SAS has a lot to answer for. After the huge success – at least in PR terms, although it cost SAS far more than expected – of the SAS Million Mile Challenge last autumn, other airlines have .....

SAS has a lot to answer for. After the huge success – at least in PR terms, although it cost SAS far .....

5 Jul 20255 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

This is our review of the Hyatt House Leeds hotel. We don’t do a lot of ‘extended stay’ hotel reviews here at Head for Points, but it is becoming more relevant and you will be seeing .....

This is our review of the Hyatt House Leeds hotel. We don’t do a lot of ‘extended stay’ .....

5 Jul 20255 July 2025 by Sinead Archer • 21 comments

You might think that the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme, which is part of Star Alliance and so accesses a different group of airlines to Avios, is irrelevant to you. The KrisFlyer frequent .....

You might think that the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme, which is part of Star Alliance and so .....

5 Jul 20255 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

5 Jul 20255 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

The daily chat thread is now part of our forums. Click here to go to the forum home page and then select ‘Click here for today’s chat thread’. Thank you.

The daily chat thread is now part of our forums. Click here to go to the forum home page and then select .....

5 Jul 20255 July 2025 by HfP team

News in brief: Eurostar launches a huge ‘50% off’ sale for premium seats Eurostar has launched a new promotion, and it is well worth a look. If two to nine people travel together (so no .....

News in brief: Eurostar launches a huge ‘50% off’ sale for premium seats Eurostar has launched a .....

4 Jul 20254 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

We don’t normally give over full articles to a hotel rebranding, but as we did a full review of The Hotel Maria in Helsinki a few weeks ago it seems worth covering. The Hotel Maria opened in .....

We don’t normally give over full articles to a hotel rebranding, but as we did a full review of The .....

4 Jul 20254 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Well, this is unexpected. No sooner have Norse Atlantic aircraft started to fly to Manchester via the IndiGo damp lease (IndiGo flights from Mumbai to Manchester launched this week), the airline has .....

Well, this is unexpected. No sooner have Norse Atlantic aircraft started to fly to Manchester via the IndiGo .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

easyJet has a semi-secret loyalty programme called ‘Flight Club’. I say ‘semi-secret’ because, whilst most easyJet travellers won’t know that it exists, and it is not .....

easyJet has a semi-secret loyalty programme called ‘Flight Club’. I say ‘semi-secret’ .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

News in brief: Hilton to open a new hotel in The City Hilton has given a name to the new Curio Collection property taking shape in The City – The Derby London City. Based in a converted office .....

News in brief: Hilton to open a new hotel in The City Hilton has given a name to the new Curio Collection .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

As for many airlines, the covid pandemic forced Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to face the harsh realities of its unsustainable business model. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US and had to .....

As for many airlines, the covid pandemic forced Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to face the harsh realities of its .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

Marriott Bonvoy and American Express are currently offering a substantially increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Credit Card.  The sign-up bonus is TRIPLED from 20,000 .....

Marriott Bonvoy and American Express are currently offering a substantially increased sign-up bonus on the .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

We may only need to wait until 2026 for the next oneworld branded airport lounge to open, according to oneworld CEO Nat Pieper when I spoke to him on Monday as part of Oman Air’s oneworld .....

We may only need to wait until 2026 for the next oneworld branded airport lounge to open, according to .....

2 Jul 20252 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments

Airline route news in brief: British Airways tweaks its European network British Airways has made three changes to its European network for the winter flying season, which starts when the clocks go .....

Airline route news in brief: British Airways tweaks its European network British Airways has made three .....

2 Jul 20252 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments