IHG One Rewards, the loyalty programme for InterContinental, Regent, Hotel Indigo, Crowne Plaza etc, has launched a good ‘buy two, get one night free’ promotion on suites and .....

IHG One Rewards, the loyalty programme for InterContinental, Regent, Hotel Indigo, Crowne Plaza etc, has .....

13 Jun 202513 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Alaska Airlines has been offering good deals on its partner Aer Lingus for some time now (see here, for example). It’s not entirely clear why – they do not seem to be mistake fares, .....

Alaska Airlines has been offering good deals on its partner Aer Lingus for some time now (see here, for .....

10 Jun 202510 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

Club Eurostar doesn’t have a lot of partners. The only ones of scale are Hertz, Accor and American Express Membership Rewards. A new Hertz offer has just launched and it is surprisingly .....

Club Eurostar doesn’t have a lot of partners. The only ones of scale are Hertz, Accor and American .....

31 May 202531 May 2025 by Rob Burgess

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

Great Western Railway is trialling a loyalty programme, GWR Rewards, in a new departure for the rail operator. Unlike some rail loyalty schemes (I’m looking at you, LNER, with your 2% cashback .....

Great Western Railway is trialling a loyalty programme, GWR Rewards, in a new departure for the rail operator. .....

23 Apr 202523 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

American Express has launched a new cashback deal with Hilton, covering hotels in Europe and random spots elsewhere! If you’re lucky, you may have an offer giving you £75 back. This offer is .....

American Express has launched a new cashback deal with Hilton, covering hotels in Europe and random spots .....

10 Apr 202510 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Norse Atlantic appears to have dropped its service from London Gatwick to Las Vegas. Flights have been removed from sale for this winter. With the service not operating during the summer, it seems .....

Norse Atlantic appears to have dropped its service from London Gatwick to Las Vegas. Flights have been removed .....

9 Apr 20259 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

One of the biggest complaints about IHG One Rewards – and one which has shown up a weird lack of vision – is the inability to book anything other than the most basic hotel room for a .....

One of the biggest complaints about IHG One Rewards – and one which has shown up a weird lack of vision .....

9 Apr 20259 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

American Express has brought back ‘Amex Stays’, a generous cashback offer covering 40+ UK hotels and a handful of rather random European properties! This is totally separate to the .....

American Express has brought back ‘Amex Stays’, a generous cashback offer covering 40+ UK hotels .....

9 Apr 20259 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

IHG One Rewards has devalued redemptions at its leading hotels on peak nights. This change won’t impact you if your ideal redemption is the Holiday Inn Express in Sheffield, but you will be hit .....

IHG One Rewards has devalued redemptions at its leading hotels on peak nights. This change won’t impact .....

8 Apr 20258 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

IHG One Rewards is continuing with its promotion of a 15% discount on redemptions at selected new hotels. The list has just been extended to the end of June so I thought we’d take another .....

IHG One Rewards is continuing with its promotion of a 15% discount on redemptions at selected new hotels. .....

6 Apr 20256 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 9 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 .....

7 Apr 20257 April 2025 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge in Los Angeles. Virgin Atlantic opened its latest Clubhouse business class lounge last week, fulfilling (just!) its promise of a Q1 .....

This is our review of the new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge in Los Angeles. Virgin Atlantic opened its .....

6 Apr 20256 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 24 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 .....

5 Apr 20255 April 2025 by Rob Burgess