After substantial delays (we first wrote about it in 2021) Virgin Hotels Glasgow is finally opening. Set on Clyde Street it will have 242 rooms, a ‘Commons Club’ restaurant and a cafe. .....

After substantial delays (we first wrote about it in 2021) Virgin Hotels Glasgow is finally opening. Set on .....

25 Jun 202325 June 2023 by Rob Burgess

Hyatt is offering a new 25% bonus when you buy 7,000+ World of Hyatt points via this link. The offer runs to 11th August. This is obviously worth a look if you need to top up your .....

Hyatt is offering a new 25% bonus when you buy 7,000+ World of Hyatt points via this .....

25 Jun 202325 June 2023 by Rob Burgess

The big hotel brands are getting everywhere. Last year we saw Hilton open in the Faroe Islands and, if that wasn’t remote enough, a Curio Collection hotel opened in Santa Cruz in the Galapagos. .....

The big hotel brands are getting everywhere. Last year we saw Hilton open in the Faroe Islands and, if that .....

25 Jun 202325 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Pre-covid, Virgin Money ran a series of points offers for opening an ISA. Things have been very quiet since 2019 but the deals are now back. The latest iteration is currently winding up. Virgin Money .....

Pre-covid, Virgin Money ran a series of points offers for opening an ISA. Things have been very quiet since .....

25 Jun 202325 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

25 Jun 202325 June 2023 by HfP team

What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. There are nine UK credit cards .....

What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points .....

24 Jun 202324 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Not many people are aware that British Airways operates a ‘best price guarantee‘.   British Airways claims that, if you find the identical flight cheaper on a competing website .....

Not many people are aware that British Airways operates a ‘best price guarantee‘.   .....

24 Jun 202324 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

News in brief: Nectar Connect is now accepting American Express registrations again Six weeks ago I published an article called ‘Nectar Connect is growing on me, because it doubles up with Amex .....

News in brief: Nectar Connect is now accepting American Express registrations again Six weeks ago I published .....

24 Jun 202324 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Hilton has quietly been rolling out its ‘rooms for day use’ service over the last few years. This allows you to book a hotel room for the working day – the idea is to compete .....

Hilton has quietly been rolling out its ‘rooms for day use’ service over the last few years. This .....

24 Jun 202324 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 15 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 .....

24 Jun 202324 June 2023 by Rhys Jones

The long running industrial action over pay by security staff at Heathrow has been resolved after workers agreed to accept an improved pay deal. Staff will receive an increase of between 15.5% and .....

The long running industrial action over pay by security staff at Heathrow has been resolved after workers .....

23 Jun 202323 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

From January, British Airways will increase its minimum connection times at Heathrow by 25%. Minimum Connection Times (often referred to as MCTs) govern the shortest time available for bookable flight .....

From January, British Airways will increase its minimum connection times at Heathrow by 25%. Minimum .....

23 Jun 202323 June 2023 by Rhys Jones • 154 comments

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. As you can see at this link, you can earn 15,000 or 18,000 Avios with a new one-year .....

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. As you .....

23 Jun 202323 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

This is our review of the Joan Miro Sala VIP lounge in Barcelona. The Joan Miro lounge in Barcelona was my last stop before flying back home to London, after a whistle stop trip to Austria, Italy and .....

This is our review of the Joan Miro Sala VIP lounge in Barcelona. The Joan Miro lounge in Barcelona was my .....

23 Jun 202323 June 2023 by Rhys Jones • 35 comments