American Express has launched a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of 40,000 Membership Rewards points for spending £6,000, which converts to 40,000 Avios, was already .....

American Express has launched a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of 40,000 .....

3 Jul 20243 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 128 comments

American Express has made two announcements today. The first, covered in a separate article, is the temporary offer of a £400 Amex Travel credit when you apply for The Platinum Card and spent £6,000 .....

American Express has made two announcements today. The first, covered in a separate article, is the temporary .....

3 Jul 20243 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 103 comments

This is our review of the Andaz hotel in Singapore. Andaz is one of my favourite Hyatt hotel brands. It’s what the hotel industry would call a ‘lifestyle’ brand, which in reality .....

This is our review of the Andaz hotel in Singapore. Andaz is one of my favourite Hyatt hotel brands. .....

3 Jul 20243 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

IHG has announced the opening of its first InterContinental hotel in Cape Town. The company is taking on the Table Bay hotel on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. It will open in December 2025 .....

IHG has announced the opening of its first InterContinental hotel in Cape Town. The company is taking on the .....

2 Jul 20242 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

British Airways isn’t the only airline to (re)launch flights to Bangkok this year. Italian flag carrier ITA has just announced it will launch direct flights from Rome to Bangkok from .....

British Airways isn’t the only airline to (re)launch flights to Bangkok this year. Italian flag carrier .....

2 Jul 20242 July 2024 by Rhys Jones

Back in May, I was onboard one of Emirates’ newly refurbished A380s to review their new premium economy cabins and refurbished business class seat. Something more exciting is on the horizon, .....

Back in May, I was onboard one of Emirates’ newly refurbished A380s to review their new premium economy .....

2 Jul 20242 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 20 comments

Not many Avios collectors know that you can now double-up when you stay at any Accor hotel. As well as earning Accor Live Limitless points as usual from your Novotel, Mercure, Raffles, Fairmont, .....

Not many Avios collectors know that you can now double-up when you stay at any Accor hotel. As well as earning .....

2 Jul 20242 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

As an editorial rule, Head for Points does not usually write about hotels which only exist on paper. A contract may be signed but it doesn’t mean that the project will ever happen. We do cover .....

As an editorial rule, Head for Points does not usually write about hotels which only exist on paper. A .....

2 Jul 20242 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in .....

2 Jul 20242 July 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of business class on a Singapore Airlines A350 from London Gatwick to Singapore. With four flights per day out of Heathrow, Singapore Airlines has had to look outside the .....

This is our review of business class on a Singapore Airlines A350 from London Gatwick to Singapore. With four .....

1 Jul 20241 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 55 comments

Marriott Bonvoy is currently offering a substantially increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Credit Card.  The sign-up bonus is TRIPLED from 20,000 Marriott Bonvoy .....

Marriott Bonvoy is currently offering a substantially increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy .....

1 Jul 20241 July 2024 by Katie Ridgers • 3 comments

One of the most useful benefits of having an American Express Platinum credit card – and one which genuinely helps me justify the £650 fee – is the Fine Hotels & Resorts programme. As .....

One of the most useful benefits of having an American Express Platinum credit card – and one which .....

1 Jul 20241 July 2024 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: An update on HSBC’s 25% Avios transfer bonus As we covered last month, HSBC has launched its ‘roughly annual’ 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card .....

News in brief: An update on HSBC’s 25% Avios transfer bonus As we covered last month, HSBC has launched .....

1 Jul 20241 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....

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

1 Jul 20241 July 2024 by Rob Burgess