Sky News reported yesterday that Lloyds Banking Group is in talks to buy ‘digital wallet’ Curve for around £100 million to £120 million. This would represent a discount on the £133 .....

Sky News reported yesterday that Lloyds Banking Group is in talks to buy ‘digital wallet’ Curve .....

13 Jul 202513 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 203 comments

This is our review of Domes Miramare Corfu, an ‘adults only’ resort which is part of Marriott’s The Luxury Collection. Corfu is one of the larger Greek islands at 590 km². Its .....

This is our review of Domes Miramare Corfu, an ‘adults only’ resort which is part of .....

13 Jul 202513 July 2025 by Katie Ridgers • 23 comments

This is your guide to earning Virgin Flying Club tier points from flights on Air France and KLM. We know that a lot of HfP readers, especially outside the Heathrow catchment area, do the majority of .....

This is your guide to earning Virgin Flying Club tier points from flights on Air France and KLM. We know that .....

13 Jul 202513 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

13 Jul 202513 July 2025 by HfP team • 1 comment

2024 was a record-breaking year for Heathrow when it welcomed 83.9 million people – three million more than its previous record, set in 2019. By 2031, it wants to be able to accommodate up to .....

2024 was a record-breaking year for Heathrow when it welcomed 83.9 million people – three million more .....

12 Jul 202512 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 107 comments

Rob and I were both a bit perplexed this week when Edinburgh Airport sent us a press release saying that “passengers are now able to take liquids in containers of up to two litres through .....

Rob and I were both a bit perplexed this week when Edinburgh Airport sent us a press release saying that .....

12 Jul 202512 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 71 comments

Club Avolta is the loyalty programme for the Avolta duty free empire. We explained how Club Avolta works in this article. One key point is that you earn Avios when making purchases at Club Avolta-run .....

Club Avolta is the loyalty programme for the Avolta duty free empire. We explained how Club Avolta works in .....

12 Jul 202512 July 2025 by Rhys Jones

Whilst we wait for Virgin Atlantic to start its rollout of Starlink high speed wi-fi in late 2026, Qatar Airways has announced that its entire Boeing 777 fleet of 54 aircraft is now equipped. This is .....

Whilst we wait for Virgin Atlantic to start its rollout of Starlink high speed wi-fi in late 2026, Qatar .....

12 Jul 202512 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 14 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 .....

12 Jul 202512 July 2025 by Rob Burgess

Earlier this week, Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss announced that the airline would be retiring its onboard bars from 2028, with the last going in 2030. Virgin Atlantic says it was the first airline to .....

Earlier this week, Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss announced that the airline would be retiring its onboard .....

11 Jul 202511 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments

The UK is slowly relaxing liquids restrictions at airports thanks to next generation scanners, and the US has finally updated its own airport security procedures. You will no longer need to remove .....

The UK is slowly relaxing liquids restrictions at airports thanks to next generation scanners, and the US has .....

11 Jul 202511 July 2025 by Rhys Jones

News in brief: Save £15 on a £150 Wizz Air spend with American Express As we mentioned last week, Wizz Air is now accepting American Express cards, both for flight bookings and in-flight purchases. .....

News in brief: Save £15 on a £150 Wizz Air spend with American Express As we mentioned last week, Wizz Air .....

11 Jul 202511 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 60 comments

The current Virgin Atlantic 'buy points' bonus, which will get you a bonus of up to 60%, ends soon. If you are short of points for your next redemption, then now is a good time to top up. This bonus .....

The current Virgin Atlantic 'buy points' bonus, which will get you a bonus of up to 60%, ends soon. If you are .....

11 Jul 202511 July 2025 by Katie Ridgers • 2 comments

Accor Live Limitless has launched a new promotion with Sixt. This could be quite valuable. Remember that Accor points are worth 2 Eurocents each towards a hotel stay, or convert at 1:1 into Iberia .....

Accor Live Limitless has launched a new promotion with Sixt. This could be quite valuable. Remember that Accor .....

11 Jul 202511 July 2025 by Rob Burgess