Four Seasons Hampshire is the default weekend break choice for solvent Londoners with children.  If you haven’t been for a few months, you won’t have seen the new pool for children which .....

Four Seasons Hampshire is the default weekend break choice for solvent Londoners with children.  If you .....

9 Jan 20199 January 2019 by Rob Burgess

In a surprise move, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels has announced that the Millennium Hotel in Mayfair – across the square from the old American Embassy – is to reopen as ‘The .....

In a surprise move, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels has announced that the Millennium Hotel in Mayfair .....

9 Jan 20199 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 123 comments

Marriott Rewards has put two packages to watch England v France at Twickenham on 10th February up for auction. Each package is for two tickets. It includes: Tickets to watch the England vs. France .....

Marriott Rewards has put two packages to watch England v France at Twickenham on 10th February up for auction. .....

9 Jan 20199 January 2019 by Rob Burgess

HSBC Premier has launched a special sign-up bonus on its free HSBC Premier credit card. Until 2nd March, you will receive 10,000 HSBC Premier points – the usual bonus is nothing – when you .....

HSBC Premier has launched a special sign-up bonus on its free HSBC Premier credit card. Until 2nd March, you .....

8 Jan 20198 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller?  I thought it was worth updating this article which I originally ran in 2013 in the light of the loss of the Lloyds .....

How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller?  I thought it was worth .....

8 Jan 20198 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

It seems that Emirates Skywards has decided to follow the lead of Etihad Guest and remove free chauffeur cars on Business and First Class reward flights. This is disappointing, as it helped offset the .....

It seems that Emirates Skywards has decided to follow the lead of Etihad Guest and remove free chauffeur cars .....

8 Jan 20198 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 140 comments

Qatar Airways is currently offering a £1295 business class fare from Stockholm to Singapore.  It is widely available for much of 2019 at SEK 14,700. On some dates I saw it as low as SEK 14,308. .....

Qatar Airways is currently offering a £1295 business class fare from Stockholm to Singapore.  It is widely .....

8 Jan 20198 January 2019 by Rob Burgess

After numerous delays, it seems that Marriott’s new Aloft Dublin City hotel is finally about to open. It is a new eight-storey hotel with 202 “loft-like” rooms.  It is located in the .....

After numerous delays, it seems that Marriott’s new Aloft Dublin City hotel is finally about to open. It .....

8 Jan 20198 January 2019 by Rob Burgess

We don’t do very many ‘first principles’ articles on Head for Points.  However, I ran a version of this article a year ago and it was very popular.  More importantly, I’ve .....

We don’t do very many ‘first principles’ articles on Head for Points.  However, I ran a .....

7 Jan 20197 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 271 comments

It is around 18 months since Qantas announced the refurbishment of its A380 fleet, but only now is the first new-look aircraft getting close to taking to the skies.  Flights are scheduled to start in .....

It is around 18 months since Qantas announced the refurbishment of its A380 fleet, but only now is the first .....

7 Jan 20197 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

As I have mentioned a few times on Head for Points, my preferred ‘near Heathrow’ hotel – if you don’t want to pay a premium for the hotels attached to the terminals – is .....

As I have mentioned a few times on Head for Points, my preferred ‘near Heathrow’ hotel – if .....

7 Jan 20197 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Eurostar has announced that it is launching a 3rd weekday Rotterdam and Amsterdam service on 11th June. It will depart St Pancras at 11.04, arriving in Amsterdam at 16.11.  The early morning service .....

Eurostar has announced that it is launching a 3rd weekday Rotterdam and Amsterdam service on 11th June. It .....

6 Jan 20196 January 2019 by Rob Burgess

QHotels is a small chain of 25 four-star UK hotels.  Some are run as DoubleTree by Hilton franchises, others trade under their historical names. Properties include: DoubleTree by Hilton hotels in .....

QHotels is a small chain of 25 four-star UK hotels.  Some are run as DoubleTree by Hilton franchises, others .....

6 Jan 20196 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

Shell Drivers Club is offering double points on all Shell V-Power purchases until 31st January.  Full details are on their website here. Double points means four points (two Avios) per litre with .....

Shell Drivers Club is offering double points on all Shell V-Power purchases until 31st January.  Full details .....

6 Jan 20196 January 2019 by Rob Burgess