East Coast rail franchise LNER has announced that it will no longer offer Nectar points to passengers from 1st August. This is another blow to Nectar, as it struggles to retain any quality .....

East Coast rail franchise LNER has announced that it will no longer offer Nectar points to passengers from 1st .....

8 Jul 20208 July 2020 by Rob Burgess

Aspire has announced that its Club Aspire lounges in London Heathrow and London Gatwick’s North Terminal will re-open this Saturday, 11th July. Their website is accepting cash bookings. No .....

Aspire has announced that its Club Aspire lounges in London Heathrow and London Gatwick’s North Terminal .....

8 Jul 20208 July 2020 by Rob Burgess

Hilton’s latest luxury brand, LXR, had added a new property – Susona Bodrum. This is a rebranding of the old Nikki Beach Bodrum hotel. LXR is intended for luxury hotels which want to have .....

Hilton’s latest luxury brand, LXR, had added a new property – Susona Bodrum. This is a rebranding .....

8 Jul 20208 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Hyatt has launched a generous ‘3 for 2’ deal, with a guaranteed upgrade and free breakfast, across its core mid-market and upmarket brands: Alila Andaz Park Hyatt Hyatt Centric Destination .....

Hyatt has launched a generous ‘3 for 2’ deal, with a guaranteed upgrade and free breakfast, across .....

8 Jul 20208 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

You can use your British Airways Executive Club Gold or Silver card to get Star Alliance Gold status via a new TAP Air Portugal status match! This would give you top tier privileges when travelling .....

You can use your British Airways Executive Club Gold or Silver card to get Star Alliance Gold status via a new .....

7 Jul 20207 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 121 comments

The switch of British Airways Gatwick short-haul services to Heathrow has led to an interesting but annoying quirk – some routes which offered 160 tier points now appear to only offer 80. EDIT: .....

The switch of British Airways Gatwick short-haul services to Heathrow has led to an interesting but annoying .....

7 Jul 20207 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is the Conrad Algarve resort in Portugal. We are currently running this reader-written feature to provide some positivity and inspiration to Head for .....

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is the Conrad Algarve resort in Portugal. We are currently running .....

7 Jul 20207 July 2020 by Anika Burnett • 66 comments

Where is British Airways currently flying to in the UK and Europe? British Airways has been tweaking its short haul network now that there is a little more clarity about which countries do not need a .....

Where is British Airways currently flying to in the UK and Europe? British Airways has been tweaking its short .....

6 Jul 20206 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 22 comments

Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a high threshold that you would wonder why such a person would ever want to set foot in .....

Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a .....

6 Jul 20206 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses.  Getting some cards blocks you from getting a bonus on some other cards, but not all cards block you from all other cards. There .....

There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses.  Getting some cards blocks you from .....

6 Jul 20206 July 2020 by Rob Burgess

Avis, unsurprisingly, has a lot of cars sitting unused on its lots at the moment. To get some of these vehicles back into use, it is currently offering long-term (multi week) rentals. If you book an .....

Avis, unsurprisingly, has a lot of cars sitting unused on its lots at the moment. To get some of these .....

6 Jul 20206 July 2020 by Rob Burgess

American Airlines will be moving all of its London Heathrow flights into BA’s Terminal 5 from tomorrow, Tuesday. ‘All’ isn’t much at the moment, of course.  American is only .....

American Airlines will be moving all of its London Heathrow flights into BA’s Terminal 5 from tomorrow, .....

6 Jul 20206 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

I wanted to remind you today about the special Head for Points sign-up deal on the Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card. Here’s the one line summary: Apply now and you will receive a .....

I wanted to remind you today about the special Head for Points sign-up deal on the Capital On Tap Business .....

6 Jul 20206 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

What food is British Airways offering for breakfast in its Heathrow lounges? We did an article yesterday on the new meal service being offered in the British Airways lounges in Terminal 5. I .....

What food is British Airways offering for breakfast in its Heathrow lounges? We did an article yesterday on .....

5 Jul 20205 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments