Today I want to look at the benefits of the Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card for businesses. Let me answer the obvious question first. Why are we covering it, given that it doesn’t earn .....

Today I want to look at the benefits of the Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card for businesses. Let me .....

18 Feb 202518 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Marriott and Hertz have had a partnership for many years, although neither makes a big deal of it. You can see details on the Marriott website here. As part of this, Hertz offers a status match to .....

Marriott and Hertz have had a partnership for many years, although neither makes a big deal of it. You can see .....

18 Feb 202518 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand.  Before the pandemic, my honest answer was ‘don’t bother – use cash’. .....

I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand.  .....

17 Feb 202517 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

Qatar Airways has launched an interesting new feature which allows you to earn additional Avios when you pay for a cash ticket via bank transfer. ‘Pay by Bank’ has become increasingly .....

Qatar Airways has launched an interesting new feature which allows you to earn additional Avios when you pay .....

17 Feb 202517 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

IHG has announced an interesting new signing on the Cote d’Azur. Two existing beach hotels in Théoule sur Mer, currently trading as Tiara Miramar and Tiara Yaktsa, will join Vignette Collection .....

IHG has announced an interesting new signing on the Cote d’Azur. Two existing beach hotels in Théoule .....

17 Feb 202517 February 2025 by Rob Burgess

If you have an early morning flight from Heathrow, it can come as a surprise when you realise that, midweek, the first Piccadilly Line train from central London doesn’t arrive at the airport .....

If you have an early morning flight from Heathrow, it can come as a surprise when you realise that, midweek, .....

17 Feb 202517 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 21 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 .....

17 Feb 202517 February 2025 by Rob Burgess

If you have considered switching your hotel stays to Hilton but don’t want to go ‘cold turkey’ because you have status with your main chain, Hilton has a solution. Hilton Honors has .....

If you have considered switching your hotel stays to Hilton but don’t want to go ‘cold .....

16 Feb 202516 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Eurostar services between London St Pancras and Amsterdam Centraal resumed this week after an eight month break. The disruption was caused by rebuilding work at the station in Amsterdam, which meant .....

Eurostar services between London St Pancras and Amsterdam Centraal resumed this week after an eight month .....

16 Feb 202516 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

In my previous article, I reviewed ‘the facts’ of the Radisson Rewards loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The .....

In my previous article, I reviewed ‘the facts’ of the Radisson Rewards loyalty scheme. This .....

16 Feb 202516 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Global Hotel Alliance, the world’s largest alliance of independent hotels, has a slightly surprising partnership with luxury cruise company Regent Seven Seas. (Note that Regent Seven Seas is no .....

Global Hotel Alliance, the world’s largest alliance of independent hotels, has a slightly surprising .....

16 Feb 202516 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Whilst the launch was, unsurprisingly, muted due to the pandemic, Royal Air Maroc joined the oneworld airline alliance in 2020. This meant that you can now earn and spend Avios, and earn British .....

Whilst the launch was, unsurprisingly, muted due to the pandemic, Royal Air Maroc joined the oneworld airline .....

15 Feb 202515 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

How can you earn Avios points for free? It’s certainly an attractive idea – picking up free Avios which you can use for flights, hotels or car hire, or even wine! However, don’t be .....

How can you earn Avios points for free? It’s certainly an attractive idea – picking up free Avios .....

15 Feb 202515 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

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 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments