IHG’s Kimpton Fitzroy London, the impressive Victorian pile in Russell Square, is 125 years old. To celebrate, it is selling 125 rooms at the original 1900 price of seven shillings and sixpence, .....

IHG’s Kimpton Fitzroy London, the impressive Victorian pile in Russell Square, is 125 years old. To .....

2 Jun 20252 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 293 comments

IndiGo, Delta Air Lines, Air France KLM and Virgin Atlantic have announced plans to expand co-operation on routes between India and Europe / North America. The deal comes as IndiGo gears up to launch .....

IndiGo, Delta Air Lines, Air France KLM and Virgin Atlantic have announced plans to expand co-operation on .....

2 Jun 20252 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has been slowly rolling out the ability to convert airline miles into its hotel points. Historically this has not been possible with airline miles. The action always used to be one-way .....

Marriott Bonvoy has been slowly rolling out the ability to convert airline miles into its hotel points. .....

2 Jun 20252 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

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 .....

2 Jun 20252 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

Setting yourself apart from competitors is a challenge for airlines. After all, you’re often flying the same routes from the same airports on the same aircraft. The onboard cabins are one of the .....

Setting yourself apart from competitors is a challenge for airlines. After all, you’re often flying the .....

1 Jun 20251 June 2025 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments

Ethiopian Airlines has a very decent £1,784 business class fare from London Gatwick to Johannesburg. It is widely available until next April. You can pay a little less by starting in Europe (€1,646 .....

Ethiopian Airlines has a very decent £1,784 business class fare from London Gatwick to Johannesburg. It is .....

1 Jun 20251 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

Marriott has gained two new options in the Algarve in the Herdade dos Salgados region. Algarve Marriott Salgados Golf Resort & Conference Centre has 228 rooms and suites. To quote: The interior .....

Marriott has gained two new options in the Algarve in the Herdade dos Salgados region. Algarve Marriott .....

1 Jun 20251 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

On Friday we updated our review of the free HSBC Premier Mastercard and our review of the £290 HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard. These cards are a good choice for many people, primarily those who .....

On Friday we updated our review of the free HSBC Premier Mastercard and our review of the £290 HSBC Premier .....

1 Jun 20251 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

This is our review of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not .....

This is our review of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of our .....

1 Jun 20251 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in May 2025.  Click through to read them in full: Review: The London Hilton on Park Lane – bookable in the Hilton sale Interesting Hertz car .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in May 2025.  Click through to read them in full: .....

31 May 202531 May 2025 by HfP team

This is our review of the London Hilton on Park Lane hotel. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for hotels and resorts in UK and Ireland. You can get up to 20% off participating .....

This is our review of the London Hilton on Park Lane hotel. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for .....

31 May 202531 May 2025 by Katie Ridgers • 28 comments

Club Eurostar doesn’t have a lot of partners. The only ones of scale are Hertz, Accor and American Express Membership Rewards. A new Hertz offer has just launched and it is surprisingly .....

Club Eurostar doesn’t have a lot of partners. The only ones of scale are Hertz, Accor and American .....

31 May 202531 May 2025 by Rob Burgess

Two bits of BA news in brief: Zipcar and Avios end their partnership ‘Pay by the hour’ car rental company Zipcar is ending its partnership with Avios on 30th June. Whilst I was still on .....

Two bits of BA news in brief: Zipcar and Avios end their partnership ‘Pay by the hour’ car rental .....

31 May 202531 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

This is our review of the Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

This is our review of the Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles .....

31 May 202531 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments