This article is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the basic facts of the scheme – basically ‘How .....

This article is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered .....

27 Jan 202427 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Airport lounge access card Priority Pass has been on a roll in the last couple of months, adding a large number of new UK restaurant deals for its cardholders via a deal with catering group SSP. At .....

Airport lounge access card Priority Pass has been on a roll in the last couple of months, adding a large .....

27 Jan 202427 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. Please forward it to any friends or family who you think may be .....

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

27 Jan 202427 January 2024 by Rhys Jones

Want to visit Japan using Virgin Points? It is now a decade since Virgin Atlantic dropped Tokyo (part of a route bonfire that also saw Cape Town, Vancouver and Mumbai canned) but luckily it has .....

Want to visit Japan using Virgin Points? It is now a decade since Virgin Atlantic dropped Tokyo (part of a .....

26 Jan 202426 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

IHG has signed a voco hotel on The World Islands Dubai. The website is here. The World Islands project has a chequered history. Virtually abandoned after the financial crisis 15 years ago, the project .....

IHG has signed a voco hotel on The World Islands Dubai. The website is here. The World Islands project has a .....

26 Jan 202426 January 2024 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Hotel Indigo opens in Coventry IHG’s Hotel Indigo brand has carved out a successful niche in becoming the best hotel in 2nd tier regional cities across the UK. Head to Durham, .....

News in brief: Hotel Indigo opens in Coventry IHG’s Hotel Indigo brand has carved out a successful niche .....

26 Jan 202426 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

18 months ago, HSBC Premier undertook a substantial upgrading of its credit card transfer partners. What was a bit of a laughing stock – although Avios was also partner – suddenly became a .....

18 months ago, HSBC Premier undertook a substantial upgrading of its credit card transfer partners. What was a .....

26 Jan 202426 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Back in November 2023, the World Duty Free shops at Heathrow launched a new partnership with Avios. You will now earn 1 Avios for every £1 you spend in World Duty Free and other shops at Heathrow run .....

Back in November 2023, the World Duty Free shops at Heathrow launched a new partnership with Avios. You will .....

25 Jan 202425 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

On Monday night I was at The O2 in London for the official launch of ‘The NinetyThird by Qatar Airways’, the new VIP venue at the arena. This includes the ‘Walkway’, the .....

On Monday night I was at The O2 in London for the official launch of ‘The NinetyThird by Qatar .....

25 Jan 202425 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Rhys has literally just reappeared in the HfP office after a trip to Bogota in Colombia, trying out the new Iberia A350 business class seat. This review, and a Four Seasons hotel review, will follow .....

Rhys has literally just reappeared in the HfP office after a trip to Bogota in Colombia, trying out the new .....

25 Jan 202425 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways announced that it was adopting Avios as its loyalty currency. You can now link your British Airways Executive Club and Qatar Airways Privilege Club accounts via the .....

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways announced that it was adopting Avios as its loyalty currency. You can now .....

24 Jan 202424 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

We got a very excited press release from Virgin Red on Monday about the fact that Eurostar gift vouchers are now available for Virgin Points via the Virgin Red app. There is nothing new about this, .....

We got a very excited press release from Virgin Red on Monday about the fact that Eurostar gift vouchers are .....

24 Jan 202424 January 2024 by Rob Burgess

Hilton is out of the blocks as the first hotel group to launch a ‘buy points’ deal in 2024. It has launched another offer of an 80% to 100% bonus when you buy points. The Hilton ‘buy .....

Hilton is out of the blocks as the first hotel group to launch a ‘buy points’ deal in 2024. It has .....

24 Jan 202424 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

This is our review of The Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport. As part of my tour of Southampton Airport last week, I got to spend some time in The Spitfire Lounge. This is run by the airport .....

This is our review of The Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport. As part of my tour of Southampton Airport .....

24 Jan 202424 January 2024 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments