Barclays offers two Avios-earning products: Both of these products offer you the opportunity of earning an annual Avios upgrade voucher. In this introductory article I want to look at how to maximise .....

Barclays offers two Avios-earning products: Both of these products offer you the opportunity of earning an .....

6 Jan 20256 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Before Christmas, we covered an exceptional free offer. If you have any level of airline elite status, or mid tier or higher status with any major hotel group, you can claim a full year of top-tier .....

Before Christmas, we covered an exceptional free offer. If you have any level of airline elite status, or mid .....

6 Jan 20256 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 125 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 .....

6 Jan 20256 January 2025 by Rob Burgess

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you could fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you would receive 1 .....

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....

5 Jan 20255 January 2025 by HfP team • 75 comments

This article is part of an introductory series which we’ve been running this week whilst we wait for the January newsflow to pick-up (BAEC restructurings excluded!). One of the key ideas we push .....

This article is part of an introductory series which we’ve been running this week whilst we wait for the .....

5 Jan 20255 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

On top of your usual elite status tiers, Marriott Bonvoy offers two additional benefits for people who hit 50 and 75 elite nights in a calendar year. You should be able to select your preferred .....

On top of your usual elite status tiers, Marriott Bonvoy offers two additional benefits for people who hit 50 .....

5 Jan 20255 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Good morning! Head for Points is featured in the Financial Times this weekend, on the back page of FT Money, so I know that some FT readers will have popped over to the site today to see what it is .....

Good morning! Head for Points is featured in the Financial Times this weekend, on the back page of FT Money, .....

4 Jan 20254 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

In this introductory article, I’ve put together some key principles which should help you get a feel for how to maximise your airline miles and hotel loyalty points. The ultimate goal, at least .....

In this introductory article, I’ve put together some key principles which should help you get a feel for .....

4 Jan 20254 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you could fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you would receive 1 .....

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....

4 Jan 20254 January 2025 by HfP team • 65 comments

We often get asked about the differences between American Express Preferred Rewards Gold and The Platinum Card from American Express. In truth, virtually the only thing that Amex Gold and Amex .....

We often get asked about the differences between American Express Preferred Rewards Gold and The Platinum Card .....

4 Jan 20254 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 25 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 .....

4 Jan 20254 January 2025 by Rhys Jones

How do British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Companion Vouchers work? We run this article once per year to reflect recent changes. Whilst these vouchers have been around for 20 years now, the .....

How do British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Companion Vouchers work? We run this article once per year to .....

3 Jan 20253 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good products with everything you could ask for, and are easily (in my view) the most .....

In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very .....

3 Jan 20253 January 2025 by Rob Burgess

World of Hyatt has been offering a 25% bonus when you buy 7,000+ points via this link. The offer ends tomorrow. This was VERY interesting for three reasons: You suddenly have enough points .....

World of Hyatt has been offering a 25% bonus when you buy 7,000+ points via this link. The offer .....

3 Jan 20253 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments