If you have a small business, The American Express Business Platinum Card offers you an easy route to a big Avios boost. With The American Express Business Platinum Card, you will receive a sign-up .....

If you have a small business, The American Express Business Platinum Card offers you an easy route to a big .....

10 Oct 202410 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

As we covered recently, the taxes and charges added to many premium cabin Avios redemptions have shot up in recent weeks. Given that BA is still running a sub-standard service in Club World due to .....

As we covered recently, the taxes and charges added to many premium cabin Avios redemptions have shot up in .....

9 May 20229 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

Aspire Rewards is the little-known reward scheme for Aspire and Club Aspire airport lounges in the UK, except for those at Heathrow and Gatwick. It isn’t widely used, but it shoud be on your .....

Aspire Rewards is the little-known reward scheme for Aspire and Club Aspire airport lounges in the UK, except .....

8 Oct 20238 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

As an editorial rule, Head for Points does not usually write about hotels which only exist on paper. A contract may be signed but it doesn’t mean that the project will ever happen. We do cover .....

As an editorial rule, Head for Points does not usually write about hotels which only exist on paper. A .....

2 Jul 20242 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

I spent last weekend in Las Vegas with Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic, and Sir Richard Branson (and some other people, not just the three of us!) to celebrate the airline’s upcoming 40th .....

I spent last weekend in Las Vegas with Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic, and Sir Richard Branson (and some .....

17 Jun 202417 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments

If you live in London then you probably have a love / hate relationship with Brighton. It’s the only resort on the south coast with a half-decent rail connection to London and despite the shingle .....

If you live in London then you probably have a love / hate relationship with Brighton. It’s the only resort .....

10 May 202310 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Whilst Heathrow Express has a reputation for being expensive, it can be great value if you book a £10 one-way advance ticket. You are not tied to a particular train, only a set day. Even better, .....

Whilst Heathrow Express has a reputation for being expensive, it can be great value if you book a £10 one-way .....

5 Sep 20255 September 2025 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

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 .....

31 Aug 202431 August 2024 by Rhys Jones

According to reports on X / Twitter from a usually impeccable source, the security channel in the British Airways First Wing at Heathrow Terminal 5 is to close in January for 3-4 months. This .....

According to reports on X / Twitter from a usually impeccable source, the security channel in the British .....

17 Dec 202317 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss unveiled a raft of customer experience upgrades at an event in London tonight which we attended. It is a cornucopia of announcements, including: It marks the biggest .....

Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss unveiled a raft of customer experience upgrades at an event in London tonight .....

8 Jul 20258 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 145 comments

IHG One Rewards has a real problem in Dubai, at least until the Six Senses resort opens. Whilst I personally like the combined Crowne Plaza and InterContinental at Festival City – and indeed .....

IHG One Rewards has a real problem in Dubai, at least until the Six Senses resort opens. Whilst I personally .....

3 Aug 20233 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Back in August, Cathay Pacific teased the new business class seat it was calling the ‘Aria Suite’. Details were few and far between, with the launch video only hinting at what was to come. .....

Back in August, Cathay Pacific teased the new business class seat it was calling the ‘Aria Suite’. .....

13 Mar 202413 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 35 comments

My email inbox is a decent guide to what is currently causing issues in the travel loyalty industry, and it’s also a way of teasing out problems which we hadn’t previously considered. Over .....

My email inbox is a decent guide to what is currently causing issues in the travel loyalty industry, and .....

18 Apr 202218 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 108 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 .....

4 Jan 20254 January 2025 by Rhys Jones