Emirates has announced the resumption of flights from Edinburgh. The first flight will be on 4th November. The existing Emirates services from Glasgow will continue. The airline will be competing with .....

Emirates has announced the resumption of flights from Edinburgh. The first flight will be on 4th November. The .....

7 May 20247 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

When I think of leather, I think of a single use material. As an animal hide, it has been treated and processed before being cut, stitched and sewn into its final use, whether that be shoes, a jacket, .....

When I think of leather, I think of a single use material. As an animal hide, it has been treated and .....

7 May 20247 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments

Luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental has its own little-known loyalty programme – but one that isn’t a loyalty programme in the usual sense. There are no points to collect or tiers to .....

Luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental has its own little-known loyalty programme – but one that .....

7 May 20247 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. This article was updated to include the new Hilton Honors debit cards, launched in .....

It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard .....

6 May 20246 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

This is our review of The Langham hotel in London. One of the oldest hotels in London, The Langham has been welcoming guests since 1865, the same year that Lewis Carroll published Alice in Wonderland .....

This is our review of The Langham hotel in London. One of the oldest hotels in London, The Langham has been .....

6 May 20246 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 66 comments

If you have American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum, you will have a free Priority Pass card for airport lounge access. Here’s something you may not know.  .....

If you have American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum, you will have a free .....

6 May 20246 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

6 May 20246 May 2024 by Rob Burgess

In February 2022, Barclays launched two Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good products with everything you could ask for, and are easily (in my view) the .....

In February 2022, Barclays launched two Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are .....

5 May 20245 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

This is our review of the American Express Centurion Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 3. This lounge opened in late 2021 and was the first Centurion Lounge in Europe. I hadn’t actually been .....

This is our review of the American Express Centurion Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 3. This lounge opened .....

5 May 20245 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in .....

5 May 20245 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

What is Priority Pass? Is Priority Pass worth the money? How can you get one for free? We mention the Priority Pass airport lounge card quite a bit on Head for Points, but we very rarely go into the .....

What is Priority Pass? Is Priority Pass worth the money? How can you get one for free? We mention the Priority .....

4 May 20244 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

Nectar and eBay have brought back their intriguing ‘rebate’ promotion. When I say ‘brought back’, we last covered this in 2015 although I’m sure it must have been re-run .....

Nectar and eBay have brought back their intriguing ‘rebate’ promotion. When I say ‘brought .....

4 May 20244 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

I get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard credit card for earning Avios, airline miles or hotel points.   The comprehensive Head for Points reward .....

I get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard credit card for .....

4 May 20244 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 1 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 .....

4 May 20244 May 2024 by Rhys Jones