American Express has launched a new deal with the Leading Hotels of the World marketing group. It’s not the most generous ever seen in terms of the percentage of your spend returned, but the .....

American Express has launched a new deal with the Leading Hotels of the World marketing group. It’s not .....

16 Sep 202416 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

How can you convert Virgin Points into Hilton Honors or IHG One Rewards hotel points? This article is Part 7 of our updated ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series. Further articles will .....

How can you convert Virgin Points into Hilton Honors or IHG One Rewards hotel points? This article is Part 7 .....

16 Sep 202416 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. If you are not a .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

16 Sep 202416 September 2024 by Rob Burgess

Qatar Airways has swiftly reversed the bulk of the sharp increase in Avios taxes and charges added on Saturday night. There always was a plan to increase taxes and charges, but somewhere down the line .....

Qatar Airways has swiftly reversed the bulk of the sharp increase in Avios taxes and charges added on Saturday .....

15 Sep 202415 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has raised taxes and charges on Avios redemptions sharply last night in a ‘no notice’ move. In general, around £125 per sector has been added to Business .....

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has raised taxes and charges on Avios redemptions sharply last night in a .....

15 Sep 202415 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 218 comments

How can you use Virgin Points to upgrade your next Virgin Atlantic flight? This article is Part 6 of our updated ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series. Further articles will follow on .....

How can you use Virgin Points to upgrade your next Virgin Atlantic flight? This article is Part 6 of our .....

15 Sep 202415 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

15 Sep 202415 September 2024 by HfP team • 2 comments

It seems that it was March 2023 when we last explained how to add an icon to your comments on HfP.  Apologies to anyone who has spent the last 18 months wondering how to do it …. You probably .....

It seems that it was March 2023 when we last explained how to add an icon to your comments on HfP.  Apologies .....

15 Sep 202415 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

A new Hotel Indigo is opening in Leeds as one of the oldest hotels in the city is refurbished and rebranded. Opened in 1890, the Cosmopolitan has been serving guests for over 130 years although in .....

A new Hotel Indigo is opening in Leeds as one of the oldest hotels in the city is refurbished and rebranded. .....

14 Sep 202414 September 2024 by Rhys Jones

Yes! Your prayers are answered. I think we all wish that British Airways ran even more flights to North America instead of expanding elsewhere, and your wishes have been granted …. British .....

Yes! Your prayers are answered. I think we all wish that British Airways ran even more flights to North .....

14 Sep 202414 September 2024 by Rhys Jones • 150 comments

This is our review of the Avanti West Coast First Class lounge at London Euston station. I haven’t personally reviewed this lounge since 2015 (Anika did a brief update in 2018) so it could well .....

This is our review of the Avanti West Coast First Class lounge at London Euston station. I haven’t .....

14 Sep 202414 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

How do you book flights on Virgin Atlantic’s non-SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This article is Part 5 of our updated ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series. Further .....

How do you book flights on Virgin Atlantic’s non-SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This .....

14 Sep 202414 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 13 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 .....

14 Sep 202414 September 2024 by Rhys Jones

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion following a fallow few months when only targetted offers were made available. IHG One Rewards is the loyalty scheme covering InterContinental, .....

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion following a fallow few months when only targetted offers .....

13 Sep 202413 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments