News in brief: 10am check-in (guaranteed?) is now a Spire Elite benefit IHG Rewards Club sent out an email to Spire Elite members over the weekend.  It said: “We know that when you’re busy .....

News in brief: 10am check-in (guaranteed?) is now a Spire Elite benefit IHG Rewards Club sent out an email to .....

20 Nov 201720 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

We have made a determined attempt this year to build up our collection of UK airport lounge reviews.  We aren’t totally there yet, but we are well on the way. Having just added reviews of the .....

We have made a determined attempt this year to build up our collection of UK airport lounge reviews.  We .....

20 Nov 201720 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

This is my review of the “51st and Green” preclearance lounge at Dublin Airport as well as the overall US preclearance experience. It is the third part of my series on how you can redeem .....

This is my review of the “51st and Green” preclearance lounge at Dublin Airport as well as the .....

19 Nov 201719 November 2017 by Anika Burnett • 52 comments

I wrote this article last week for potential use in another publication.  It seemed a shame not to run it on here too.  Whilst very little in this article will be new to regular readers, it does .....

I wrote this article last week for potential use in another publication.  It seemed a shame not to run it on .....

19 Nov 201719 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 137 comments

Aer Lingus announced a new route from Dublin to Seattle on Friday.  This offers a new way to spend your Avios points and a new way of getting to the US without paying heavy taxes and charges. The .....

Aer Lingus announced a new route from Dublin to Seattle on Friday.  This offers a new way to spend your Avios .....

19 Nov 201719 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Following numerous trials, British Airways has finally decided to push ahead with boarding in groups.  The new process will go live on 12th December. Your boarding pass will now carry a group .....

Following numerous trials, British Airways has finally decided to push ahead with boarding in groups.  The .....

18 Nov 201718 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 129 comments

News in brief: Lloyds response to our card fraud claims Our article yesterday on card fraud on the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit card got traction, being picked up by Radio 4’s ‘You and .....

News in brief: Lloyds response to our card fraud claims Our article yesterday on card fraud on the Lloyds .....

18 Nov 201718 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

News in brief: Excellent Park Plaza London £119 hotel deal The Park Plaza hotel group has launched a £119 promotion for its London hotels. This is a very good deal, because Park Plaza has some very .....

News in brief: Excellent Park Plaza London £119 hotel deal The Park Plaza hotel group has launched a £119 .....

18 Nov 201718 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

There were many reports on Head for Points yesterday, in the comments, from readers who have seen fake transactions appearing on their Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards.  It appears that there has .....

There were many reports on Head for Points yesterday, in the comments, from readers who have seen fake .....

17 Nov 201717 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 150 comments

News in brief: Get double Avios on Kaligo.com hotel bookings Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has been fairly quiet on the promotional front recently. They now have a new offer available: You will .....

News in brief: Get double Avios on Kaligo.com hotel bookings Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has been fairly .....

17 Nov 201717 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

With new overseas payment products such as Curve and Revolut targetting the travelling public, is there any future for increasingly ‘old school’ products such as the Avios .....

With new overseas payment products such as Curve and Revolut targetting the travelling public, is there .....

17 Nov 201717 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today.  Since I relaunched this ten months ago with Emyr Thomas of Bon Vivant, the feedback from Head for Points readers has been .....

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today.  Since I relaunched this ten .....

17 Nov 201717 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

After last year’s success we are delighted to announce that we are holding another Head for Points Christmas party this year. We are currently still in the process of finalising everything but .....

After last year’s success we are delighted to announce that we are holding another Head for Points .....

16 Nov 201716 November 2017 by Anika Burnett • 87 comments

News in brief: British Airways to take four A380’s from Singapore Airlines? A couple of weeks I wrote about the amazing new First Class Suites being fitted to the new A380 aircraft being .....

News in brief: British Airways to take four A380’s from Singapore Airlines? A couple of weeks I wrote .....

16 Nov 201716 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments