You might think that the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme, which is part of Star Alliance and so accesses a different group of airlines to Avios, is irrelevant to you. The KrisFlyer frequent .....

You might think that the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme, which is part of Star Alliance and so .....

5 Jul 20255 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 20 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 .....

5 Jul 20255 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

News in brief: Eurostar launches a huge ‘50% off’ sale for premium seats Eurostar has launched a new promotion, and it is well worth a look. If two to nine people travel together (so no .....

News in brief: Eurostar launches a huge ‘50% off’ sale for premium seats Eurostar has launched a .....

4 Jul 20254 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

We don’t normally give over full articles to a hotel rebranding, but as we did a full review of The Hotel Maria in Helsinki a few weeks ago it seems worth covering. The Hotel Maria opened in .....

We don’t normally give over full articles to a hotel rebranding, but as we did a full review of The .....

4 Jul 20254 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Well, this is unexpected. No sooner have Norse Atlantic aircraft started to fly to Manchester via the IndiGo damp lease (IndiGo flights from Mumbai to Manchester launched this week), the airline has .....

Well, this is unexpected. No sooner have Norse Atlantic aircraft started to fly to Manchester via the IndiGo .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

easyJet has a semi-secret loyalty programme called ‘Flight Club’. I say ‘semi-secret’ because, whilst most easyJet travellers won’t know that it exists, and it is not .....

easyJet has a semi-secret loyalty programme called ‘Flight Club’. I say ‘semi-secret’ .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

Hyatt is continuing to grow its footprint in Mallorca with the opening of Sarena de Muro Resort Mallorca, which will sit inside the ‘Destination by Hyatt’ brand. This is NOT a new-build .....

Hyatt is continuing to grow its footprint in Mallorca with the opening of Sarena de Muro Resort Mallorca, .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Hilton news in brief: Hilton to open a new hotel in The City Hilton has given a name to the new Curio Collection property taking shape in The City – The Derby London City. Based in a converted .....

Hilton news in brief: Hilton to open a new hotel in The City Hilton has given a name to the new Curio .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

As for many airlines, the covid pandemic forced Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to face the harsh realities of its unsustainable business model. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US and had to .....

As for many airlines, the covid pandemic forced Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to face the harsh realities of its .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

Marriott Bonvoy and American Express are currently offering a substantially increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Credit Card.  The sign-up bonus is TRIPLED from 20,000 .....

Marriott Bonvoy and American Express are currently offering a substantially increased sign-up bonus on the .....

PINNED • 3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

We may only need to wait until 2026 for the next oneworld branded airport lounge to open, according to oneworld CEO Nat Pieper when I spoke to him on Monday as part of Oman Air’s oneworld .....

We may only need to wait until 2026 for the next oneworld branded airport lounge to open, according to .....

2 Jul 20252 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments

Airline route news in brief: British Airways tweaks its European network British Airways has made three changes to its European network for the winter flying season, which starts when the clocks go .....

Airline route news in brief: British Airways tweaks its European network British Airways has made three .....

2 Jul 20252 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

The W Florence hotel was an ‘under the radar’ project for Marriott – we had never mentioned it until last month and I can’t remember ever reading about it before that. W .....

The W Florence hotel was an ‘under the radar’ project for Marriott – we had never mentioned .....

2 Jul 20252 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

As we covered in May, Hilton is running a weekends sale for UK and Ireland. Hilton has now extended the sale to include hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get up to 20% .....

As we covered in May, Hilton is running a weekends sale for UK and Ireland. Hilton has now extended the sale .....

2 Jul 20252 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments