Hilton has launched its Winter sale for hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get up to 20% off participating properties when you book a stay between 21st December 2022 and 24th April .....

Hilton has launched its Winter sale for hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get up to 20% .....

21 Dec 202221 December 2022 by Sinead Archer • 33 comments

Route news in brief: Norse Atlantic drops Kingston before launch One of the nails in Norwegian’s coffin was that it chose to fly long haul routes from London Gatwick with strong seasonality on a .....

Route news in brief: Norse Atlantic drops Kingston before launch One of the nails in Norwegian’s coffin .....

23 Aug 202323 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Hyatt has announced that it is taking over the hotel at the famous La Manga Club in Murcia, Spain. It will open as Grand Hyatt La Manga Club & Resort in mid-2023 following ‘significant .....

Hyatt has announced that it is taking over the hotel at the famous La Manga Club in Murcia, Spain. It will .....

13 Jan 202313 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

We ran an article yesterday on the British Airways policy for unaccompanied children. I thought it was worth taking a look at how Virgin Atlantic tackles the same problem. Following a rule change in .....

We ran an article yesterday on the British Airways policy for unaccompanied children. I thought it was worth .....

9 Mar 20259 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

This is our review of China Airlines’ premium economy cabin from Taipei to London. On my return from Taipei I was booked into the increasingly popular premium economy cabin on China Airlines. .....

This is our review of China Airlines’ premium economy cabin from Taipei to London. On my return from .....

29 Oct 202429 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 34 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 .....

31 Mar 202531 March 2025 by Rob Burgess

Thank you to the 13,000 people who completed the reader survey we ran on the site over Easter. When we did the same exercise in 2022 we only shared the results with the people who voted. This time we .....

Thank you to the 13,000 people who completed the reader survey we ran on the site over Easter. When we did the .....

23 Apr 202423 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

BA Holidays is offering additional sale discounts if you book your 2023 break by 10th January. The savings are: What is great is that this deal stacks with various other offers: Double tier .....

BA Holidays is offering additional sale discounts if you book your 2023 break by 10th January. The savings .....

6 Jan 20236 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

Cornwall Newquay Airport has been through a lot of ups and downs in recent years in terms of airlines opening and closing routes, especially on the Government subsidised route to London. The situation .....

Cornwall Newquay Airport has been through a lot of ups and downs in recent years in terms of airlines opening .....

5 Nov 20225 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

What are the benefits of British Airways Executive Club Bronze status? Bronze is one of four tiers of the Executive Club, British Airways’ frequent flyer membership scheme. In this article .....

What are the benefits of British Airways Executive Club Bronze status? Bronze is one of four tiers of the .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is is worthwhile trading your points for airline miles. There are a couple of reasons for this. .....

The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is is .....

17 Jan 202417 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

The new British Airways system for earning status, outlined in detail here, seemed to signal the end of the tier point run. With BA flights earning 1 tier point per £1 of net spending, a Silver card .....

The new British Airways system for earning status, outlined in detail here, seemed to signal the end of the .....

20 Jan 202520 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

Today (and only today, Thursday) we are running an exclusive Head for Points competition in association with ALL – Accor’s hotel loyalty programme, following its launch of the new ALL Terrace .....

Today (and only today, Thursday) we are running an exclusive Head for Points competition in association with .....

20 Feb 202520 February 2025 by Sinead Archer • 32 comments

Yesterday we told you that British Airways has opened what we called a ‘Concorde Room Lite’ – but is technically the ‘First Dining Room’ – at Heathrow Terminal 3. .....

Yesterday we told you that British Airways has opened what we called a ‘Concorde Room Lite’ .....

13 Jun 202313 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments