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Eurostar is now offering you the chance to bid for an upgrade from Eurostar Standard to Eurostar Plus, which is the new name for Standard Premier. I’m not sure when this was introduced, but I .....
Eurostar is now offering you the chance to bid for an upgrade from Eurostar Standard to Eurostar Plus, which .....
20 Nov 202420 November 2024 • 18 comments
In February 2022, Barclays launched two Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good products with everything you could ask for, and are easily (in my view) the .....
In February 2022, Barclays launched two Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are .....
16 Jun 202516 June 2025 • 59 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 • 65 comments
Until TONIGHT (Tuesday) American Express is offering an increased sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card, up from 20,000 to 30,000 .....
Until TONIGHT (Tuesday) American Express is offering an increased sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a .....
27 May 202527 May 2025 • 1 comment
This is our review of the Nectar Credit Card from American Express. In January 2021, Avios and Nectar launched a partnership. You can transfer Nectar points into Avios – and vice versa – .....
This is our review of the Nectar Credit Card from American Express. In January 2021, Avios and Nectar launched .....
7 Jun 20257 June 2025 • 4 comments
This is our review of Accor’s new TRIBE Manchester Airport hotel. In October last year HfP covered the opening of this intriguing new hotel at Manchester Airport. We have been intending to .....
This is our review of Accor’s new TRIBE Manchester Airport hotel. In October last year HfP covered the .....
2 Feb 20252 February 2025 • 51 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 • 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 .....
17 Mar 202517 March 2025
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....
2 Sep 20242 September 2024
This is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles on different days. One will list the basic facts of the scheme – basically .....
This is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two .....
8 Feb 20258 February 2025 • 12 comments
This is my review of the Aloft London Excel hotel at the Excel centre in East London. I last stayed here in 2015 so it was interesting to revisit, nine years on. Very little has changed inside the .....
This is my review of the Aloft London Excel hotel at the Excel centre in East London. I last stayed here in .....
28 Mar 202428 March 2024
More change is going on at New York JFK. After British Airways moved from Terminal 7 to Terminal 8 at the end of last year, Aer Lingus is moving the other way. From 27th April, Aer Lingus flights to .....
More change is going on at New York JFK. After British Airways moved from Terminal 7 to Terminal 8 at the end .....
12 Apr 202312 April 2023 • 33 comments
You may have forgotten that Groupon exists but it is still alive and kicking and has some decent travel offers on it. The home page for Groupon's travel deals is here. Let's look at some examples:
You may have forgotten that Groupon exists but it is still alive and kicking and has some decent travel offers .....
9 Aug 20249 August 2024 • 31 comments
The American Express cardmember lounge is returning to Wimbledon for the 2025 tournament which starts on Monday. Assuming nothing has changed, here are some photos from 2022 taken by reader Alex. .....
The American Express cardmember lounge is returning to Wimbledon for the 2025 tournament which starts on .....
27 Jun 202527 June 2025 • 34 comments
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