It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. Now that the transition has had time to bed in, we thought we’d take a closer look at .....

It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. .....

12 Nov 202412 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 147 comments

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Malaysia Airlines? In this article I want to look at how you can use your Avios to fly with partner airlines like Malaysia Airlines. The good news is that .....

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Malaysia Airlines? In this article I want to look at how you can .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

You can now pay or part-pay for British Airways Holidays packages, hotels and car hire with Avios. You can pay the entire cost of your holiday (well, everything except £1!) if you have enough points.

You can now pay or part-pay for British Airways Holidays packages, hotels and car hire with Avios. You can pay .....

6 Mar 20236 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Whilst I suspect that the majority of HfP readers are members of the IHG One Rewards loyalty programme, there is a special offer running if you are not. IHG One Rewards is the loyalty programme for .....

Whilst I suspect that the majority of HfP readers are members of the IHG One Rewards loyalty programme, there .....

10 Feb 202510 February 2025 by Rob Burgess

Late last year, Qatar Airways opened three new lounges at its home at Doha’s Hamad International Airport. Two of the three lounges are open to elite members of the oneworld airline alliance, .....

Late last year, Qatar Airways opened three new lounges at its home at Doha’s Hamad International .....

4 Apr 20234 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

You have a new redemption partner when looking for Avios flights between London and New York or Boston – JetBlue. Even better, for now, there are NO surcharges to pay on transatlantic flights. .....

You have a new redemption partner when looking for Avios flights between London and New York or Boston – .....

15 Nov 202315 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Malaysia Airlines, a oneworld alliance member, launches a new route from Paris to Kuala Lumpur on 23rd March. To get it up and running, it has opened the floodgates for Avios bookings. For the opening .....

Malaysia Airlines, a oneworld alliance member, launches a new route from Paris to Kuala Lumpur on 23rd March. .....

24 Feb 202524 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Millennium & Copthorne is a hotel chain with a presence across the UK, Asia, North America and New Zealand. It relaunched its loyalty scheme as My Millennium in 2016, and just has just given it a .....

Millennium & Copthorne is a hotel chain with a presence across the UK, Asia, North America and New .....

25 Nov 202425 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

American Express is currently running an improved sign-up incentive on its two small business cards – but it ends TONIGHT, Tuesday 8th April. Even better, a change to the rules last year means .....

American Express is currently running an improved sign-up incentive on its two small business cards – .....

8 Apr 20258 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. If you are not a .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

7 Apr 20257 April 2025 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the Air France lounge at Terminal 2E (L gates) at Paris Charles de Gaulle.  The lounge opened in 2018 and is impressive, although busy. I will be following it up with a .....

This is my review of the Air France lounge at Terminal 2E (L gates) at Paris Charles de Gaulle.  The .....

27 Nov 202227 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

News in brief: British Airways launches a new Gatwick to Accra route For reasons not obviously apparent, British Airways is launching a new route from London Gatwick to Accra in Ghana. Accra is .....

News in brief: British Airways launches a new Gatwick to Accra route For reasons not obviously apparent, .....

26 May 202326 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Late last year, Qatar Airways opened three new lounges at its home base, Doha’s Hamad International Airport. Two of the three lounges are open to elite members of the oneworld airline alliance, .....

Late last year, Qatar Airways opened three new lounges at its home base, Doha’s Hamad International .....

28 Mar 202328 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

London Gatwick has become the first airport in the UK to open a dedicated charging station for electric cars. The new state-of-the-art GRIDSERVE facility has 30 high-power and low-power vehicle .....

London Gatwick has become the first airport in the UK to open a dedicated charging station for electric cars. .....

11 Jan 202411 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments