I spent two days in Brussels recently as the guest of Global Hotel Alliance, attending their annual meeting of brand CEOs. I managed to sit down with the CEO of Global Hotel Alliance itself, Chris .....

I spent two days in Brussels recently as the guest of Global Hotel Alliance, attending their annual meeting of .....

7 Jul 20257 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 7 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 .....

7 Jul 20257 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Hilton Honors has launched a new offer with Qatar Airways Privilege Club, and it’s a very good one. You will earn 750 Avios, credited to your Qatar Airways Privilege Club account, when you next .....

Hilton Honors has launched a new offer with Qatar Airways Privilege Club, and it’s a very good one. You .....

6 Jul 20256 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: Get a 100% bonus when you buy IHG One Rewards points IHG One Rewards is offering a new 100% bonus for buying points. This offer runs to 17th July. The maximum number of points you can .....

News in brief: Get a 100% bonus when you buy IHG One Rewards points IHG One Rewards is offering a new 100% .....

6 Jul 20256 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is our review of the new Runway lounge in Milan Linate, operated by ITA Airways. Milan Linate airport is a mini secondary hub for ITA Airways, and one of only two airports outside Rome where the .....

This is our review of the new Runway lounge in Milan Linate, operated by ITA Airways. Milan Linate airport is .....

6 Jul 20256 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 2 comments

A reader flagged this evening (Saturday) that a LOT of Avios availability in Club World is currently showing for April, May and June 2026. On many dates you can get FOUR Club World seats. Whilst its .....

A reader flagged this evening (Saturday) that a LOT of Avios availability in Club World is currently showing .....

5 Jul 20255 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

SAS has a lot to answer for. After the huge success – at least in PR terms, although it cost SAS far more than expected – of the SAS Million Mile Challenge last autumn, other airlines have .....

SAS has a lot to answer for. After the huge success – at least in PR terms, although it cost SAS far .....

5 Jul 20255 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

This is our review of the Hyatt House Leeds hotel. We don’t do a lot of ‘extended stay’ hotel reviews here at Head for Points, but it is becoming more relevant and you will be seeing .....

This is our review of the Hyatt House Leeds hotel. We don’t do a lot of ‘extended stay’ .....

5 Jul 20255 July 2025 by Sinead Archer • 29 comments

You might think that the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme, which is part of Star Alliance and so accesses a different group of airlines to Avios, is irrelevant to you. The KrisFlyer frequent .....

You might think that the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme, which is part of Star Alliance and so .....

5 Jul 20255 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

5 Jul 20255 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

News in brief: Eurostar launches a huge ‘50% off’ sale for premium seats Eurostar has launched a new promotion, and it is well worth a look. If two to nine people travel together (so no .....

News in brief: Eurostar launches a huge ‘50% off’ sale for premium seats Eurostar has launched a .....

4 Jul 20254 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

We don’t normally give over full articles to a hotel rebranding, but as we did a full review of The Hotel Maria in Helsinki a few weeks ago it seems worth covering. The Hotel Maria opened in .....

We don’t normally give over full articles to a hotel rebranding, but as we did a full review of The .....

4 Jul 20254 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Well, this is unexpected. No sooner have Norse Atlantic aircraft started to fly to Manchester via the IndiGo damp lease (IndiGo flights from Mumbai to Manchester launched this week), the airline has .....

Well, this is unexpected. No sooner have Norse Atlantic aircraft started to fly to Manchester via the IndiGo .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

easyJet has a semi-secret loyalty programme called ‘Flight Club’. I say ‘semi-secret’ because, whilst most easyJet travellers won’t know that it exists, and it is not .....

easyJet has a semi-secret loyalty programme called ‘Flight Club’. I say ‘semi-secret’ .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments