I thought I’d give this deal another push today, given that it is three months since we originally covered it and these are genuinely free Avios. It’s not very often that you can pick up .....

I thought I’d give this deal another push today, given that it is three months since we originally .....

21 Jul 202421 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

You may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. The answer is simple:  all American Express spend targets are based on NET spend, not GROSS .....

You may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. The .....

20 Jul 202420 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

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

This is our review of the Hilton London Tower Bridge hotel. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for .....

20 Jul 202420 July 2024 by Conny Urban • 38 comments

Budapest has a surprisingly good high-end hotel scene with most of the big chains represented. We recently reviewed the brand new Dorothea Hotel which is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection. .....

Budapest has a surprisingly good high-end hotel scene with most of the big chains represented. We recently .....

20 Jul 202420 July 2024 by Rob Burgess

American Express has launched a new offer with the Relais & Chateaux hotel group. You will receive £100 cashback on a spend of £500+ by 12th October. Cumulative spend is OK. A lot of top .....

American Express has launched a new offer with the Relais & Chateaux hotel group. You will receive £100 .....

20 Jul 202420 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 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 .....

20 Jul 202420 July 2024 by Rhys Jones

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic launches a new American Express cashback deal Back in April we saw what I think was the first ever Virgin Atlantic American Express cashback deal – at least, it .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic launches a new American Express cashback deal Back in April we saw what I think .....

19 Jul 202419 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

According to a report on Bloomberg yesterday, Hyatt is close to a deal to buy boutique hotel operator Standard International. Negotiations are “in advanced stages” according to sources .....

According to a report on Bloomberg yesterday, Hyatt is close to a deal to buy boutique hotel operator Standard .....

19 Jul 202419 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Two bits of Virgin Atlantic news: Get double Virgin Points on selected USA flights Last week we covered a new British Airways promotion offering double Avios on flights to the USA. To summarise how .....

Two bits of Virgin Atlantic news: Get double Virgin Points on selected USA flights Last week we covered a new .....

19 Jul 202419 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Clearly assuming that no-one would be around on a Wednesday in mid-July (and indeed I was in the middle of nowhere in the Lake District, and Rhys was in The Seychelles checking out Hilton properties), .....

Clearly assuming that no-one would be around on a Wednesday in mid-July (and indeed I was in the middle of .....

18 Jul 202418 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 224 comments

American Express has announced that the transfer rate from Membership Rewards points to the Emirates Skywards programme will change from 19th August. It will drop from the current 1:1 to 4:3. In .....

American Express has announced that the transfer rate from Membership Rewards points to the Emirates Skywards .....

18 Jul 202418 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Following on from the recent announcement that British Airways will launch flights from London Gatwick to Chambery, another winter ski route has been added. Flights from London Stansted to Geneva will .....

Following on from the recent announcement that British Airways will launch flights from London Gatwick to .....

18 Jul 202418 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Whilst no announcement has been made, Virgin Atlantic appears to be dropping its daily flight to Shanghai. The flight has been removed from the schedule from 26th October, which is the last day of the .....

Whilst no announcement has been made, Virgin Atlantic appears to be dropping its daily flight to Shanghai. The .....

17 Jul 202417 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 147 comments

ITA Airways, the ‘replacement’ carrier for Alitalia, has brought back its elite status match offer. This allows you, for free, to get elite status across most of the SkyTeam alliance .....

ITA Airways, the ‘replacement’ carrier for Alitalia, has brought back its elite status match .....

17 Jul 202417 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments