A long-awaited improvement to Marriott Bonvoy last year was the ability to top up ‘fixed value’ free night vouchers. In the US, multiple Marriott credit cards come with automatic free .....

A long-awaited improvement to Marriott Bonvoy last year was the ability to top up ‘fixed value’ .....

31 Oct 202331 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

In this article I want to take a look at the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. This card comes with a very generous sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert .....

In this article I want to take a look at the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. This card .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess

Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency from early 2024. It joins British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus in .....

Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

An interesting route allows you to get free membership of the DragonPass airport lounge programme. This allows you to enter any DragonPass affiliated lounge for just £24, which represents a .....

An interesting route allows you to get free membership of the DragonPass airport lounge programme. This allows .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Pullman, Mercure, Sofitel, Novotel, Raffles, Fairmont etc, has launched a bonus points promotion for hotels in key European cities. The offer is in .....

Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Pullman, Mercure, Sofitel, Novotel, Raffles, Fairmont etc, .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess

Following the success of its non-stop London Heathrow to Perth and Rome to Perth flights, Qantas is launching Paris to Perth. Flights will launch on 12th July 2024, in time for the Olympic Games in .....

Following the success of its non-stop London Heathrow to Perth and Rome to Perth flights, Qantas is launching .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess

‘Free’ minibars have become a selling point at certain hotel brands. Examples include Hyatt’s Andaz and IHG’s Hotel Indigo. Why? Well, apart from reducing the effort required .....

‘Free’ minibars have become a selling point at certain hotel brands. Examples include .....

29 Oct 202329 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 179 comments

One fascinating change to Avios last year was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher redemptions. The Aer Lingus option is especially interesting for .....

One fascinating change to Avios last year was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American Express .....

29 Oct 202329 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Asia Miles, Emirates Skywards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Aegean Miles+Bonus, Royal Brunei Royal Skies and Lufthansa Miles & More members. .....

There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Asia Miles, Emirates Skywards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, .....

29 Oct 202329 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

18 months after Rhys headed out to Texas for Virgin Atlantic’s inaugural Austin flight, the airline will pull the plug on the route. The last flight will take place on 7th January 2024. If you .....

18 months after Rhys headed out to Texas for Virgin Atlantic’s inaugural Austin flight, the airline will .....

28 Oct 202328 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

There are two travel loyalty programmes which have shown, time and time again, that they don’t deserve your trust. One in Radisson Rewards – no-one was surprised when they devalued their .....

There are two travel loyalty programmes which have shown, time and time again, that they don’t deserve .....

28 Oct 202328 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my World of Hyatt points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my World of Hyatt points expire?’.  This series, which we .....

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my World of Hyatt points from .....

28 Oct 202328 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 2 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 .....

28 Oct 202328 October 2023 by Rhys Jones