Since the 2013 devaluation, the value of a Hilton HHonors points – when used for a premium property – has fallen to around 0.3p. It is, to put it mildly, not great.  You can do better .....

Since the 2013 devaluation, the value of a Hilton HHonors points – when used for a premium property .....

26 Oct 201526 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a “preview” of the new list of PointBreaks redemptions. These rooms are a .....

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a .....

25 Oct 201525 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

25 Oct 201525 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Tesco Direct has released a number of new Clubcard offers in recent days.  None of these are outstandingly generous (ie make it worthwhile to buy a product you don’t need purely for the .....

Tesco Direct has released a number of new Clubcard offers in recent days.  None of these are outstandingly .....

25 Oct 201525 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

It looks like the pay.com bandwagon ground to a halt 10 days ago.  This was one of the easiest ways to generate free Avios points and potentially trigger credit card sign-up bonuses quickly. pay.com .....

It looks like the pay.com bandwagon ground to a halt 10 days ago.  This was one of the easiest ways to .....

24 Oct 201524 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

This is probably of interest to only around 10 HfP readers, but those 10 people will be very happy. Jumeirah, the Dubai-based luxury hotel group, was a UK Amex Membership Rewards hotel partner for a .....

This is probably of interest to only around 10 HfP readers, but those 10 people will be very happy. Jumeirah, .....

24 Oct 201524 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

Best Western is popular with Head for Points readers.  When I did my hotel survey in February, roughly 1 in 6 HfP readers said they had stayed in one during 2014. You may have wondered why I .....

Best Western is popular with Head for Points readers.  When I did my hotel survey in February, roughly 1 in 6 .....

24 Oct 201524 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

News in brief: British Airways cuts Sharm el Sheikh tier points A HfP reader contacted me yesterday to complain about British Airways cutting the tier points on flights to Sharm in Egypt. A quick .....

News in brief: British Airways cuts Sharm el Sheikh tier points A HfP reader contacted me yesterday to .....

23 Oct 201523 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

You may remember reading about JustPark.com when it launched.  The original premise of the site is that, if you live near a station or shopping area, you could use the site to rent out your driveway .....

You may remember reading about JustPark.com when it launched.  The original premise of the site is that, if .....

23 Oct 201523 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

I covered the new Aer Lingus long haul routes to Hartford, Newark and Los Angeles on Head for Points yesterday. As this is likely to spur renewed interest in redeeming Avios on Aer Lingus, I thought I .....

I covered the new Aer Lingus long haul routes to Hartford, Newark and Los Angeles on Head for Points .....

23 Oct 201523 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

There are two important pieces of Aer Lingus news today which may have an impact on how you use Avios points going forward. This follows the acquisition of Aer Lingus by IAG, the parent company of .....

There are two important pieces of Aer Lingus news today which may have an impact on how you use Avios points .....

22 Oct 201522 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

It has been seven years since British Airways threw in the towel in its attempt to persuade the business travellers of the South East to head to Gatwick and on to New York. The decision, announced .....

It has been seven years since British Airways threw in the towel in its attempt to persuade the business .....

22 Oct 201522 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

I have memories of spending a long afternoon in the (as was) Servisair Lounge at Luton Airport many years ago, waiting for a delayed easyJet flight.  I remember it as functional without being .....

I have memories of spending a long afternoon in the (as was) Servisair Lounge at Luton Airport many years ago, .....

22 Oct 201522 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

British Airways has launched the last of the three Gatwick flash sales that have been running throughout October. This final offer has return tickets to many destinations in EuroTraveller for just .....

British Airways has launched the last of the three Gatwick flash sales that have been running throughout .....

21 Oct 201521 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments