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Two historic Scottish hotels – Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort and The Bruntsfield – have been acquired by Dubai-based hotel group JA Resorts & Hotels. JA Resorts & Hotels is a .....
Two historic Scottish hotels – Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort and The Bruntsfield – have been .....
12 Aug 202512 August 2025 • 6 comments
In 2021 Virgin Red launched a new way of letting you earn Virgin Points – its own train ticket booking platform called Virgin Trains Ticketing. It was originally part of the Virgin Red app but .....
In 2021 Virgin Red launched a new way of letting you earn Virgin Points – its own train ticket booking .....
12 Aug 202512 August 2025 • 11 comments
Ten days ago, IAG (owner of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling) announced its first half results for 2025. I won’t bore you with all the details, just to say that it is doing well, .....
Ten days ago, IAG (owner of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling) announced its first half results .....
11 Aug 202511 August 2025 • 260 comments
What is the British Airways On Business scheme redemption chart? How many On Business points do you need to fly to a particular city? It is surprisingly tricky to find out how many On Business .....
What is the British Airways On Business scheme redemption chart? How many On Business points do you need .....
11 Aug 202511 August 2025 • 7 comments
Hilton Honors has teamed up with Enterprise Car Club to offer a generous new member discount. This is especially interesting for anyone who has a Zipcar membership and may be interested in switching .....
Hilton Honors has teamed up with Enterprise Car Club to offer a generous new member discount. This is .....
11 Aug 202511 August 2025 • 21 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 .....
11 Aug 202511 August 2025 • Leave a comment
This is our review of the Waldorf Astoria Trianon Palace hotel in Versailles, just outside Paris. Hilton is currently running its latest weekends sale for hotels and resorts across the UK, Europe, .....
This is our review of the Waldorf Astoria Trianon Palace hotel in Versailles, just outside Paris. Hilton is .....
10 Aug 202510 August 2025 • 23 comments
aether, as regular readers may remember, is the ‘pay to use’ VIP terminal at Manchester Airport. It originally opened in November 2019 as PremiAir. Little did we know that covid was around the .....
aether, as regular readers may remember, is the ‘pay to use’ VIP terminal at Manchester Airport. It .....
10 Aug 202510 August 2025 • 80 comments
World of Hyatt has launched a new ‘buy points’ bonus. You will get a 20% discount when you buy points via this link. To save you doing the maths, a 20% discount is equivalent to a 25% .....
World of Hyatt has launched a new ‘buy points’ bonus. You will get a 20% discount when you buy .....
10 Aug 202510 August 2025 • 8 comments
avios.com has launched a new portal called ‘Avios Shop’ letting you spend Avios on ‘real stuff’. For now, the shop only lets you purchase Apple products, although I assume the .....
avios.com has launched a new portal called ‘Avios Shop’ letting you spend Avios on ‘real .....
9 Aug 20259 August 2025 • 70 comments
Marriott Bonvoy Moments is the Marriott Bonvoy experiences platform where you can redeem your points to buy and bid on various in-person events such as concerts, sporting fixtures and dining .....
Marriott Bonvoy Moments is the Marriott Bonvoy experiences platform where you can redeem your points to buy .....
9 Aug 20259 August 2025 • 3 comments
This is our review of the W Sydney hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. The W has been a long-awaited part of the Sydney skyline. Originally meant to open in 2020, we included it in our 2021 round-up of .....
This is our review of the W Sydney hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. The W has been a long-awaited part of the .....
9 Aug 20259 August 2025 • 38 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 .....
9 Aug 20259 August 2025 • Leave a comment
The long-running UK anti-trust investigation into the transatlantic joint business between American Airlines, Aer Lingus, British Airways, Finnair and Iberia has finally drawn to a close, with the .....
The long-running UK anti-trust investigation into the transatlantic joint business between American Airlines, .....
8 Aug 20258 August 2025 • 51 comments
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