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Gold is the mid-tier status in Marriott Rewards. It usually requires 50 nights per year in Marriott-group properties to earn it, but there are some half-decent benefits if you are spending your own .....
Gold is the mid-tier status in Marriott Rewards. It usually requires 50 nights per year in Marriott-group .....
15 Jul 201215 July 2012 • 1 comment
This is my review of our stay in a suite at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers hotel in Dubai. Regular readers may remember my review of Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai, a pleasant but slightly chaotic beach .....
This is my review of our stay in a suite at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers hotel in Dubai. Regular readers may .....
22 Apr 201322 April 2013 • 7 comments
This is the third is my series of articles this week looking at maximising your points when booking your Summer holiday. I have already looked at airport car parking and using credit cards abroad. .....
This is the third is my series of articles this week looking at maximising your points when booking your .....
3 Jul 20133 July 2013 • 9 comments
Here is a very interesting Tesco promotion …. This page on the Tesco website shows you the wide range of gift cards you can buy in Tesco stores. They cover a huge range of outlets – .....
Here is a very interesting Tesco promotion …. This page on the Tesco website shows you the wide range of .....
8 Aug 20128 August 2012 • 9 comments
If you have an Avios account, you probably got an email this week promoting double miles on everything bought via their e-shopping site. We have put together a full list of all participating .....
If you have an Avios account, you probably got an email this week promoting double miles on everything bought .....
26 Sep 201226 September 2012 • 2 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 .....
19 May 202519 May 2025
The number one question I get when I tell people what I do, after they comment that I have their ‘dream job’, is “how do you beat jet lag?” The answer I always give is that I .....
The number one question I get when I tell people what I do, after they comment that I have their ‘dream .....
24 May 202524 May 2025 • 169 comments
IHG has announced that it is to open a Hotel Indigo in Torquay. The 153 room hotel is due to open later this year. Why so soon? Let’s take a look. For reasons I’ve never fully understood, .....
IHG has announced that it is to open a Hotel Indigo in Torquay. The 153 room hotel is due to open later this .....
17 May 202517 May 2025 • 28 comments
This is our review of the Malta Marriott Resort in St Julians. The Maltese hotel scene is expanding significantly, with new Marriott and Hyatt properties opening. On a recommendation I stayed at the .....
This is our review of the Malta Marriott Resort in St Julians. The Maltese hotel scene is expanding .....
22 May 202522 May 2025 • 40 comments
American Express has quietly rolled out an improvement to Membership Rewards transfers to The British Airways Club. Transfers are now instantaneous. As long as your Membership Rewards and British .....
American Express has quietly rolled out an improvement to Membership Rewards transfers to The British Airways .....
17 May 202517 May 2025 • 18 comments
Hilton Honors appears to have snuck through a series of points price increases at some of its very top properties. It only appears to impact a small percentage of hotels, although the impact on the .....
Hilton Honors appears to have snuck through a series of points price increases at some of its very top .....
18 May 202518 May 2025 • 80 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 .....
17 May 202517 May 2025 • 2 comments
We have covered Bluechain, a company which allows you to pay invoices, business or personal, with a credit card, a couple of times in the last few months. Bluechain charges your credit card, adds a .....
We have covered Bluechain, a company which allows you to pay invoices, business or personal, with a credit .....
16 May 202516 May 2025 • 99 comments
Hyatt has opened Hyatt Regency Zadar, its first hotel in Croatia. The 113 rooms and suites are described as having panoramic views of the coastline. It appears to be aimed as much at the corporate as .....
Hyatt has opened Hyatt Regency Zadar, its first hotel in Croatia. The 113 rooms and suites are described as .....
18 May 202518 May 2025 • 9 comments
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