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This is our review of Great Western Railway’s Night Riviera Sleeper train service from London Paddington to Devon and Cornwall. In my case, it was to Plymouth. Regular readers may remember my .....
This is our review of Great Western Railway’s Night Riviera Sleeper train service from London Paddington .....
12 Apr 202512 April 2025 • 52 comments
British Airways has, almost certainly in error, launched sub-£900 Business Class fares to Cape Town. You need to depart from either: You need to travel between February and April 2024. You need to .....
British Airways has, almost certainly in error, launched sub-£900 Business Class fares to Cape Town. You need .....
10 Jan 202410 January 2024 • 63 comments
The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association has announced an indefinite ‘work to rule’ by Aer Lingus pilots from Wednesday 26th June. Pilots will not accept any overtime (although this is .....
The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association has announced an indefinite ‘work to rule’ by Aer .....
20 Jun 202420 June 2024 • 32 comments
Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. Please forward it to any friends or family who you think may be .....
Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....
28 Oct 202328 October 2023
What is Hyatt Prive and how does it work? With Hyatt just launching a new British Airways American Express offer of 3,000 Avios for a £300 Hyatt spend at selected hotels, I thought it was worth .....
What is Hyatt Prive and how does it work? With Hyatt just launching a new British Airways American Express .....
1 Jan 20241 January 2024 • 21 comments
The Wine Flyer is the new British Airways wine ordering portal. If you haven’t given it a try yet, it is running a special offer exclusively for Head for Points readers this week. You can earn up to .....
The Wine Flyer is the new British Airways wine ordering portal. If you haven’t given it a try yet, it is .....
15 May 202315 May 2023 • 13 comments
This is our review of the Domes Novos Santorini, Autograph Collection resort. Domes Resorts has added two new properties to their portfolio of luxury resort hotels this year, and now boast twelve .....
This is our review of the Domes Novos Santorini, Autograph Collection resort. Domes Resorts has added two new .....
11 Aug 202411 August 2024 • 16 comments
Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2024. You can register here. It is particularly attractive because you will earn double elite night credits on qualifying stays, as well as 1,000 .....
Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2024. You can register here. It is particularly .....
31 Jan 202431 January 2024 • 46 comments
This is our review of the new Extime lounge in Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2B. Extime is a new hospitality brand created by Aeroports de Paris that extends from lounges to duty free shopping as .....
This is our review of the new Extime lounge in Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2B. Extime is a new .....
8 Feb 20238 February 2023 • 73 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 .....
22 Feb 202522 February 2025
British Airways has launched two new Avios-only flghts for Easter 2025. These are bookable now. Both flights will operate on Friday 18th April which is Good Friday, returning eight days later. There .....
British Airways has launched two new Avios-only flghts for Easter 2025. These are bookable now. Both flights .....
25 Jul 202425 July 2024 • 32 comments
Qatar Airways has been struggling for years to get greater access to the Australian market, in the face of substantial lobbying from Qantas. It came up with a cunning plan which I will explain below. .....
Qatar Airways has been struggling for years to get greater access to the Australian market, in the face of .....
21 Jan 202521 January 2025 • 63 comments
After a quiet few years, airlines are making up for lost time by launching new business class seats. 2024 will be an exciting year for travellers as some of the world’s best airlines introduce .....
After a quiet few years, airlines are making up for lost time by launching new business class seats. 2024 will .....
2 Jan 20242 January 2024 • 69 comments
This is the second part of our overview series looking at the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles on consecutive days. One will list the basic facts of the .....
This is the second part of our overview series looking at the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme .....
25 Jan 202525 January 2025 • 49 comments
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