I cut back on my coverage of the Sirius loyalty programme run by Jumeirah Hotels when they stopped being a partner of the UK American Express Membership Rewards programme. It does remain a partner of .....

I cut back on my coverage of the Sirius loyalty programme run by Jumeirah Hotels when they stopped being a .....

23 Apr 201523 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Two weeks ago, a Head for Points reader sent me an odd market research survey he had received.  It wanted volunteers who were planning to fly certain BA long-haul routes this Summer because “BA .....

Two weeks ago, a Head for Points reader sent me an odd market research survey he had received.  It wanted .....

22 Apr 201522 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

This is my review of the Aloft London Excel hotel at the Excel centre in East London. The Aloft website is here if you want to find out more. When Starwood invited me to try out the SPG Suite at the .....

This is my review of the Aloft London Excel hotel at the Excel centre in East London. The Aloft website is .....

22 Apr 201522 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Starwood is (again) offering a 10%-25% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 31st May. The link to buy is here. The discount is staggered. You get 10% off purchases of up to 9500 points, .....

Starwood is (again) offering a 10%-25% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 31st May. The link to .....

22 Apr 201522 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

News in brief: Qatar Airways adds a second Heathrow A380 Qatar Airways announced yesterday that it is adding a second A380 aircraft out of Heathrow to Doha from July 1st. The even better news is that .....

News in brief: Qatar Airways adds a second Heathrow A380 Qatar Airways announced yesterday that it is adding a .....

21 Apr 201521 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

When IHG announced the forthcoming changes to IHG Rewards Club last week, I was broadly neutral. IHG is adding a new elite level after 75 nights or 75,000 base points.  This currently unnamed level, .....

When IHG announced the forthcoming changes to IHG Rewards Club last week, I was broadly neutral. IHG is adding .....

21 Apr 201521 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

You may remember that, over Easter, Heathrow Express experimented with offering £10 one-way tickets. They are repeating the deal next Saturday, April 25th. As long as you buy your ticket at a ticket .....

You may remember that, over Easter, Heathrow Express experimented with offering £10 one-way tickets. They are .....

21 Apr 201521 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

One of the participants at the Gold Guest List lunch in London last week, held for British Airways most valued customers, sent me over a summary of the speech that was given.  It has some .....

One of the participants at the Gold Guest List lunch in London last week, held for British Airways most .....

20 Apr 201520 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

When IHG Rewards Club – the Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – announced changes to its programme last week, most people focussed on July 1st as the key date.  This .....

When IHG Rewards Club – the Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – announced .....

20 Apr 201520 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

A few years ago, Tesco launched a business called Tesco Tyres.  This has now been closed down, but the company which ran it – Scottish group blackcircles.com – continues to offer Clubcard .....

A few years ago, Tesco launched a business called Tesco Tyres.  This has now been closed down, but the .....

20 Apr 201520 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

On Thursday night I was invited to the O2 Arena in Greenwich as the guest of Starwood Preferred Guest.  Starwood Preferred Guest is the loyalty programme for Sheraton, Westin, W, St Regis, Le .....

On Thursday night I was invited to the O2 Arena in Greenwich as the guest of Starwood Preferred Guest.  .....

19 Apr 201519 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

There are only nine days to go to book your flights before the big Avios devaluation kicks in. I wrote a series of ten articles starting here which explain, in worrying levels of detail, exactly what .....

There are only nine days to go to book your flights before the big Avios devaluation kicks in. I wrote a .....

19 Apr 201519 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Strangely enough, hostelling is not something that I usually cover on Head for Points.  That didn’t stop a PR company sending me a pile of information on Generator Hostels.  To be honest, it .....

Strangely enough, hostelling is not something that I usually cover on Head for Points.  That didn’t .....

19 Apr 201519 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

The oft-repeated story of ‘the £1m per year door’ at Terminal 5 may or may not be an urban myth. The door in question is the one on your right-hand side when you pass through South .....

The oft-repeated story of ‘the £1m per year door’ at Terminal 5 may or may not be an urban myth. .....

18 Apr 201518 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments