American Express has launched a special offer for anyone who holds the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card and who has never added a free supplementary cardholder. Until 21st May, the .....

American Express has launched a special offer for anyone who holds the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold .....

11 May 202511 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

This is our review of the free British Airways American Express Credit Card, which we call the BA Amex for short. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and .....

This is our review of the free British Airways American Express Credit Card, which we call the BA Amex for .....

11 May 202511 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

We don’t cover the Preferred Hotels marketing consortium much, although we did publish a glowing review of Swinton Park Hotel in the Yorkshire Dales last year which sits in their ‘Beyond .....

We don’t cover the Preferred Hotels marketing consortium much, although we did publish a glowing review .....

11 May 202511 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

11 May 202511 May 2025 by HfP team

There’s big – and disappointing – news for anyone who had a redemption in Emirates First Class on their bucket list. (And, frankly, after my own trip in the new 777-300ER First Class .....

There’s big – and disappointing – news for anyone who had a redemption in Emirates First .....

10 May 202510 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

This is our review of the new-ish (launched 2022) Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing .....

This is our review of the new-ish (launched 2022) Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard credit card. It is part of .....

10 May 202510 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

A generous new cashback offer has returned on many American Express cards (except British Airways ones!) from United Airlines. You will get £300 back when you spend £700 with United Airlines – .....

A generous new cashback offer has returned on many American Express cards (except British Airways ones!) from .....

10 May 202510 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 55 comments

Hyatt has launched another of its occasional airline partner offers. We’ve seen these with American Airlines, Lufthansa and Etihad in recent years and now Etihad Guest is back for a second go. .....

Hyatt has launched another of its occasional airline partner offers. We’ve seen these with American .....

10 May 202510 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

10 May 202510 May 2025 by Rob Burgess

Last night, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick teased a $10 billion order for Boeing planes from an unnamed “British airline”. You didn’t need a crystal ball to predict that this .....

Last night, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick teased a $10 billion order for Boeing planes from an unnamed .....

9 May 20259 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments

One of the quirks of Virgin Red, the central portal for earning and spending Virgin Points, is that it does not cover all of the Virgin Group brands. In fact, very few Virgin Group businesses are .....

One of the quirks of Virgin Red, the central portal for earning and spending Virgin Points, is that it does .....

9 May 20259 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

Last summer, Hyatt announced it was buying The Standard hotel group. Founded by Andre Balazs, The Standard properties are generally aimed at a young, hip audience, sitting somewhere (in my view) .....

Last summer, Hyatt announced it was buying The Standard hotel group. Founded by Andre Balazs, The Standard .....

9 May 20259 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

This is our review of the new-ish (launched 2022) free Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing .....

This is our review of the new-ish (launched 2022) free Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit card. It is part of .....

9 May 20259 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

This is my review of the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. If you have been following along you know that Rob and I visited Doha two weeks ago to visit Qatar Airways management .....

This is my review of the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. If you have been following .....

8 May 20258 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments