Until 27th May, American Express is running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of 50,000 Membership Rewards points, which converts to 50,000 Avios, was already good. .....

Until 27th May, American Express is running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus .....

20 Apr 202520 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

This is our review of the Courtyard Hamburg City hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. After two failed attempts (one due to a flight cancellation and the other after being invited to an Airbus factory tour .....

This is our review of the Courtyard Hamburg City hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. After two failed attempts .....

20 Apr 202520 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

We don’t cover Travelodge much on Head for Points, but you never know when you might find that it is convenient to stay in one. The chain is expanding with the acquisition of nine three-star .....

We don’t cover Travelodge much on Head for Points, but you never know when you might find that it is .....

20 Apr 202520 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

There are two global mega projects in aviation right now. There’s the transformation of Air India, which we covered last week, and then there is Riyadh Air. As its name suggests, Riyadh Air is .....

There are two global mega projects in aviation right now. There’s the transformation of Air India, which .....

19 Apr 202519 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 94 comments

We haven’t mentioned it for a month, but American Express is still offering an increased sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card, .....

We haven’t mentioned it for a month, but American Express is still offering an increased sign-up bonus .....

19 Apr 202519 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

A long-awaited improvement to Marriott Bonvoy in 2022 was the ability to top up ‘fixed value’ free night vouchers. In the US, multiple Marriott credit cards come with automatic free night .....

A long-awaited improvement to Marriott Bonvoy in 2022 was the ability to top up ‘fixed value’ free .....

19 Apr 202519 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

In 2023, London Gatwick airport announced its 50th long haul destination as Ethiopian Airlines returned with direct flights to Addis Ababa. Two years on, that figure hasn’t moved although the .....

In 2023, London Gatwick airport announced its 50th long haul destination as Ethiopian Airlines returned with .....

19 Apr 202519 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

This is our review of Japan Airlines’ Sakura business class lounge in Okinawa Airport. My recent trip to Japan to review JAL also took me to the small southern island of Okinawa, where I stayed .....

This is our review of Japan Airlines’ Sakura business class lounge in Okinawa Airport. My recent trip to .....

19 Apr 202519 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 7 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 .....

19 Apr 202519 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

American Express has launched a new offer from the WorldHotels consortium. This is a global offer. Unlike many Amex cashback deals you are not restricted to hotels in Europe. If you haven’t .....

American Express has launched a new offer from the WorldHotels consortium. This is a global offer. Unlike many .....

18 Apr 202518 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

This is our review of the Kimpton La Peer hotel in Los Angeles. Less than six months after my last visit to LA, I found myself there again for the opening of Virgin Atlantic’s new Clubhouse .....

This is our review of the Kimpton La Peer hotel in Los Angeles. Less than six months after my last visit to .....

18 Apr 202518 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 38 comments

Despite having been a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance for two years, Virgin Atlantic retains earning and burning mileage partnerships with a number of other airlines. The one we cover most is .....

Despite having been a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance for two years, Virgin Atlantic retains earning .....

18 Apr 202518 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Here is a genuine ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to use your points for a package to the UEFA Champions League. The first snag is that the three packages on offer must be sold before we .....

Here is a genuine ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to use your points for a package to the UEFA .....

18 Apr 202518 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class Suite on the Airbus A350-1000. It is almost six years since Virgin Atlantic introduced its new Upper Class seat on the A350. It went .....

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class Suite on the Airbus A350-1000. It is almost six .....

17 Apr 202517 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 77 comments