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I’ve often wondered how many people actually redeem American Express Membership Rewards points for airline miles – the most valuable option – versus taking statement credit or shop .....
I’ve often wondered how many people actually redeem American Express Membership Rewards points for .....
21 Aug 202521 August 2025 • 42 comments
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. If you are not a .....
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....
11 Aug 202511 August 2025
This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the facts of the scheme, basically, “How does .....
This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over .....
15 Feb 202515 February 2025 • 10 comments
KLM has just launched a new American Express cashback offer. If targeted, you will get £150 back when you spend £1,000+ on the KLM website by 2nd October, and book a flight which departs from a UK .....
KLM has just launched a new American Express cashback offer. If targeted, you will get £150 back when you .....
5 Sep 20235 September 2023
American Express has launched a new wave of hotel cashback deals. Whatever you are planning this Spring, you are likely to find a deal for you. As usual, these offers may or may not appear somewhere .....
American Express has launched a new wave of hotel cashback deals. Whatever you are planning this Spring, you .....
26 Apr 202226 April 2022 • 38 comments
Emirates Skywards is one of those frequent flyer programmes which has a ‘no mercy’ policy on miles expiry. You need to use your miles within three years of earning them or they will .....
Emirates Skywards is one of those frequent flyer programmes which has a ‘no mercy’ policy on miles .....
27 Feb 202427 February 2024 • 22 comments
This is an updated review of Hotel Reisen, Stockholm, which is part of the Unbound Collection by Hyatt. The Unbound Collection is Hyatt’s equivalent of Hilton’s Curio or Marriott’s .....
This is an updated review of Hotel Reisen, Stockholm, which is part of the Unbound Collection by Hyatt. The .....
27 Apr 202427 April 2024 • 19 comments
Marriott has extended its offer of 40,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points if you book a home or villa rental through its ‘Homes & Villas’ platform. You no longer need to have Marriott .....
Marriott has extended its offer of 40,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points if you book a home or villa rental .....
12 May 202512 May 2025 • 1 comment
Global Hotel Alliance, which operates the loyalty scheme for 45 hotel brands including Kempinski, Anantara and NH, has added a new brand – Rotana. Rotana operates 80 hotels across the .....
Global Hotel Alliance, which operates the loyalty scheme for 45 hotel brands including Kempinski, Anantara and .....
29 Mar 202529 March 2025 • 6 comments
In September, Expedia announced that all of its reward schemes – including Expedia Rewards, Hotels.com Rewards and eBookers BONUS+ – were to be merged into one programme. Vrbo, Travelocity .....
In September, Expedia announced that all of its reward schemes – including Expedia Rewards, Hotels.com .....
3 Nov 20213 November 2021 • 21 comments
This is our review of Cathay Pacific’s First Class cabin. Last month, Cathay Pacific unveiled its new Aria Suite business class – you can read our long haul review of Aria Suite here. At .....
This is our review of Cathay Pacific’s First Class cabin. Last month, Cathay Pacific unveiled its new .....
4 Nov 20244 November 2024 • 82 comments
As we have been covering on HfP, the (virtually) ‘all suite’ Conrad New York Midtown hotel left Hilton earlier this month and is now part of Marriott’s The Luxury Collection. In .....
As we have been covering on HfP, the (virtually) ‘all suite’ Conrad New York Midtown hotel left .....
27 Jun 202427 June 2024 • 49 comments
Can you convert Virgin Points (formery Virgin Flying Club miles) to Avios points? One of the most common questions I receive via email from new readers is how can you swap your Virgin Points into .....
Can you convert Virgin Points (formery Virgin Flying Club miles) to Avios points? One of the most common .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
IHG One Rewards has been running what I would call a ‘holding’ promotion for January. Instead of the usual 3-4 month-long offer, it has been running a 31 day deal of double base points. .....
IHG One Rewards has been running what I would call a ‘holding’ promotion for January. Instead of .....
23 Jan 202423 January 2024 • 26 comments
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