easyJet has recently started to roll out a loyalty scheme, Flight Club, to selected flyers, but it is strictly ‘invite only’ at the moment which is why I haven’t focussed on it.  If .....

easyJet has recently started to roll out a loyalty scheme, Flight Club, to selected flyers, but it is strictly .....

26 Sep 201626 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

In my discussion of the implications of Marriott’s decision to transfer Starwood Preferred Guest points into Marriott Rewards at the ratio of 1:3, I said that Marriott Travel Packages looked a .....

In my discussion of the implications of Marriott’s decision to transfer Starwood Preferred Guest points .....

25 Sep 201625 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

News in brief: Get bonus Heathrow Rewards points on fashion purchases Heathrow Rewards is offering bonus points on purchases at selected retailers until 31st October.  No registration is required .....

News in brief: Get bonus Heathrow Rewards points on fashion purchases Heathrow Rewards is offering bonus .....

25 Sep 201625 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

I wanted to give 3More another mention today as there are still a few days – until the end of the month – to qualify to win your share of £1,000-worth of Amazon vouchers. Over the last .....

I wanted to give 3More another mention today as there are still a few days – until the end of the month .....

25 Sep 201625 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

We will shortly be saying goodbye to three generous Avios collection opportunities.  If you want to take advantage, this weekend is the time to do so. Last day for 360 Avios per £50 Tesco gift cards .....

We will shortly be saying goodbye to three generous Avios collection opportunities.  If you want to take .....

24 Sep 201624 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

A HfP reader sent me a link yesterday to a truly fascinating article on the West London Air Terminal. If you have ever driven from London to Heathrow, you will have passed a huge Sainsburys .....

A HfP reader sent me a link yesterday to a truly fascinating article on the West London Air Terminal. If you .....

24 Sep 201624 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

The merger of the Marriott and Starwood hotel groups completed this morning.  It creates the largest hotel company in the world with a – frankly crazy – rota of 30 brands and 5,700 .....

The merger of the Marriott and Starwood hotel groups completed this morning.  It creates the largest hotel .....

23 Sep 201623 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 84 comments

News in brief: Share your Heathrow Express upgrade codes Heathrow Express emailed its database on Wednesday with a free First Class upgrade code. These are valid for one person on a ticket (one-way or .....

News in brief: Share your Heathrow Express upgrade codes Heathrow Express emailed its database on Wednesday .....

23 Sep 201623 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

With the sign-up bonus on the British Airways American Express Premium Plus (BAPP) card increased to 25,000 Avios until February, I thought it was worth taking another look at why I rate this .....

With the sign-up bonus on the British Airways American Express Premium Plus (BAPP) card increased to .....

23 Sep 201623 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 171 comments

British Airways, or their selected third party, lounges in Europe are generally unexciting and I wasn’t expecting to find anything to write about in Vienna.  However, it turned out that I had .....

British Airways, or their selected third party, lounges in Europe are generally unexciting and I wasn’t .....

23 Sep 201623 September 2016 by Anika Burnett • 11 comments

I thought I’d drop this in during the afternoon as something to think about …. This morning a Mandarin-speaking reader, who I know fairly well via previous emails, sent me a document which .....

I thought I’d drop this in during the afternoon as something to think about …. This morning a .....

22 Sep 201622 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

The Curve Card got a lot of coverage on Head for Points this year, for better and worse.  It launched as an intermediary payment card which, among other things, allowed you to recharge Visa .....

The Curve Card got a lot of coverage on Head for Points this year, for better and worse.  It .....

22 Sep 201622 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 203 comments

I wrote two months ago that the dismal Swissport lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 was scheduled to close at the end of October. If you want to know how bad the Swissport lounge is, take a look at my .....

I wrote two months ago that the dismal Swissport lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 was scheduled to close at the .....

22 Sep 201622 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: New Starwood SPG Moments concerts at The O2 now bookable Starwood Preferred Guest released a new batch of O2 concerts yesterday.  The list, it is fair to say, has something for .....

News in brief: New Starwood SPG Moments concerts at The O2 now bookable Starwood Preferred Guest released a .....

22 Sep 201622 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments