There are only nine days to go to book your flights before the big Avios devaluation kicks in. I wrote a series of ten articles starting here which explain, in worrying levels of detail, exactly what .....

There are only nine days to go to book your flights before the big Avios devaluation kicks in. I wrote a .....

19 Apr 201519 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Strangely enough, hostelling is not something that I usually cover on Head for Points.  That didn’t stop a PR company sending me a pile of information on Generator Hostels.  To be honest, it .....

Strangely enough, hostelling is not something that I usually cover on Head for Points.  That didn’t .....

19 Apr 201519 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

The oft-repeated story of ‘the £1m per year door’ at Terminal 5 may or may not be an urban myth. The door in question is the one on your right-hand side when you pass through South .....

The oft-repeated story of ‘the £1m per year door’ at Terminal 5 may or may not be an urban myth. .....

18 Apr 201518 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

It is time for my annual update of the full list of hotel chains which let you collect Avios points when you stay. I ran a sister article to this in January which listed hotel chains which do NOT .....

It is time for my annual update of the full list of hotel chains which let you collect Avios points when you .....

18 Apr 201518 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Dining discount group The Gourmet Society – which offers discounts on meals in thousands of restaurants across the UK – has moved into the airport lounge business. Through a link with a .....

Dining discount group The Gourmet Society – which offers discounts on meals in thousands of restaurants .....

18 Apr 201518 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Heathrow Airport confirmed the story yesterday that I originally ran on Head for Points on April 1st – that an independent airport lounge will open in Terminal 5 this Summer, possibly July. It .....

Heathrow Airport confirmed the story yesterday that I originally ran on Head for Points on April 1st – .....

17 Apr 201517 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

News in brief: Get 5% off all Emirates bookings Until 31st May, Emirates is offering 5% off all of its UK departures – apparently in all classes – with promotional code UKVOUCH. 31st May .....

News in brief: Get 5% off all Emirates bookings Until 31st May, Emirates is offering 5% off all of its UK .....

17 Apr 201517 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

On 31st March, Global Hotel Alliance dropped all of its airline partnerships except for Lufthansa Miles & More. As I wrote in this article last month, Global Hotel Alliance is currently focussed .....

On 31st March, Global Hotel Alliance dropped all of its airline partnerships except for Lufthansa Miles & .....

17 Apr 201517 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

A Head for Points reader was passing through Terminal 5 over Easter when he found a copy of the daily British Airways ‘Premium Brief’ document on the floor, so he sent me a photo of it. .....

A Head for Points reader was passing through Terminal 5 over Easter when he found a copy of the daily British .....

16 Apr 201516 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

When we were down in Dubai last week, I noticed that there is a new Marriott Rewards redemption option. Having a collection of Marriott Rewards points did not previously serve you well in Dubai if you .....

When we were down in Dubai last week, I noticed that there is a new Marriott Rewards redemption option. Having .....

16 Apr 201516 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Today I want to review Hotels.com Rewards, previously known as Welcome Rewards, the loyalty programme for Hotels.com. I have spent the last two weeks analysing the ‘big seven’ hotel .....

Today I want to review Hotels.com Rewards, previously known as Welcome Rewards, the loyalty programme for .....

16 Apr 201516 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

I dropped this in as an extra article as it is a very, very good deal – although it will require some effort. Air New Zealand is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.  In association .....

I dropped this in as an extra article as it is a very, very good deal – although it will require some .....

15 Apr 201515 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

IHG Rewards Club has slowly started to email members about changes to the programme which start from July 1st. Full details can be found here at the IHG site. The important news, before you start to .....

IHG Rewards Club has slowly started to email members about changes to the programme which start from July 1st. .....

15 Apr 201515 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Qatar Airways has launched another one-week-only promotion on economy and business class seats from London.  Some of the fares are not bad, such as Abu Dhabi for £310 (£305 from Manchester).  .....

Qatar Airways has launched another one-week-only promotion on economy and business class seats from London.  .....

15 Apr 201515 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 90 comments