just the second time in Head for Points history, we are giving away one million points to one lucky reader! We have teamed up with Virgin Red to run an exclusive competition for HfP readers. .....

For just the second time in Head for Points history, we are giving away one million points to one lucky .....

29 Apr 202329 April 2023 by Rhys Jones • 7 comments

Virgin Flying Club has launched a new sale on flight redemptions. The good news is that this is not a flash offer. You have until 1st June to book. The bad news is that the number of routes are .....

Virgin Flying Club has launched a new sale on flight redemptions. The good news is that this is not a flash .....

29 Apr 202329 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Virgin Atlantic is offering an extra £100 off Upper Class bookings to the US this Bank Holiday weekend. For bookings made by 1st May you can save £100 with code ‘US100’ when booking on .....

Virgin Atlantic is offering an extra £100 off Upper Class bookings to the US this Bank Holiday weekend. For .....

28 Apr 202328 April 2023 by Rhys Jones

If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios balance.  You should never take airline miles by default, as it is normally better .....

If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios .....

28 Apr 202328 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s new Retreat Suite, the extended Upper Class suites on the new Airbus A330neo fleet. A fortuitous swap of an A330-300 to a brand new A330neo for a recent .....

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s new Retreat Suite, the extended Upper Class suites on the new .....

25 Apr 202325 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments