Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points

Got a pre-paid hotel room you can’t use? Do mobile check-in anyway ….

Mobile check-in is becoming increasingly common with the big hotel chains. You can check-in via the hotel app, often selecting the exact room you want from a floor plan, and then (depending on brand .....

Mobile check-in is becoming increasingly common with the big hotel chains. You can check-in via the hotel app, .....

by Rob Burgess24 comments

Marriott buys citizenM hotels (now 37 brands, but who’s counting?)

Regular readers should be fairly familiar with the citizenM hotel brand, given the amount of coverage we’ve given it on Head for Points over the past few years. citizenM first started as an .....

Regular readers should be fairly familiar with the citizenM hotel brand, given the amount of coverage .....

by Rhys Jones36 comments

We try out Qatar Airways’ new Starlink wifi – a genuine game-changer

Last year, I wrote that 2025 would be the year of unlimited, fast and free inflight wifi. Qatar Airways is at the forefront of this charge, at least when it comes to long haul services, thanks to its .....

Last year, I wrote that 2025 would be the year of unlimited, fast and free inflight wifi. Qatar Airways is at .....

by Rhys Jones252 comments

A cunning plan to get free, valuable, top-tier GHA hotel status for 2026

GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the last couple of years with a mix of easy to earn status, generous elite benefits and .....

GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the .....

by Rob Burgess71 comments

Is this the sweet spot for using Virgin Atlantic credit card vouchers?

The move to dynamic pricing for Virgin Flying Club redemptions last October effectively killed off any hope that most people had for flying in Upper Class. There is virtually no Upper Class reward .....

The move to dynamic pricing for Virgin Flying Club redemptions last October effectively killed off any hope .....

by Rob Burgess92 comments

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