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How do Barclaycard Avios Mastercard upgrade vouchers work?

On Monday, Barclays launched an exceptional sign-up offer on the two new Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. The Avios Plus Mastercard now offers a sign-up bonus of 50,000 Avios .....

On Monday, Barclays launched an exceptional sign-up offer on the two new Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios .....

by Rob Burgess32 comments

Review: the W Rome hotel, with W’s new ‘grown up’ design

This is our review of the W Hotel in Rome. It is one of the newest W Hotels to open and part of the big brand expansion in Europe. Other recent Ws to open include W Algarve which has had good reader .....

This is our review of the W Hotel in Rome. It is one of the newest W Hotels to open and part of the big brand .....

by Rhys Jones18 comments

How to do a hotel mattress run – and what can go wrong

What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of ‘mattress runs’ today.  A ‘mattress run’ involves booking a .....

What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of .....

by Rob Burgess53 comments

What you missed on Head for Points last week

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

by Rhys Jones

Loganair adds flights from London Heathrow to Dundee and Derry

Loganair is growing its Heathrow presence, with two new routes to add to the existing Isle of Man service. There is a big push on City of Derry, with three flights per day Monday to Friday and two per .....

Loganair is growing its Heathrow presence, with two new routes to add to the existing Isle of Man service. .....

by Rob Burgess

5% UK hotel service charges seem to be spreading

18 months ago, we wrote about an annoying new habit turning up at high-end London hotels – an ‘optional’ 5% service charge. With London’s top hotels now selling for over .....

18 months ago, we wrote about an annoying new habit turning up at high-end London hotels – an .....

by Rob Burgess143 comments

New Marriott Bonvoy VIP concert tickets at The O2 available for points

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve never been, this is a great way to see a concert – or at least it is about as good as .....

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve .....

by Rob Burgess18 comments

British Airways extends unused eVouchers to 30th September 2024

British Airways has begun to email customers with outstanding eVouchers from the pandemic to tell them that they have been extended by a further 12 months. Vouchers had originally been due to expire .....

British Airways has begun to email customers with outstanding eVouchers from the pandemic to tell them that .....

by Rob Burgess60 comments

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