American Express has brought back its biggest ever sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of 30,000 Membership Rewards points, which converts to 30,000 Avios, was already good. Until .....

American Express has brought back its biggest ever sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of .....

12 Apr 202312 April 2023 by Rob Burgess

For just the second time in Head for Points history, we are giving away one million points to one lucky reader! We have teamed up with Virgin Red to run an exclusive competition for HfP readers. .....

For just the second time in Head for Points history, we are giving away one million points to one lucky .....

12 Apr 202312 April 2023 by Rhys Jones • 32 comments

More change is going on at New York JFK. After British Airways moved from Terminal 7 to Terminal 8 at the end of last year, Aer Lingus is moving the other way. From 27th April, Aer Lingus flights to .....

More change is going on at New York JFK. After British Airways moved from Terminal 7 to Terminal 8 at the end .....

12 Apr 202312 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

This is our review of the new Virgin Hotels New York City hotel. Well, Richard Branson really does get around. Just over a week after Rob met him in Edinburgh to open the new Virgin Hotels Edinburgh .....

This is our review of the new Virgin Hotels New York City hotel. Well, Richard Branson really does get around. .....

11 Apr 202311 April 2023 by Rhys Jones • 48 comments

Hilton has extended its ‘3 for 2’ offer for its most luxurious hotels by another year to 31st March 2024.  Even better, this offer comes with the extra benefits that come via .....

Hilton has extended its ‘3 for 2’ offer for its most luxurious hotels by another year to 31st .....

11 Apr 202311 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Yes, a cheery subject for the first day back at work after a Bank Holiday but …. More seriously, this is a topic that rarely comes up but does impact quite a few people, especially those who .....

Yes, a cheery subject for the first day back at work after a Bank Holiday but …. More seriously, this is .....

11 Apr 202311 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

This is our review of the 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 worth .....

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

11 Apr 202311 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

For a number of weeks now, our forum and comments sections have seen an influx of people posting questions along the lines of ‘Why has British Airways removed all Avios flights TO .....

For a number of weeks now, our forum and comments sections have seen an influx of people posting questions .....

10 Apr 202310 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Hotel chains take differing approaches to whether you can earn points from eating and dining in their hotels if you are not a registered guest. It isn’t an easy topic to get your head around, .....

Hotel chains take differing approaches to whether you can earn points from eating and dining in their hotels .....

10 Apr 202310 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

We like to run slightly eclectic pieces on holiday weekends, so I thought it was worth taking another look at the two long-forgotten but still standing air terminals which used to exist in Central .....

We like to run slightly eclectic pieces on holiday weekends, so I thought it was worth taking another look at .....

10 Apr 202310 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 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 .....

10 Apr 202310 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is our review of the Tesco Bank Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying .....

This is our review of the Tesco Bank Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at .....

10 Apr 202310 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. You are receiving this as a previous subscriber to Malcolm .....

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

10 Apr 202310 April 2023 by Rob Burgess

One of least known and often useful features of Marriott Bonvoy is the ability to transfer points from one member to another for free. The only snag is that, historically, you had to call Marriott .....

One of least known and often useful features of Marriott Bonvoy is the ability to transfer points from one .....

9 Apr 20239 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments