Avanti West Coast, which operates trains up the West Coast Mainline from London to Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and beyond, has launched a loyalty program. Club Avanti is currently invite-only .....

Avanti West Coast, which operates trains up the West Coast Mainline from London to Manchester, Liverpool, .....

8 Sep 20228 September 2022 by Rhys Jones • 75 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new bonus points promotion, starting in mid September and running for three months. It isn’t hugely generous and it has an annoying ‘starting with your .....

Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new bonus points promotion, starting in mid September and running for three .....

7 Sep 20227 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

This has crept under our radar, but the Hoxton Hotel chain – now partly owned by Accor, but not in Accor Live Limitless – is gearing up to open its fourth London hotel, in Shepherd’s .....

This has crept under our radar, but the Hoxton Hotel chain – now partly owned by Accor, but not in Accor .....

7 Sep 20227 September 2022 by Rhys Jones

An impressively generous new cashback offer has appeared on American Express cards thanks to United Airlines. It is a re-run of an offer that previously appeared in June. You will get £250 back when .....

An impressively generous new cashback offer has appeared on American Express cards thanks to United Airlines. .....

7 Sep 20227 September 2022 by Rhys Jones

Whilst we don’t normally cover cruise travel on Head for Points, we have been looking at the new Virgin Voyages operation. We visited Scarlet Lady, the first ship, in The Bahamas late last year. .....

Whilst we don’t normally cover cruise travel on Head for Points, we have been looking at the new Virgin .....

7 Sep 20227 September 2022 by Rhys Jones • 69 comments

This is our review of the British Airways lounge in Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. The Johannesburg lounge was one of the first international lounges to get BA’s new lounge concept, first .....

This is our review of the British Airways lounge in Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. The Johannesburg lounge was .....

7 Sep 20227 September 2022 by Rhys Jones • 22 comments

The IHG website was down on Sunday evening and all of Monday, and even now as I write is not actually functional. It was passed off as maintenance, but it is now clear that IHG has been the victim of .....

The IHG website was down on Sunday evening and all of Monday, and even now as I write is not actually .....

6 Sep 20226 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

Effective immediately, you will be able to drop off and pick-up Zipcar Flex cars from Gatwick Airport. It is a welcome addition to the long-standing drop-off at Heathrow Terminal 5. However, that .....

Effective immediately, you will be able to drop off and pick-up Zipcar Flex cars from Gatwick Airport. It is a .....

6 Sep 20226 September 2022 by Rhys Jones • 62 comments

Aer Lingus has launched an economy sale for travel on its direct flights from Manchester to the US and Caribbean. Headline fares on the three routes are: New York from £338 return Orlando from £378 .....

Aer Lingus has launched an economy sale for travel on its direct flights from Manchester to the US and .....

6 Sep 20226 September 2022 by Rob Burgess

Best Western Hotels is running a short flash sale until Wednesday night. This covers 180 of their hotels in the UK. If you use code ‘FLASHSALE15’ on the checkout page of your booking, you .....

Best Western Hotels is running a short flash sale until Wednesday night. This covers 180 of their hotels in .....

6 Sep 20226 September 2022 by Rob Burgess

On Saturday we covered the decision by Transport for London to treat all Piccadilly Line trips to Heathrow Airport from Zone 1 as peak rate. This applies irrespective of the day or time of your trip, .....

On Saturday we covered the decision by Transport for London to treat all Piccadilly Line trips to Heathrow .....

6 Sep 20226 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

As travel picks up, we have brought back 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 .....

As travel picks up, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently .....

6 Sep 20226 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Great news for small business owners. Capital on Tap has brought back its excellent exclusive Head for Points offer. You will earn 50,000 bonus points when you take out a Capital on Tap Business .....

Great news for small business owners. Capital on Tap has brought back its excellent exclusive Head for Points .....

5 Sep 20225 September 2022 by Sinead Archer • 37 comments

If you work in the loyalty industry, I’d like to invite you to register for the one-day ‘Loyalty Summit’ conference which is returning to The May Fair hotel in London on Thursday 22nd .....

If you work in the loyalty industry, I’d like to invite you to register for the one-day ‘Loyalty .....

5 Sep 20225 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments