News in brief from Manchester: Get 25% off Avios flights to Madrid Iberia Express is offering 25% off Avios redemptions from Manchester to Madrid.   This means that Economy tickets are .....

News in brief from Manchester: Get 25% off Avios flights to Madrid Iberia Express is offering 25% off .....

13 Oct 202213 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Zurich hotel. Coming back from Lake Constance from a 50th birthday party, I stopped over in Zurich for two nights to continue our unofficial series of reviews of .....

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Zurich hotel. Coming back from Lake Constance from a 50th birthday party, .....

24 Jun 202424 June 2024 by Conny Urban • 12 comments

If you have booked a flight with a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher, can you upgrade it? Last week, a question dropped into my inbox from a reader who had already booked .....

If you have booked a flight with a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher, can you upgrade .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rhys Jones

Hyatt has launched its latest promotion which is another run-out for Bonus Journeys. Full details, and the registration link, are here. It runs from 6th October to 30th November, and is a very .....

Hyatt has launched its latest promotion which is another run-out for Bonus Journeys. Full details, and the .....

14 Sep 202314 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 results. Sadly it isn’t on iPlayer so you can’t check out my living room! The .....

Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 .....

28 Feb 202428 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 145 comments

This is the sixth and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be covered over two articles.  One will list the basic facts of the scheme – .....

This is the sixth and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be .....

22 Feb 202522 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

How does the upgrade voucher issued with Barclays Avios Rewards to Barclays Premier customers work? I am spending some time this week looking again (after a lengthy gap) at the Barclays Premier and .....

How does the upgrade voucher issued with Barclays Avios Rewards to Barclays Premier customers work? I am .....

5 Sep 20245 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

22 Jan 202422 January 2024 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

16 Sep 202416 September 2024 by Rob Burgess

If you have been thinking of purchasing a Priority Pass airport lounge access card, Groupon has a deal running.  You will find it here. It is a little fiddly.  You pay Groupon £7 to £11 .....

If you have been thinking of purchasing a Priority Pass airport lounge access card, Groupon has a deal .....

8 Jan 20238 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

British Airways has just launched an exclusive 60,000 Avios sign-up bonus for the British Airways Premium Plus American Express credit card. This is ludicrously generous, by any standards. There is .....

British Airways has just launched an exclusive 60,000 Avios sign-up bonus for the British Airways Premium Plus .....

31 Aug 202331 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 172 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 .....

1 Mar 20251 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is the culmination of five years of hugely generous offers on its small business cards. Before .....

American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is the .....

27 Feb 202527 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2023. You can register here. It is particularly attractive because you will earn double elite night credits on qualifying stays, as well as 1,000 .....

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2023. You can register here. It is particularly .....

25 Jan 202325 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments