All this week, we have been running a competition to give away 50,000 IHG Rewards Club points to one lucky Head for Points reader. 50,000 IHG Rewards Club points will get you: ten PointBreaks .....

All this week, we have been running a competition to give away 50,000 IHG Rewards Club points to one lucky .....

22 Jan 201622 January 2016 by Rob Burgess

It is looking like we are about to see a burst of long-haul aircraft orders from both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. Speaking at a recent conference in Dublin, Willie Walsh, CEO of BA’s .....

It is looking like we are about to see a burst of long-haul aircraft orders from both British Airways and .....

21 Jan 201621 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Starwood Preferred Guest, the Westin / W / Sheraton / Le Meridien / St Regis etc group, has listed a new batch of redemptions for the SPG Suite at The O2 arena in Greenwich. You can find them on the .....

Starwood Preferred Guest, the Westin / W / Sheraton / Le Meridien / St Regis etc group, has listed a new batch .....

21 Jan 201621 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

I’ve had a flurry of emails this week promoting various sales and discount codes.  None of them are as lucrative as the Accor UK hotel sale I covered yesterday but some may work for you. .....

I’ve had a flurry of emails this week promoting various sales and discount codes.  None of them are as .....

21 Jan 201621 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

There seems to be ‘something in the air’ in the hotel business which smells a little of panic as the stock market starts to teeter.   Starwood, as I cover in my third article today, has .....

There seems to be ‘something in the air’ in the hotel business which smells a little of panic as .....

20 Jan 201620 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Having just booked a number of British Airways Reward Flight Saver redemptions to Germany for various family trips this year, I thought it worth a reminder of something many people forget – it .....

Having just booked a number of British Airways Reward Flight Saver redemptions to Germany for various family .....

20 Jan 201620 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

News in brief: Hilton HHonors launches targetted 80% ‘buy points’ bonus Hilton HHonors emailed many members yesterday with an offer of an 80% bonus if you buy 5,000+ points. You can check .....

News in brief: Hilton HHonors launches targetted 80% ‘buy points’ bonus Hilton HHonors emailed .....

20 Jan 201620 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Following the recent announcement of its new service to Johannesburg, starting in August, Iberia has revealed some more big news. Iberia has announced a new ‘three flights per week’ .....

Following the recent announcement of its new service to Johannesburg, starting in August, Iberia has revealed .....

19 Jan 201619 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Best Western is popular with Head for Points readers.  When I did my hotel survey a year ago, roughly 1 in 6 HFP readers said they had stayed in one during 2014. You may have wondered why I .....

Best Western is popular with Head for Points readers.  When I did my hotel survey a year ago, roughly 1 in 6 .....

19 Jan 201619 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

News in brief: €10 off your next Vueling flight to or from the UK Vueling, the sister airline of Iberia and British Airways, is offering a €10 discount off your next flight. You need to book a .....

News in brief: €10 off your next Vueling flight to or from the UK Vueling, the sister airline of Iberia and .....

19 Jan 201619 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

I’m delighted to launch another exclusive Head for Points competition today.  One lucky reader is going to walk away with 50,000 IHG Rewards Club points! 50,000 IHG Rewards Club points will .....

I’m delighted to launch another exclusive Head for Points competition today.  One lucky reader is going .....

18 Jan 201618 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

News in brief: BBC covers the mystery of the non-vanishing fuel surcharge The BBC website moved into interesting frequent flyer territory last week, taking a look at why fuel surcharges still appear .....

News in brief: BBC covers the mystery of the non-vanishing fuel surcharge The BBC website moved into .....

18 Jan 201618 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 90 comments

I haven’t covered the ibis Business Card on Head for Points before, so I thought it was worth a look at this potential money saver. If you are a regular visitor to ibis Hotels, you might find .....

I haven’t covered the ibis Business Card on Head for Points before, so I thought it was worth a look at .....

18 Jan 201618 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Better late than never, it’s time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals.  Our directory of .....

Better late than never, it’s time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is .....

17 Jan 201617 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments