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Hilton has quietly been rolling out its ‘rooms for day use’ service over the last few years. This allows you to book a hotel room for the working day – the idea is to compete .....
Hilton has quietly been rolling out its ‘rooms for day use’ service over the last few years. This .....
29 Jan 202529 January 2025 • 30 comments
Is it possible to transfer hotel loyalty points to a friend or partner? Can you transfer the points for free? In most cases, the answer is ‘Yes’. Airline schemes are not like .....
Is it possible to transfer hotel loyalty points to a friend or partner? Can you transfer the points for .....
2 Feb 20252 February 2025 • 22 comments
As there are six separate Avios loyalty schemes – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub, Vueling Club, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Finnair Plus – which each .....
As there are six separate Avios loyalty schemes – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer .....
28 Jan 202528 January 2025 • 18 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 .....
27 Jan 202527 January 2025
Until 31st January, you can buy IHG One Rewards – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel scheme – points with a bonus of 80% for most people. It is being advertised .....
Until 31st January, you can buy IHG One Rewards – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza .....
18 Jan 202518 January 2025
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 .....
25 Jan 202525 January 2025 • 3 comments
Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you could fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you would receive 1 .....
Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....
26 Jan 202526 January 2025 • 137 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
This is our review of Cathay Pacific’s new Aria Suite business class. Whilst Cathay Pacific has kept it quiet for fear of last minute aircraft swaps, it is now flying its first Aria .....
This is our review of Cathay Pacific’s new Aria Suite business class. Whilst Cathay Pacific has kept it .....
29 Jan 202529 January 2025 • 86 comments
For the last year or so, Eurostar has been quietly trialling iProov.me, otherwise known as SmartCheck, at London St Pancras. It allows you bypass all queues at the terminal AND UK passport control. .....
For the last year or so, Eurostar has been quietly trialling iProov.me, otherwise known as SmartCheck, at .....
24 Jan 202524 January 2025 • 99 comments
This is our review of Accor’s new TRIBE Manchester Airport hotel. In October last year HfP covered the opening of this intriguing new hotel at Manchester Airport. We have been intending to .....
This is our review of Accor’s new TRIBE Manchester Airport hotel. In October last year HfP covered the .....
2 Feb 20252 February 2025 • 51 comments
The Platinum Card from American Express offers an exceptionally high sign-up bonus (50,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert to 50,000 Avios) and offers some great benefits. It also comes with .....
The Platinum Card from American Express offers an exceptionally high sign-up bonus (50,000 Membership Rewards .....
16 Jan 202516 January 2025
Our credit cards directory lists 15 different personal credit cards in the UK which offer travel rewards. For the beginner to this hobby, however, there is one obvious piece of plastic to .....
Our credit cards directory lists 15 different personal credit cards in the UK which offer travel .....
15 Jan 202515 January 2025
In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good products with everything you could ask for, and are easily (in my view) the most .....
In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very .....
3 Jan 20253 January 2025
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