It is only four weeks since Hilton last launched a new hotel brand, with the opening of the first Tempo hotel in New York. You can never have too many brands, it seems, and last week saw the opening .....

It is only four weeks since Hilton last launched a new hotel brand, with the opening of the first Tempo hotel .....

18 Sep 202318 September 2023 by Rob Burgess

Back in May, Stansted Express resumed a ‘four trains per hour’ service during the morning and evening peaks for the first time since the pandemic. This didn’t go down well with .....

Back in May, Stansted Express resumed a ‘four trains per hour’ service during the morning and .....

18 Sep 202318 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Most people think that the British Airways Executive Club tiers are Blue, Bronze, Silver and Gold.  There is also Gold Guest List – see here for how you get that – but it is a subset .....

Most people think that the British Airways Executive Club tiers are Blue, Bronze, Silver and Gold.  There .....

18 Sep 202318 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

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

18 Sep 202318 September 2023 by Rob Burgess

If you are a newcomer to the world of Avios (and this is an article aimed at newcomers), I generally recommend that you try Club Europe business class on short-haul redemptions from Heathrow .....

If you are a newcomer to the world of Avios (and this is an article aimed at newcomers), I generally .....

17 Sep 202317 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

IHG One Rewards is continuing with its new promotion which offers a 15% discount on redemptions at selected new hotels. The list has been extended with more new hotels so I thought we’d take .....

IHG One Rewards is continuing with its new promotion which offers a 15% discount on redemptions at selected .....

17 Sep 202317 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is our review of United’s Polaris business class lounge in San Francisco Airport. Polaris is United’s term for its international long haul business class cabins, introduced in 2016 .....

This is our review of United’s Polaris business class lounge in San Francisco Airport. Polaris is .....

17 Sep 202317 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

This article looks at how to earn Avios points from stays at NH Hotels and nhow. It is now over a decade since Avios was launched and the British Airways and Iberia loyalty schemes given the same .....

This article looks at how to earn Avios points from stays at NH Hotels and nhow. It is now over a decade since .....

17 Sep 202317 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

There was a lot of concern in early 2023 about the ‘status cliff’, with literally millions of frequent travellers due to lose their airline or hotel status due to reduced 2022 travel and .....

There was a lot of concern in early 2023 about the ‘status cliff’, with literally millions of .....

16 Sep 202316 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Emerald Airlines may not be a familiar name to you, but Aer Lingus will be. Aer Lingus has operated its smaller regional routes under a franchise model for many years. The contract was held by Stobart .....

Emerald Airlines may not be a familiar name to you, but Aer Lingus will be. Aer Lingus has operated its .....

16 Sep 202316 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Accor, the company behind Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Raffles, Pullman, Fairmont and many other hotel brands, recently shook up its two subscription cards. Until 20th September, the company is currently .....

Accor, the company behind Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Raffles, Pullman, Fairmont and many other hotel brands, .....

16 Sep 202316 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 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 .....

16 Sep 202316 September 2023 by Rhys Jones

This is our review of the United Airlines premium economy cabin on a Boeing 777-200 flight from London to San Francisco. My very first long haul flight back in 2014 at the age of 18 was on United to .....

This is our review of the United Airlines premium economy cabin on a Boeing 777-200 flight from London to San .....

15 Sep 202315 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 55 comments

Virgin Atlantic is dropping free seat selection in its Economy Classic and Economy Delight cabins. Silver members of Virgin Flying Club have been told that, for new bookings from 19th September, they .....

Virgin Atlantic is dropping free seat selection in its Economy Classic and Economy Delight cabins. Silver .....

15 Sep 202315 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments