Radisson Rewards is adding a Las Vegas redemption option. Las Vegas used to be, surprisingly, a very difficult place to use your hotel loyalty points with most of the ‘strip’ hotels not .....

Radisson Rewards is adding a Las Vegas redemption option. Las Vegas used to be, surprisingly, a very difficult .....

10 Aug 201910 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 184 comments

This article is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two article. One will list the basic facts of the scheme – basically ‘How .....

This article is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered .....

10 Aug 201910 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

If you’re a fan of The Beatles, Hilton Honors has just added a once-in-a-lifetime experience. As part of their Experiences programme it is offering you the chance to commemorate the 50th .....

If you’re a fan of The Beatles, Hilton Honors has just added a once-in-a-lifetime experience. As part of .....

9 Aug 20199 August 2019 by Rhys Jones • 17 comments

It looks like your ability to earn and spend Virgin Flying Club miles on Air France and KLM flights – or, indeed, your ability to earn and spend Flying Blue miles on Virgin Atlantic flights .....

It looks like your ability to earn and spend Virgin Flying Club miles on Air France and KLM flights – .....

9 Aug 20199 August 2019 by Rhys Jones • 136 comments

Virgin Atlantic‘s arrivals lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3 – which it calls the Revivals Lounge, and which is shared with Delta Air Lines passengers – is having a refurbishment, .....

Virgin Atlantic‘s arrivals lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3 – which it calls the Revivals Lounge, and .....

9 Aug 20199 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

Although we cover the Hilton Honors and Marriott Bonvoy ticket auctions on a regular basis when they run good UK redemption opportunities, we have been less vocal about IHG’s Rewards Club Access .....

Although we cover the Hilton Honors and Marriott Bonvoy ticket auctions on a regular basis when they run good .....

9 Aug 20199 August 2019 by Rob Burgess

Europcar and Radisson Rewards have teamed up with a new points-earning joint venture. When you hire a car, it is usually most profitable to credit the rental to an airline.  Avios / British Airways .....

Europcar and Radisson Rewards have teamed up with a new points-earning joint venture. When you hire a car, it .....

9 Aug 20199 August 2019 by Rob Burgess

In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Hilton Honors loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The .....

In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Hilton Honors loyalty scheme. This article .....

9 Aug 20199 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

The BALPA pilot strike threat has been pushed down the news agenda this week because of the threatened (and then postponed) strike by UNITE members at Heathrow and yesterday’s IT meltdown. A pilot .....

The BALPA pilot strike threat has been pushed down the news agenda this week because of the threatened (and .....

8 Aug 20198 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 158 comments

We have covered several different airline loyalty schemes for small and medium sized businesses on Head for Points, primarily BA's On Business programme. What many don't know is that Etihad also runs .....

We have covered several different airline loyalty schemes for small and medium sized businesses on Head for .....

8 Aug 20198 August 2019 by Rhys Jones

Virgin Flying Club has brought back its favourite Tesco Clubcard offer – a 1,000 miles opt-in bonus for switching on auto-convert. I do not recommend auto-converting your Clubcard points, to .....

Virgin Flying Club has brought back its favourite Tesco Clubcard offer – a 1,000 miles opt-in bonus for .....

8 Aug 20198 August 2019 by Rob Burgess

BALPA, not content with threatening strike action at British Airways, has now announced strike dates at Ryanair. It is interesting to see how they are taking a different approach to the BA .....

BALPA, not content with threatening strike action at British Airways, has now announced strike dates at .....

8 Aug 20198 August 2019 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has launched a new short-term ‘buy Avios’ bonus. You will receive a bonus of up to 45% Avios when you buy or gift points by 18th August. This is not as high as the 50% .....

British Airways has launched a new short-term ‘buy Avios’ bonus. You will receive a bonus of up to .....

8 Aug 20198 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 134 comments

HfP readers often contact me with issues about getting British Airways telephone agents to book an ‘open jaw’ Avios redemption flight.  I thought it was worth running over the rules on .....

HfP readers often contact me with issues about getting British Airways telephone agents to book an ‘open .....

7 Aug 20197 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 239 comments