Last year, Hilton ran three special bonus promotions for its luxury Conrad and Waldorf-Astoria brands.  As I found out in New York, you will receive the bonus points even on reward stays. These .....

Last year, Hilton ran three special bonus promotions for its luxury Conrad and Waldorf-Astoria brands.  As .....

15 Jan 201615 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery and Pullman, has launched an interesting ‘triple Avios’ promotion with Iberia Plus. The offer runs .....

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery and Pullman, has .....

14 Jan 201614 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: Four Seasons walks away from Canary Wharf Four Seasons announced yesterday that it is dropping management of its hotel at Canary Wharf in London.  This is presumably linked to the .....

News in brief: Four Seasons walks away from Canary Wharf Four Seasons announced yesterday that it is dropping .....

14 Jan 201614 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

One of the interesting quirks of the Marriott Rewards programme is that you can use your points to ‘buy back’ your status if you fail to requalify. If you would otherwise have been forced .....

One of the interesting quirks of the Marriott Rewards programme is that you can use your points to ‘buy .....

14 Jan 201614 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards .....

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just .....

13 Jan 201613 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

PointsHound is a hotel booking service which works in a similar way to Kaligo.com and Rocketmiles.  You earn a chunk of frequent flyer miles for booking with them but your stays will not earn you .....

PointsHound is a hotel booking service which works in a similar way to Kaligo.com and Rocketmiles.  You earn .....

13 Jan 201613 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Well, this one crept up from nowhere on me.  Given that I only live a relatively modest stroll from this hotel, the conversion of the former Regency Hotel into the DoubleTree by Hilton London .....

Well, this one crept up from nowhere on me.  Given that I only live a relatively modest stroll from this .....

13 Jan 201613 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Qatar Airways has kicked off another amazing round of business class deals under the heading of ‘Qatar Travel Festival’. This is a genuinely impressive package: Very, very cheap business .....

Qatar Airways has kicked off another amazing round of business class deals under the heading of ‘Qatar .....

12 Jan 201612 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 167 comments

Tesco Bank runs regular promotions offering 100 Clubcard points (sometimes more, sometimes less) if you are prepared to hand over your insurance renewal dates. That is 240 free Avios points or 250 .....

Tesco Bank runs regular promotions offering 100 Clubcard points (sometimes more, sometimes less) if you are .....

12 Jan 201612 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

News in brief: British Airways launches new ‘Our Trip’ group booking tool British Airways is quietly trialling a new application called ‘Our Trip’ which will help groups of .....

News in brief: British Airways launches new ‘Our Trip’ group booking tool British Airways is .....

12 Jan 201612 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

The British Airways Winter Sale, for flights from the UK, is currently underway.  This is valid in all classes for departures from the UK, for bookings until 2nd February. I wrote about some of the .....

The British Airways Winter Sale, for flights from the UK, is currently underway.  This is valid in all .....

11 Jan 201611 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

I wrote a long article on the second, Spring 2016, version of the Accelerate promotion from IHG Rewards Club just before Christmas. If you got lucky with the offer they targetted you for, it is .....

I wrote a long article on the second, Spring 2016, version of the Accelerate promotion from IHG Rewards Club .....

11 Jan 201611 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Long-term Head for Points readers will remember that I did a review of the Corinthia Hotel in London last year after the hotel let me have a tour of its facilities and suites. It is a genuinely .....

Long-term Head for Points readers will remember that I did a review of the Corinthia Hotel in London last .....

11 Jan 201611 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Well, I never expected this story to reach the hallowed pages of the Daily Mail, but there you go.  I have, a couple of times, mentioned that it is possible to buy face value commemorative coins from .....

Well, I never expected this story to reach the hallowed pages of the Daily Mail, but there you go.  I have, a .....

10 Jan 201610 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments