Cannes has a few good redemption hotels. Marriott has a JW Marriott on the seafront, Hyatt has the Martinez and IHG – as well as the Carlton – is opening a cheaper Staybridge Suites in .....

Cannes has a few good redemption hotels. Marriott has a JW Marriott on the seafront, Hyatt has the Martinez .....

28 Aug 202328 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This article is our attempt to decide what Accor Live Limitless points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing miles and hotel points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on .....

This article is our attempt to decide what Accor Live Limitless points are worth. How should you value them? .....

28 Aug 202328 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

28 Aug 202328 August 2023 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the JW Marriott hotel and resort in Venice.  Long term readers of HfP may be having a wry smile. This is my 3rd review of this resort, and my fifth visit. We were last here .....

This is my review of the JW Marriott hotel and resort in Venice.  Long term readers of HfP may be having .....

27 Aug 202327 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

This is the second part of my review of the JW Marriott hotel in Venice.   Part 1 of my JW Marriott Venice review, which covers the location, rooms, kids club and pool, can be found here. Up .....

This is the second part of my review of the JW Marriott hotel in Venice.   Part 1 of my JW Marriott .....

27 Aug 202327 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 36 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 .....

27 Aug 202327 August 2023 by HfP team • 3 comments

News in brief: Caviar House launches the Mile High Picnic Caviar House & Prunier has launched the Mile High Picnic collection across all of its sites at Heathrow and Gatwick airports. The company .....

News in brief: Caviar House launches the Mile High Picnic Caviar House & Prunier has launched the Mile .....

26 Aug 202326 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

How can you get better value from your Virgin Atlantic flight redemptions by earning and using a Virgin Atlantic credit card voucher? This article is Part 13 – the final part, unless we suddenly .....

How can you get better value from your Virgin Atlantic flight redemptions by earning and using a Virgin .....

26 Aug 202326 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

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 .....

26 Aug 202326 August 2023 by Rhys Jones

From 1st September, British Airways is making a major change to its ID rules for domestic flights. At the moment, BA suggests you bring some photo ID with you but it is not compulsory. From 1st .....

From 1st September, British Airways is making a major change to its ID rules for domestic flights. At the .....

25 Aug 202325 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 190 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched a generous Virgin Points bonus offer for anyone who books a cash flight in the next 10 days. We don’t often see promotions like this for Virgin Points so it’s .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a generous Virgin Points bonus offer for anyone who books a cash flight in the .....

25 Aug 202325 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

A couple of months ago, British Airways opened the ‘First Dining Room’ inside its existing lounge complex at Heathrow Terminal 3. It wasn’t called the ‘Concorde Room’ .....

A couple of months ago, British Airways opened the ‘First Dining Room’ inside its existing lounge .....

25 Aug 202325 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

This is our review of the Canopy by Hilton San Francisco SoMA hotel. Canopy is Hilton’s modern lifestyle brand for design-conscious guests. Whilst it tends to offer enough to keep business .....

This is our review of the Canopy by Hilton San Francisco SoMA hotel. Canopy is Hilton’s modern lifestyle .....

25 Aug 202325 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanding to cover all of Greater London on 29th August. This includes Heathrow. From 29th August, you will need to pay £12.50 to drive your car, van .....

London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanding to cover all of Greater London on 29th August. This .....

24 Aug 202324 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 221 comments