Two interesting bits of media were published over the weekend which are well worth a few minutes of your time – even if it means leaving HfP to do so! First up is a (written) piece from CNN. .....

Two interesting bits of media were published over the weekend which are well worth a few minutes of your time .....

25 Feb 202525 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

The biggest problem with Virgin Red, the central portal for earning and spending Virgin Points, is that very few Virgin Group businesses are fully integrated apart from Virgin Atlantic. This is a .....

The biggest problem with Virgin Red, the central portal for earning and spending Virgin Points, is that very .....

25 Feb 202525 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Malaysia Airlines, a oneworld alliance member, launches a new route from Paris to Kuala Lumpur on 23rd March. To get it up and running, it has opened the floodgates for Avios bookings. For the opening .....

Malaysia Airlines, a oneworld alliance member, launches a new route from Paris to Kuala Lumpur on 23rd March. .....

24 Feb 202524 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Accor is on a bit of a roll at the moment. After launching the ALL Terrace at OVO Arena Wembley, it has taken over a box at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust concerts next month. .....

Accor is on a bit of a roll at the moment. After launching the ALL Terrace at OVO Arena Wembley, it has taken .....

24 Feb 202524 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Back in September 2020 – so it was easy to miss at the heart of the pandemic – Virgin Atlantic become the first airline in the world to give you tier points when you booked a redemption .....

Back in September 2020 – so it was easy to miss at the heart of the pandemic – Virgin Atlantic .....

24 Feb 202524 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 43 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 .....

24 Feb 202524 February 2025 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of Marriott’s new Koenigshof hotel in Munich, part of the Luxury Collection. As the capital of Bavaria, Munich attracts a lot of business travel and its size, history and .....

This is our review of Marriott’s new Koenigshof hotel in Munich, part of the Luxury Collection. As the .....

23 Feb 202523 February 2025 by Conny Urban • 31 comments

This is our review of the Harrods American Express card. The Harrods American Express card is a little-known product which is not freely available, a little like the Vitality American Express card. .....

This is our review of the Harrods American Express card. The Harrods American Express card is a little-known .....

23 Feb 202523 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the World of Hyatt loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The full series .....

In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the World of Hyatt loyalty scheme. This article is my .....

23 Feb 202523 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 12 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 .....

23 Feb 202523 February 2025 by HfP team

British Airways has unveiled its refurbished lounge in Seattle, which is now open. It follows Singapore, Washington, Lagos and London Gatwick in getting a new look, on top of Edinburgh, Heathrow .....

British Airways has unveiled its refurbished lounge in Seattle, which is now open. It follows Singapore, .....

22 Feb 202522 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

Norse Atlantic has launched a new route from London Gatwick to Bangkok. Flights will start on 26th October and operate four days per week. There are only two flights per week for most of the first .....

Norse Atlantic has launched a new route from London Gatwick to Bangkok. Flights will start on 26th October and .....

22 Feb 202522 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 71 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 by Rob Burgess • 8 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 .....

22 Feb 202522 February 2025 by Rob Burgess