News in brief: East Midlands lounge closure announced The Escape Lounge at East Midlands Airport is to be refurbished. That’s the good news. The bad news is the lounge will be closed from 20th .....

News in brief: East Midlands lounge closure announced The Escape Lounge at East Midlands Airport is to be .....

3 Dec 20243 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you can fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you will receive 1 million .....

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....

3 Dec 20243 December 2024 by HfP team • 28 comments

Airport lounge access card Priority Pass is not just about lounges. It also has deals with many airport restaurants where you can receive a free or discounted meal by showing your Priority Pass card. .....

Airport lounge access card Priority Pass is not just about lounges. It also has deals with many airport .....

3 Dec 20243 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

The Wine Flyer, the Avios-run wine retailer is making FOUR generous Black Friday offers available. You will need to move quickly however, as all four offers end at 23.59 today, Monday 2nd December.

The Wine Flyer, the Avios-run wine retailer is making FOUR generous Black Friday offers available. You will .....

2 Dec 20242 December 2024 by Katie Ridgers • 23 comments

The Black Friday flight and hotel deals we’ve covered over the last couple of days have been, to put it politely, average. Accor’s quadruple points offer is probably the best we’ve .....

The Black Friday flight and hotel deals we’ve covered over the last couple of days have been, to put it .....

2 Dec 20242 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

This is our review of the new Hilton Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Somewhat surprisingly, Hilton Saigon is the only Hilton hotel in Vietnam’s most populous city. I don’t just mean .....

This is our review of the new Hilton Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Somewhat surprisingly, Hilton Saigon is .....

2 Dec 20242 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 28 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 .....

2 Dec 20242 December 2024 by Rob Burgess

One fascinating change to Avios in recent years was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American Express 2-4-1 Companion Voucher redemptions. The Aer Lingus option is especially interesting .....

One fascinating change to Avios in recent years was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American .....

1 Dec 20241 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

After several delays, Emirates finally took delivery of its first A350 jet this week and announced it would start flying from Edinburgh from 3rd January 2025. It’s an exciting time for the .....

After several delays, Emirates finally took delivery of its first A350 jet this week and announced it would .....

1 Dec 20241 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 20 comments

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the first of four hotel reviews from a recent trip to Vietnam. My first time there was in 2019, as part of a .....

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the first of four .....

1 Dec 20241 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in November 2024.  Click through to read them in full: Review: Swinton Park Hotel, Yorkshire Dales (Beyond Green) News: get triple Avios at .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in November 2024.  Click through to read them in full: .....

30 Nov 202430 November 2024 by HfP team

This is our review of the Swinton Park Hotel in Yorkshire, part of the ‘Beyond Green’ marketing group. Ever since I saw Swinton Park on BBC’s Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby .....

This is our review of the Swinton Park Hotel in Yorkshire, part of the ‘Beyond Green’ marketing .....

30 Nov 202430 November 2024 by Conny Urban • 20 comments

News in brief: Get triple Avios at Bicester Village If you are heading off to Bicester Village for some pre-Christmas luxury shopping bargains, Qatar Airways Privilege Club is offering a ‘triple .....

News in brief: Get triple Avios at Bicester Village If you are heading off to Bicester Village for some .....

30 Nov 202430 November 2024 by Rob Burgess

SAS has become more interesting to Head for Points readers since its recent switch from Star Alliance to SkyTeam. This is because SkyTeam membership means that you can redeem Virgin Points for its .....

SAS has become more interesting to Head for Points readers since its recent switch from Star Alliance to .....

30 Nov 202430 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments