How do Nectar points work? It is now a year since the Avios and Nectar partnership was announced, which has led to a very interesting year for Avios collectors. A year in, I thought it was worth .....

How do Nectar points work? It is now a year since the Avios and Nectar partnership was announced, which has .....

6 Jan 20226 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Hilton Honors has rolled over its offer of up to 5,000 bonus points if you sign up as a new member. As you can see from this page, new Hilton Honors members will receive: This is on top of your .....

Hilton Honors has rolled over its offer of up to 5,000 bonus points if you sign up as a new member. As you can .....

6 Jan 20226 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

The Government has confirmed this afternoon that you will no longer be required to take a covid test before travelling to England. You will also no longer need to take a ‘Day 2’ PCR test .....

The Government has confirmed this afternoon that you will no longer be required to take a covid test before .....

5 Jan 20225 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments

The excellent offer Nutmeg ran last year is back. You could earn up to 300,000 Avios when you invest with Nutmeg before 23:59 on 31st January 2022. With many of us optimistic about the return to .....

The excellent offer Nutmeg ran last year is back. You could earn up to 300,000 Avios when you invest with .....

5 Jan 20225 January 2022 by Sinead Archer • 21 comments

Over the Christmas break, Wizz Air announced plans for a substantial expansion at London Gatwick airport in Summer 2022. This expansion is driven by the acquisition of 15 daily slot pairs from .....

Over the Christmas break, Wizz Air announced plans for a substantial expansion at London Gatwick airport in .....

5 Jan 20225 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Yesterday we launched the biggest sign-up offer on the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa Credit Card that we have ever seen. The offer is exclusive to you as a Head for Points reader. You can .....

Yesterday we launched the biggest sign-up offer on the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa Credit Card that .....

5 Jan 20225 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

We are excited to announce that Capital on Tap is running its biggest ever promotion for its small business credit card. This is an exclusive offer for Head for Points readers. Until 4th February, you .....

We are excited to announce that Capital on Tap is running its biggest ever promotion for its small business .....

4 Jan 20224 January 2022 by Sinead Archer • 41 comments

I am often asked for my thoughts on how to value an Avios point.  In our articles we use 1p as a ball-park figure, and it is the value I use myself, but the real world is more complicated. For .....

I am often asked for my thoughts on how to value an Avios point.  In our articles we use 1p as a .....

4 Jan 20224 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

It is now almost four years since American Express withdrew the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge card. The good news was that it was replaced by the American Express Preferred Rewards .....

It is now almost four years since American Express withdrew the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge .....

4 Jan 20224 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

It has been a slightly weird Christmas and New Year period this year (again ….), not helped by Christmas Day falling on a Saturday. For a lot of our readers, today will be their first day at .....

It has been a slightly weird Christmas and New Year period this year (again ….), not helped by Christmas .....

4 Jan 20224 January 2022 by Rob Burgess

Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a high threshold that you would wonder why such a person would ever want to set foot in .....

Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a .....

3 Jan 20223 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

TAP has been running this very generous offer now for around 18 months.  I thought it was worth covering again, especially as the prospects for travel in 2022 are getting brighter. It is an .....

TAP has been running this very generous offer now for around 18 months.  I thought it was worth covering .....

3 Jan 20223 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

This is our review of The Royal at the Atlantis resort in The Bahamas. The hotel is part of Marriott Bonvoy. My trip to The Bahamas finished with a stay at The Royal at Atlantis. I’d already spent .....

This is our review of The Royal at the Atlantis resort in The Bahamas. The hotel is part of Marriott Bonvoy. .....

3 Jan 20223 January 2022 by Jamie Oliver • 12 comments

Even if you no longer qualify for a bonus on any of the personal UK American Express cards, there IS one generous bonus which you may well be able to get. American Express is still offering 30,000 .....

Even if you no longer qualify for a bonus on any of the personal UK American Express cards, there IS one .....

2 Jan 20222 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments