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A regular question I get asked by readers is how The American Express Business Platinum Card differs from (personal) The Platinum Card. We have a similar articles on how The Platinum Card differs from .....
A regular question I get asked by readers is how The American Express Business Platinum Card differs from .....
22 Apr 202522 April 2025 • 40 comments
Is it still worth using ‘Part Pay With Avios’ when booking British Airways flights, now that Nectar is an option? ‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful .....
Is it still worth using ‘Part Pay With Avios’ when booking British Airways flights, now that .....
22 Jan 202422 January 2024 • 43 comments
If you have been thinking of purchasing a Priority Pass airport lounge access card, Groupon has a deal running. You will find it here. It is a little fiddly. You pay Groupon £7 to £11 .....
If you have been thinking of purchasing a Priority Pass airport lounge access card, Groupon has a deal .....
8 Jan 20238 January 2023 • 50 comments
This is the sixth and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the basic facts of the scheme – .....
This is the sixth and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be .....
22 Feb 202522 February 2025 • 8 comments
British Airways has just launched an exclusive 60,000 Avios sign-up bonus for the British Airways Premium Plus American Express credit card. This is ludicrously generous, by any standards. There is .....
British Airways has just launched an exclusive 60,000 Avios sign-up bonus for the British Airways Premium Plus .....
31 Aug 202331 August 2023 • 172 comments
How does the upgrade voucher issued with Barclays Avios Rewards to Barclays Premier customers work? I am spending some time this week looking again (after a lengthy gap) at the Barclays Premier and .....
How does the upgrade voucher issued with Barclays Avios Rewards to Barclays Premier customers work? I am .....
5 Sep 20245 September 2024 • 69 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 .....
16 Sep 202416 September 2024
Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2023. You can register here. It is particularly attractive because you will earn double elite night credits on qualifying stays, as well as 1,000 .....
Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2023. You can register here. It is particularly .....
25 Jan 202325 January 2023 • 35 comments
Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve never been, this is a great way to see a concert – or at least it is about as good as .....
Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve .....
14 Oct 202214 October 2022
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 .....
1 Mar 20251 March 2025 • 1 comment
What are the fees if you want to cancel or change an Avios flight? Today I want to run through how the process works. The simple answer is that there is a £35 charge per person for cancelling .....
What are the fees if you want to cancel or change an Avios flight? Today I want to run through how the .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
It is very rare that we see as many credit and charge cards running ‘special’ sign-up bonuses at once as we see at the moment. Whilst this is great news for you, it is also easy to get .....
It is very rare that we see as many credit and charge cards running ‘special’ sign-up bonuses at .....
11 May 202311 May 2023 • 17 comments
American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is the culmination of five years of hugely generous offers on its small business cards. Before .....
American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is the .....
27 Feb 202527 February 2025 • 99 comments
This is part two of my interview with Captain Izham, CEO of the Malaysia Aviation Group and Malaysia Airlines. I highly recommend you start with Part 1 of our interview with Captain Izham Ismail, .....
This is part two of my interview with Captain Izham, CEO of the Malaysia Aviation Group and Malaysia Airlines. .....
12 Jun 202312 June 2023 • 28 comments
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