Accor Live Limitless has been running a ‘double and triple points’ promotion for stays in selected European and North African countries, including the UK. You can register here. TODAY, .....

Accor Live Limitless has been running a ‘double and triple points’ promotion for stays in selected .....

27 Apr 202527 April 2025 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

27 Apr 202527 April 2025 by HfP team

It’s back – the 60 day block on booking Aer Lingus redemptions with Avios. In November 2023, we reported how Aer Lingus was blocking Avios redemptions made within 60 days of the date of .....

It’s back – the 60 day block on booking Aer Lingus redemptions with Avios. In November 2023, we .....

26 Apr 202526 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

When IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, rolled out its new IHG One Rewards loyalty scheme in 2022, one of the key benefits was Confirmable Suite .....

When IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, rolled out its .....

26 Apr 202526 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Hotels.com is running a promotion for the next month. For all bookings made by 26th May, for travel by 30th September, you will receive 3% back in OneKeyCash instead of the usual 2%. Elite members .....

Hotels.com is running a promotion for the next month. For all bookings made by 26th May, for travel by 30th .....

26 Apr 202526 April 2025 by Rob Burgess

IHG has launched its European summer hotel sale, covering brands such as InterContinental, Kimpton, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Staybridge Suites and many others. The ‘Book Early and Save’ .....

IHG has launched its European summer hotel sale, covering brands such as InterContinental, Kimpton, Holiday .....

26 Apr 202526 April 2025 by Rob Burgess

United Airlines has announced that its service from Edinburgh to Washington DC is moving to (almost) year-round from ‘summer only’. Instead of ending on 25th October, flights will now .....

United Airlines has announced that its service from Edinburgh to Washington DC is moving to (almost) .....

26 Apr 202526 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

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 .....

26 Apr 202526 April 2025 by Rob Burgess

Last week we published an interview with Tony Douglas, CEO of upstart Saudi airline Riyadh Air. Riyadh Air has just unveiled the cabins which will be used on its first long-haul services, and they .....

Last week we published an interview with Tony Douglas, CEO of upstart Saudi airline Riyadh Air. Riyadh Air has .....

25 Apr 202525 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

The SKYLIFE Lounge at London Southend airport has been closed for some time, with Priority Pass customers sent to a reserved part of The Pilot Cafe instead. With the summer season in full swing and .....

The SKYLIFE Lounge at London Southend airport has been closed for some time, with Priority Pass customers sent .....

25 Apr 202525 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

This article shows you how to reach the hotels around Heathrow airport using the local bus network, rather than paying for the expensive Hotel Hoppa shuttle bus. As I have mentioned a few times on .....

This article shows you how to reach the hotels around Heathrow airport using the local bus network, rather .....

25 Apr 202525 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments

Two years ago (March 2023 to be precise) Virgin Atlantic gave a binding agreement to the UK Competition & Markets Authority to launch flights to Seoul. This was part of a deal to allow UK .....

Two years ago (March 2023 to be precise) Virgin Atlantic gave a binding agreement to the UK Competition & .....

24 Apr 202524 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

Membership Rewards is the rewards programme for American Express, covering its Platinum, Preferred Rewards Gold and Amex Rewards credit cards.  You can also earn Membership Rewards points via the .....

Membership Rewards is the rewards programme for American Express, covering its Platinum, Preferred Rewards .....

24 Apr 202524 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

InterContinental Ambassador is IHG’s ‘pay to join’ loyalty programme. On the face of it, the fact that it is only valid at InterContinental-branded hotels and costs $225 (or 45,000 .....

InterContinental Ambassador is IHG’s ‘pay to join’ loyalty programme. On the face of it, the .....

24 Apr 202524 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments