If you want to brush up your language skills before your summer holiday, Marriott Bonvoy has partnered with Duolingo to offer their members a 1-month free trial of Super Duolingo. If you're not a .....

If you want to brush up your language skills before your summer holiday, Marriott Bonvoy has partnered with .....

11 Jun 202511 June 2025 by Katie Ridgers • 28 comments

Alaska Airlines has been offering good deals on its partner Aer Lingus for some time now (see here, for example). It’s not entirely clear why – they do not seem to be mistake fares, .....

Alaska Airlines has been offering good deals on its partner Aer Lingus for some time now (see here, for .....

10 Jun 202510 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

It’s back! Hilton has extended its popular ‘3 for 2’ and ‘4 for 3’ offer for its most luxurious hotels. Things are a little different this year but the deals are up and running, if .....

It’s back! Hilton has extended its popular ‘3 for 2’ and ‘4 for 3’ offer for its most .....

10 Jun 202510 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I’m old enough to remember when the luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel chain used to add one hotel every three years, if you were lucky. Now it is more like three hotels every single year. London .....

I’m old enough to remember when the luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel chain used to add one hotel every .....

10 Jun 202510 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

Accor Live Limitless has launched a competition with a decent prize – 100,000 Accor points, worth €2,000 of future stays. Even better, there will be 10 winners. There won’t be too many .....

Accor Live Limitless has launched a competition with a decent prize – 100,000 Accor points, worth .....

10 Jun 202510 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

As we covered on Saturday, the Escape lounge in Manchester Terminal 3 closed yesterday. From this morning, British Airways passengers are being sent to a new location. Some people thought that the .....

As we covered on Saturday, the Escape lounge in Manchester Terminal 3 closed yesterday. From this morning, .....

10 Jun 202510 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Virgin Atlantic has brought back its biggest ever deal for buying Virgin Points. This new 70% bonus offer runs until 23rd June. After that it will drop to 60% until 18th July. If you are short of .....

Virgin Atlantic has brought back its biggest ever deal for buying Virgin Points. This new 70% bonus offer runs .....

10 Jun 202510 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

We receive many emails from people who struggle to make sense of the different cash vs Avios pricing options. I occasionally mention my ‘1p rule’ for getting my preferred option, and I .....

We receive many emails from people who struggle to make sense of the different cash vs Avios pricing options. .....

9 Jun 20259 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

This is our review of business class on Iberia Express. Iberia Express operates from three cities in the UK. It was 2017 when we last had a look at it, so a trip to Madrid seemed like a good excuse. .....

This is our review of business class on Iberia Express. Iberia Express operates from three cities in the UK. .....

9 Jun 20259 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

Whilst citizenM hotels don’t offer a loyalty programme or miles in any airline scheme, they are popular with our readers due to their mix of low price and modern design. We’ve been able to .....

Whilst citizenM hotels don’t offer a loyalty programme or miles in any airline scheme, they are popular .....

9 Jun 20259 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 12 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 .....

9 Jun 20259 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: British Airways lounge changes at Manchester Airport Whilst we wait for British Airways to move across to Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport, lounge provision in Terminal 3 is expected to .....

News in brief: British Airways lounge changes at Manchester Airport Whilst we wait for British Airways to move .....

8 Jun 20258 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

If you have The Platinum Card from American Express, one of the unsung ‘free money’ benefits has been £50 per half-year to spend at Harvey Nichols stores. This offer is valid instore and online .....

If you have The Platinum Card from American Express, one of the unsung ‘free money’ benefits has been £50 .....

8 Jun 20258 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

This is our review of the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are .....

This is our review of the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of .....

8 Jun 20258 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments