This is possibly an IT glitch, but the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum in London is offering one bedroom suites for reward redemption. They seem to be available EVERY NIGHT for the next year where .....

This is possibly an IT glitch, but the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum in London is offering one bedroom suites .....

1 Oct 20151 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

News in brief: Priority Pass relaunches Priority Pass, the membership scheme which gives you global airline lounge access, relaunched yesterday with a new website and a new logo.  The new logo was .....

News in brief: Priority Pass relaunches Priority Pass, the membership scheme which gives you global airline .....

1 Oct 20151 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

News in brief: Get 15% off Avis with American Express Until December 8th, American Express is offering 15% off Avis car hire rentals.  This is valid for rentals in the UK, Europe, Middle East and .....

News in brief: Get 15% off Avis with American Express Until December 8th, American Express is offering 15% off .....

1 Oct 20151 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Short-notice hotel booking specialist LateRooms.com is supporting Head for Points this week through some advertising, so I felt it was only fair to introduce the company properly to readers as I have .....

Short-notice hotel booking specialist LateRooms.com is supporting Head for Points this week through some .....

1 Oct 20151 October 2015 by Rob Burgess

I spent last Monday in a shed in Crawley. This is not my normal Monday routine, but when the shed is the headquarters of Virgin Atlantic it becomes more interesting. I had been invited to tag along to .....

I spent last Monday in a shed in Crawley. This is not my normal Monday routine, but when the shed is the .....

30 Sep 201530 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards.  The offer is as good as it ever gets on these cards. Full details can be found here on the Emirates website.  .....

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards.  The offer is as good as .....

30 Sep 201530 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Iberia Plus, the Iberia frequent flyer scheme which also uses Avios as its reward currency, has extended its current ‘ buy Avios’ bonus by a week.  The offer now closes on October 4th. .....

Iberia Plus, the Iberia frequent flyer scheme which also uses Avios as its reward currency, has extended its .....

30 Sep 201530 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Head for Points offers a specialist travel booking service for luxury hotels.  We can get you better deals than you can achieve by booking direct. The luxury hotel companies (Four Seasons, Mandarin .....

Head for Points offers a specialist travel booking service for luxury hotels.  We can get you better deals .....

30 Sep 201530 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

The received wisdom, prior to the April 28th Avios devaluation, was that the British Airways Premium Plus American Express 2-4-1 voucher was the best thing since sliced bread whilst the Lloyds .....

The received wisdom, prior to the April 28th Avios devaluation, was that the British Airways Premium Plus .....

29 Sep 201529 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

I had the dubious benefit of visiting Gatwick Airport on both Monday – to visit Virgin – and Tuesday – to visit No 1 Traveller – last week.  Having spent a substantial chunk .....

I had the dubious benefit of visiting Gatwick Airport on both Monday – to visit Virgin – and .....

29 Sep 201529 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

News in brief: Registration open for Starwood’s ‘Stay For More’ promotion You can now register for the latest Starwood Preferred Guest, the Westin / Sheraton / Le Meridien / Aloft .....

News in brief: Registration open for Starwood’s ‘Stay For More’ promotion You can now .....

29 Sep 201529 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Until IHG Rewards Club revised its reward chart earlier this year, there was one stand-out bargain in London – the Holiday Inn Wembley. For 10,000 IHG points per night, it was a great deal. .....

Until IHG Rewards Club revised its reward chart earlier this year, there was one stand-out bargain in London .....

28 Sep 201528 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Hilton @Play is the Hilton HHonors equivalent of Starwood’s SPG Moments scheme, allowing you to redeem your points for ‘once in a lifetime’ experiences rather than more hotel stays. .....

Hilton @Play is the Hilton HHonors equivalent of Starwood’s SPG Moments scheme, allowing you to redeem .....

28 Sep 201528 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

I wanted to remind everyone that the very generous Avios promotion being run by hotel booking group Kaligo.com ends on Wednesday 30th September. It is a very good deal. There are two separate .....

I wanted to remind everyone that the very generous Avios promotion being run by hotel booking .....

28 Sep 201528 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments