This is our review of United’s Polaris business class lounge in San Francisco Airport. Polaris is United’s term for its international long haul business class cabins, introduced in 2016 .....

This is our review of United’s Polaris business class lounge in San Francisco Airport. Polaris is .....

17 Sep 202317 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

This article looks at how to earn Avios points from stays at NH Hotels and nhow. It is now over a decade since Avios was launched and the British Airways and Iberia loyalty schemes given the same .....

This article looks at how to earn Avios points from stays at NH Hotels and nhow. It is now over a decade since .....

17 Sep 202317 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

There was a lot of concern in early 2023 about the ‘status cliff’, with literally millions of frequent travellers due to lose their airline or hotel status due to reduced 2022 travel and .....

There was a lot of concern in early 2023 about the ‘status cliff’, with literally millions of .....

16 Sep 202316 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Emerald Airlines may not be a familiar name to you, but Aer Lingus will be. Aer Lingus has operated its smaller regional routes under a franchise model for many years. The contract was held by Stobart .....

Emerald Airlines may not be a familiar name to you, but Aer Lingus will be. Aer Lingus has operated its .....

16 Sep 202316 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Accor, the company behind Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Raffles, Pullman, Fairmont and many other hotel brands, recently shook up its two subscription cards. Until 20th September, the company is currently .....

Accor, the company behind Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Raffles, Pullman, Fairmont and many other hotel brands, .....

16 Sep 202316 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 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 .....

16 Sep 202316 September 2023 by Rhys Jones

This is our review of the United Airlines premium economy cabin on a Boeing 777-200 flight from London to San Francisco. My very first long haul flight back in 2014 at the age of 18 was on United to .....

This is our review of the United Airlines premium economy cabin on a Boeing 777-200 flight from London to San .....

15 Sep 202315 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 55 comments

Virgin Atlantic is dropping free seat selection in its Economy Classic and Economy Delight cabins. Silver members of Virgin Flying Club have been told that, for new bookings from 19th September, they .....

Virgin Atlantic is dropping free seat selection in its Economy Classic and Economy Delight cabins. Silver .....

15 Sep 202315 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Last week, thanks to the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Credit Card and its new 30,000 Virgin Points bonus welcome offer, we launched a competition to win a Virgin Voyage, along with 90,000 Virgin Points. .....

Last week, thanks to the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Credit Card and its new 30,000 Virgin Points bonus welcome .....

15 Sep 202315 September 2023 by Sinead Archer • 22 comments

On Tuesday, we attended one of the regular Aviation Club UK lunches to hear Tom Stoddart speak. (The Aviation Club UK always gets top speakers for its lunches. Recent guests include Qatar Airways CEO .....

On Tuesday, we attended one of the regular Aviation Club UK lunches to hear Tom Stoddart speak. (The Aviation .....

14 Sep 202314 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 105 comments

As we’ve covered on HfP in the past, Lufthansa has spent many years trying to claim that its miles have no value. This isn’t because they are hard to redeem (although premium availability .....

As we’ve covered on HfP in the past, Lufthansa has spent many years trying to claim that its miles have .....

14 Sep 202314 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Hyatt has launched its latest promotion which is another run-out for Bonus Journeys. Full details, and the registration link, are here. It runs from 6th October to 30th November, and is a very .....

Hyatt has launched its latest promotion which is another run-out for Bonus Journeys. Full details, and the .....

14 Sep 202314 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Last week we covered the very positive news that Virgin Atlantic will now let you transfer Virgin Points to any other member for a flat £10 fee – up to 2m at a time! Virgin Atlantic was almost .....

Last week we covered the very positive news that Virgin Atlantic will now let you transfer Virgin Points to .....

13 Sep 202313 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

This is our review of the United Airlines Global Services lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2. It is part of our collection of UK airport lounge reviews.  You can see our full list of UK airport .....

This is our review of the United Airlines Global Services lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2. It is part of .....

13 Sep 202313 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments