How do you book flights on Virgin Atlantic’s non-SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This article is Part 5 of our new ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series to run .....

How do you book flights on Virgin Atlantic’s non-SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This .....

7 Aug 20237 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Hilton has brought back its offer of a 100% bonus when you buy points. The Hilton ‘buy points’ page is here.  The offer runs until 19th September and the minimum purchase to get the bonus is .....

Hilton has brought back its offer of a 100% bonus when you buy points. The Hilton ‘buy points’ page is .....

7 Aug 20237 August 2023 by Rob Burgess

It’s always a special treat when you take a European short haul flight in Business Class on a long haul aircraft, because it means you’ll get a flat bed seat – even if it is only for .....

It’s always a special treat when you take a European short haul flight in Business Class on a long haul .....

7 Aug 20237 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

7 Aug 20237 August 2023 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Etihad First Class Lounge in Abu Dhabi Terminal 3. This article follows on from my review of Etihad’s A380 Business Studio seat, from London to Abu Dhabi, and the .....

This is our review of the Etihad First Class Lounge in Abu Dhabi Terminal 3. This article follows on from my .....

6 Aug 20236 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments

How do you book flights on SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This article is Part 4 of our new ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series to run alongside our existing ‘Avios .....

How do you book flights on SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This article is Part 4 of our new .....

6 Aug 20236 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Welcome to 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 Offers’ page which contains .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in .....

6 Aug 20236 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 4 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 .....

6 Aug 20236 August 2023 by HfP team

American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card from 20,000 to 25,000 points. This is the first special offer we’ve seen on this card .....

American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card .....

5 Aug 20235 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Whilst nothing has been publicly announced by British Airways, union Unite has announced that it has negotiated a substantial new pay deal for around 24,000 BA staff. The deal reportedly includes a .....

Whilst nothing has been publicly announced by British Airways, union Unite has announced that it has .....

5 Aug 20235 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 63 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 .....

5 Aug 20235 August 2023 by Rhys Jones

Given that Avios seats in premium cabins to Singapore and Sydney usually disappear instantly when booking opens, the fact that July 2024 and bits of June 2024 are currently wide open is a bit of a .....

Given that Avios seats in premium cabins to Singapore and Sydney usually disappear instantly when booking .....

4 Aug 20234 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments

This is our review of the Business Studio seat on Etihad’s A380 fleet. After three years in storage, Etihad’s A380s are back and plying the London – Abu Dhabi route. I was on the first .....

This is our review of the Business Studio seat on Etihad’s A380 fleet. After three years in storage, .....

4 Aug 20234 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments

Yesterday we covered four new short haul routes that British Airways has just launched from London Heathrow for the winter season, starting in late October. There is a bit more going on which I want .....

Yesterday we covered four new short haul routes that British Airways has just launched from London Heathrow .....

4 Aug 20234 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments