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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 .....
9 Aug 20259 August 2025
If you are based in Edinburgh, here is a genuinely different way to spend your Virgin Points. On Sunday 24th August, Graham Norton will be hosting a one-off live 3-hour show on Virgin Radio, broadcast .....
If you are based in Edinburgh, here is a genuinely different way to spend your Virgin Points. On Sunday 24th .....
4 Aug 20254 August 2025 • 17 comments
I take back everything we wrote about American Express cashback deals apparently disappearing for good. A flood of deals has emerged in the last 24 hours, for both airlines and hotels. I suspect many .....
I take back everything we wrote about American Express cashback deals apparently disappearing for good. A .....
11 Apr 202411 April 2024 • 97 comments
This article is our attempt to decide what ALL Accor points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing miles and hotel points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios .....
This article is our attempt to decide what ALL Accor points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing .....
13 Aug 202513 August 2025 • 31 comments
British Airways has introduced further stealth price increases in the cost of Avios redemptions as it raises the ‘taxes and fees’ element on Club World seats. The price increase is not .....
British Airways has introduced further stealth price increases in the cost of Avios redemptions as it raises .....
14 Feb 202214 February 2022 • 244 comments
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains .....
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in .....
5 Oct 20235 October 2023 • 1 comment
Back in July 2023, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. Here’s our story. Up to this point, the company had taken a more holistic view. It was .....
Back in July 2023, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. .....
14 Oct 202414 October 2024 • 57 comments
Aer Lingus has launched a sale on its direct routes from Manchester to the US: You can get £200 off Business Class transatlantic fares departing from Manchester. You can also get £100 off Economy .....
Aer Lingus has launched a sale on its direct routes from Manchester to the US: You can get £200 off Business .....
12 Mar 202412 March 2024
Strange things are happening with Aer Lingus Avios redemptions, and not in a good way. It appears that Aer Lingus is now blocking Avios redemptions made within 60 days of the date of travel. This .....
Strange things are happening with Aer Lingus Avios redemptions, and not in a good way. It appears that Aer .....
9 Nov 20239 November 2023 • 37 comments
Whilst there is nothing out there to show you, the word on the street is that easyJet is finally going to launch a ‘proper’ loyalty scheme. We’ve been here before, of course. In 2018 .....
Whilst there is nothing out there to show you, the word on the street is that easyJet is finally going to .....
10 Mar 202510 March 2025 • 94 comments
This is our review of the new Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel. Regular readers will remember that we were invited to a media event in the Presidential Suite to celebrate the opening of the hotel, .....
This is our review of the new Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel. Regular readers will remember that we were .....
13 Nov 202413 November 2024 • 43 comments
On 1st April 2023, Air Passenger Duty (APD) will rise for all passengers on flights departing a UK airport. This is an increase announced by Rishi Sunak, back when he was chancellor in October 2021, .....
On 1st April 2023, Air Passenger Duty (APD) will rise for all passengers on flights departing a UK airport. .....
17 Mar 202317 March 2023
This is our review of the Grand Hyatt Barcelona hotel. It is one of two Barcelona reviews we’ll be running in July because, before I accepted an invitation from Hyatt, I had already booked a .....
This is our review of the Grand Hyatt Barcelona hotel. It is one of two Barcelona reviews we’ll be .....
12 Jul 202412 July 2024 • 28 comments
The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card lets you earn miles with 39 different frequent flyer schemes if you convert the Bonvoy points. This is a benefit which no other UK credit card can match. .....
The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card lets you earn miles with 39 different frequent flyer schemes if .....
22 Jun 202522 June 2025 • 6 comments
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