We may get an announcement this week about the long-delayed restructuring of the avios.com platform. There are a lot of moving parts, but what is rumoured is that avios.com will close as a standalone .....

We may get an announcement this week about the long-delayed restructuring of the avios.com platform. There are .....

9 Apr 20189 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 140 comments

Leeds Bradford International Airport is to open not one, not two but three new airport lounges this week. Full details on the airport website here. Regular HfP readers will know that Manchester .....

Leeds Bradford International Airport is to open not one, not two but three new airport lounges this week. Full .....

9 Apr 20189 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to articles on their charge cards.  It has been a while since I looked at the programme in .....

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to .....

8 Apr 20188 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 90 comments

If you have a pot of Radisson Rewards points from your Radisson, Park Inn and Park Plaza stays, New York is a poor place to use them. The main option, one of just two, is the Radisson Martinique on .....

If you have a pot of Radisson Rewards points from your Radisson, Park Inn and Park Plaza stays, New York is a .....

8 Apr 20188 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

Last year we covered an auction where the heavy plant from Heathrow Terminal 1 was being sold off. On 21st April, literally everything else from T1 which could be ripped off the walls or floor is .....

Last year we covered an auction where the heavy plant from Heathrow Terminal 1 was being sold off. On 21st .....

8 Apr 20188 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

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

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

8 Apr 20188 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

The secret of maximising the value of hotel loyalty points is to redeem them in ludicrously expensive places, where even the maximum possible price that the loyalty scheme can charge looks like a .....

The secret of maximising the value of hotel loyalty points is to redeem them in ludicrously expensive places, .....

7 Apr 20187 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Paris has historically been a major blind spot for Hilton.  If you ignore CDG airport and the hotel at La Defence, which is well out of the tourist zone, it had nothing at all in the historic centre .....

Paris has historically been a major blind spot for Hilton.  If you ignore CDG airport and the hotel at La .....

7 Apr 20187 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

SWISS has launched a new business class sale.  The standout fare is from Heathrow to Delhi, priced at £1183 return. Other offers which are decent but not life changing include: Cairo £1079 Dubai .....

SWISS has launched a new business class sale.  The standout fare is from Heathrow to Delhi, priced at £1183 .....

7 Apr 20187 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

This is the fourth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two posts on consecutive days. One will list the basic facts of the scheme – .....

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

7 Apr 20187 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Following the launch of the new Virgin Atlantic credit cards this week, I thought I would take a broader look at Virgin Flying Club.  Is there an opportunity, even for someone without a Virgin .....

Following the launch of the new Virgin Atlantic credit cards this week, I thought I would take a broader look .....

6 Apr 20186 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

PartnerPlusBenefit is the Star Alliance version of the British Airways On Business scheme.  It gives points to businesses – on top of the air miles given to travellers – when their .....

PartnerPlusBenefit is the Star Alliance version of the British Airways On Business scheme.  It gives points .....

6 Apr 20186 April 2018 by Rob Burgess

British Airways Chairman and CEO, Alex Cruz, is speaking at a breakfast organised by one of our readers for the trade group UK Israel Business. It takes place at 8am on Wednesday 25th April in the .....

British Airways Chairman and CEO, Alex Cruz, is speaking at a breakfast organised by one of our readers for .....

6 Apr 20186 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

The Hyatt hotel group has launched a benefits programme for luxury travel agents.  It is called Hyatt Prive. This allows you to get special benefits – for no additional cost – for stays .....

The Hyatt hotel group has launched a benefits programme for luxury travel agents.  It is called Hyatt Prive. .....

6 Apr 20186 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments