News in brief: DoubleTree Newbury North hotel leaving Hilton Hilton is losing another UK hotel with the departure of DoubleTree Newbury North. The hotel will be leaving the brand on 28th February. .....

News in brief: DoubleTree Newbury North hotel leaving Hilton Hilton is losing another UK hotel with the .....

11 Feb 202511 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Two Hyatt stories today: Hyatt buys all-inclusive specialist Playa Resorts Hyatt’s push into the all-inclusive space shows no signs of slowing. Having kicked off with the launch of the Hyatt .....

Two Hyatt stories today: Hyatt buys all-inclusive specialist Playa Resorts Hyatt’s push into the .....

11 Feb 202511 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Two weekends ago, 500,000 Avios were stolen from my British Airways Executive Club account. I woke up on Sunday morning to an email from British Airways telling me that ‘Activity has taken place .....

Two weekends ago, 500,000 Avios were stolen from my British Airways Executive Club account. I woke up on .....

10 Feb 202510 February 2025 by Rhys Jones • 285 comments

If you have a flight out of London Gatwick, you should register for myGatwick. myGatwick is a part of the airport website that few people know about, although it is fair to say that the benefits are .....

If you have a flight out of London Gatwick, you should register for myGatwick. myGatwick is a part of the .....

10 Feb 202510 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

During the pandemic, as a way of providing inspiration for readers who were stuck at home, we ran a 64-part series called ‘My Favourite Hotel’. We decided to break our usual rule about not .....

During the pandemic, as a way of providing inspiration for readers who were stuck at home, we ran a 64-part .....

10 Feb 202510 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Whilst I suspect that the majority of HfP readers are members of the IHG One Rewards loyalty programme, there is a special offer running if you are not. IHG One Rewards is the loyalty programme for .....

Whilst I suspect that the majority of HfP readers are members of the IHG One Rewards loyalty programme, there .....

10 Feb 202510 February 2025 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

10 Feb 202510 February 2025 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Regent Hong Kong hotel, part of IHG One Rewards. Regent Hong Kong has had a homecoming of sorts. Originally built as a Regent hotel in 1980, it was rebranded in 2001 as .....

This is our review of the Regent Hong Kong hotel, part of IHG One Rewards. Regent Hong Kong has had a .....

9 Feb 20259 February 2025 by Rhys Jones • 72 comments

It’s rare to find a good flight deal to Johannesburg in the peak (European) winter, so this opportunity from Rwandair is worth a look. It involves an aircraft change in Kigali, which will be .....

It’s rare to find a good flight deal to Johannesburg in the peak (European) winter, so this opportunity .....

9 Feb 20259 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The .....

In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty scheme. This article .....

9 Feb 20259 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 12 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 .....

9 Feb 20259 February 2025 by HfP team

Accor Live Limitless has launched a new long term partnership with OVO Arena Wembley – or what you probably still call Wembley Arena. This is the art deco concert venue directly opposite the .....

Accor Live Limitless has launched a new long term partnership with OVO Arena Wembley – or what you .....

8 Feb 20258 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

This is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles on different days. One will list the basic facts of the scheme – basically .....

This is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two .....

8 Feb 20258 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Virgin Red has a partnership with SquareMeal, the restaurant booking service, to allow you to earn Virgin Points when you eat out. There are four ways to earn. You can, as you would expect, earn 100 .....

Virgin Red has a partnership with SquareMeal, the restaurant booking service, to allow you to earn Virgin .....

8 Feb 20258 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments