If you are planning a trip to the West Country in 2023, there is an interesting new accommodation option. IHG has just opened a Hotel Indigo in Exeter. The website is here. Given its pedigree, I have .....

If you are planning a trip to the West Country in 2023, there is an interesting new accommodation option. IHG .....

19 Dec 202219 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. You are receiving this as a previous subscriber to Malcolm .....

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

19 Dec 202219 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York City. After a night at New York’s JFK airport in the TWA Hotel (review tomorrow) to see the new British Airways and American Airlines .....

This is our review of the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York City. After a night at New York’s JFK .....

18 Dec 202218 December 2022 by Rhys Jones • 69 comments

As we covered back in October, Aer Lingus is being made to close its service between Belfast City Airport and London Heathrow. Heathrow is the only ‘mainline’ service operated by Aer .....

As we covered back in October, Aer Lingus is being made to close its service between Belfast City Airport and .....

18 Dec 202218 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

Bicester Village, the discount luxury shopping outlet in Oxfordshire, is running a double Avios promotion until 16th January. The standard Avios rate is 5 Avios per £4 spent. During this sale .....

Bicester Village, the discount luxury shopping outlet in Oxfordshire, is running a double Avios promotion .....

18 Dec 202218 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

Flybe appears to have scrapped plans for expansion at Southampton Airport. Three new routes – Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester – were due to launch in May 2023 but have now disappeared .....

Flybe appears to have scrapped plans for expansion at Southampton Airport. Three new routes – Edinburgh, .....

18 Dec 202218 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 38 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 .....

18 Dec 202218 December 2022 by HfP team • 9 comments

Whilst it has been somewhat forgotten amongst the Avios devaluation discussions, one positive change unveiled this month was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia Avios redemptions to American .....

Whilst it has been somewhat forgotten amongst the Avios devaluation discussions, one positive change unveiled .....

17 Dec 202217 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

We don’t write much about private jets on Head for Points but, like any aviation enthusiast, I find them fascinating and can’t resist taking a look when I have the chance. In the past .....

We don’t write much about private jets on Head for Points but, like any aviation enthusiast, I find them .....

17 Dec 202217 December 2022 by Rhys Jones • 50 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

17 Dec 202217 December 2022 by Rhys Jones

Over the years we have used the photo below on the site in various stories about Radisson Hotels. It is the Radisson Collection hotel in Berlin, until recently a Radisson Blu, which contains a huge .....

Over the years we have used the photo below on the site in various stories about Radisson Hotels. It is the .....

16 Dec 202216 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

This is our review of Flagship business class on an American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER from London Heathrow to New York JFK. American Airlines is part of the BA, Iberia, Finnair and Aer Lingus .....

This is our review of Flagship business class on an American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER from London Heathrow to .....

16 Dec 202216 December 2022 by Rhys Jones • 66 comments

In recent years, the major hotel loyalty programmes – although oddly not the airlines – have invested heavily in ‘experiences’ platforms. The idea is to offer loyalty programme .....

In recent years, the major hotel loyalty programmes – although oddly not the airlines – have .....

16 Dec 202216 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Lufthansa is continuing to build out its UK network post pandemic. Two new UK routes to Frankfurt have been announced this week for Summer 2023: The new Liverpool service, launched this year, is being .....

Lufthansa is continuing to build out its UK network post pandemic. Two new UK routes to Frankfurt have been .....

16 Dec 202216 December 2022 by Rob Burgess