This is our review of the Heathrow Rewards loyalty programme. Is it worth joining Heathrow Rewards?  What are Heathrow Rewards points worth?  How can you transfer them to Avios or other .....

This is our review of the Heathrow Rewards loyalty programme. Is it worth joining Heathrow Rewards?  What .....

14 Jan 202514 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

The internet is littered with articles listing the best travel apps and websites …. but in my experience, none of them are particularly useful. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work .....

The internet is littered with articles listing the best travel apps and websites …. but in my .....

13 Jan 202513 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 138 comments

American Express is currently running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. You need to get a move on, however, as it ends tomorrow, Tuesday 14th January. The standard bonus of 50,000 .....

American Express is currently running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. You need to get a move on, .....

13 Jan 202513 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

News in brief for American Express cardholders: No more access to the Moevenpick Cafe in Berlin American Express Platinum comes with two Priority Pass cards for airport lounge access, one for you and .....

News in brief for American Express cardholders: No more access to the Moevenpick Cafe in Berlin American .....

13 Jan 202513 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. If you are not a .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

13 Jan 202513 January 2025 by Rob Burgess

Using your phone abroad can quickly get expensive when you rely on your existing phone line. Fortunately, a simple workaround has emerged in the past few years, enabled by new eSIM technology found in .....

Using your phone abroad can quickly get expensive when you rely on your existing phone line. Fortunately, a .....

12 Jan 202512 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 239 comments

American Express is currently offering an increased sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card, from 20,000 to 30,000 points. If you meet the bonus criteria, you will .....

American Express is currently offering an increased sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards .....

12 Jan 202512 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

When Radisson Rewards undertook its points massacre in October 2022, slashing the value of unused points by 2/3rds with no notice, we said that the average value was now 0.2p. Over time, this actually .....

When Radisson Rewards undertook its points massacre in October 2022, slashing the value of unused points by .....

12 Jan 202512 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 19 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 .....

12 Jan 202512 January 2025 by HfP team

A while ago I did a piece for the Daily Mail’s This Is Money section about the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card, to help a reader who was unsure whether he should retain the .....

A while ago I did a piece for the Daily Mail’s This Is Money section about the American Express .....

11 Jan 202511 January 2025 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Lincoln Plaza London hotel in Canary Wharf, London. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get up to 20% .....

This is our review of the Lincoln Plaza London hotel in Canary Wharf, London. Hilton is currently running its .....

11 Jan 202511 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 44 comments

The Platinum Card from American Express is probably the most divisive credit card on the UK market. Some people find it crazy that anyone would pay £650 per year for a credit card. However … .....

The Platinum Card from American Express is probably the most divisive credit card on the UK market. Some .....

11 Jan 202511 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

Accor Live Limitless has launched a new ‘double points’ promotion for stays in selected European and North African countries, including the UK. You can register here. You need to book by .....

Accor Live Limitless has launched a new ‘double points’ promotion for stays in selected European .....

11 Jan 202511 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

The post-covid recovery at London Southend airport has been led by easyJet which is building up a base there. Out of the blue, Eastern Airways has popped up as a new operator. From 3rd April, it will .....

The post-covid recovery at London Southend airport has been led by easyJet which is building up a base there. .....

11 Jan 202511 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments