Well, the rumours that something was ‘up’ at Hilton Manchester Deansgate, situated in the Beetham Tower, were true. The management contract with Hilton was apparently coming to an end and .....

Well, the rumours that something was ‘up’ at Hilton Manchester Deansgate, situated in the Beetham .....

11 Jun 202511 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

This is our review of Finnair’s premium economy cabin on an A350 from Osaka to Helsinki. Premium Economy is still a new concept for Finnair, which introduced the cabin in 2022 as part of the .....

This is our review of Finnair’s premium economy cabin on an A350 from Osaka to Helsinki. Premium Economy .....

2 Oct 20242 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

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

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

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

A regular question I get asked by readers is how The American Express Business Platinum Card differs from (personal) The Platinum Card. We have a similar articles on how The Platinum Card differs from .....

A regular question I get asked by readers is how The American Express Business Platinum Card differs from .....

22 Apr 202522 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 40 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 .....

1 Mar 20251 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

What is Priority Pass? Is Priority Pass worth the money? How can you get one for free? We mention the Priority Pass airport lounge card quite a bit on Head for Points, but we very rarely go into the .....

What is Priority Pass? Is Priority Pass worth the money? How can you get one for free? We mention the Priority .....

4 May 20244 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 91 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 .....

31 Aug 202431 August 2024 by Rhys Jones

News in brief: SAS confirms it will join SkyTeam on 1st September Three weeks ago, Scandinavian airline SAS confirmed that it will leave the Star Alliance airline alliance on 31st August – click .....

News in brief: SAS confirms it will join SkyTeam on 1st September Three weeks ago, Scandinavian airline SAS .....

30 Apr 202430 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Early last month, Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. We covered the story here. You CANNOT yet move Avios back and forth between Finnair Plus and British Airways Executive Club, but this .....

Early last month, Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. We covered the story here. You CANNOT yet .....

16 Apr 202416 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 158 comments

News in brief: Win a stay at the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard, London The Hong Kong Tourism Board in the UK is running a competition with the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard. Whilst Hong Kong travel .....

News in brief: Win a stay at the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard, London The Hong Kong Tourism Board in the UK .....

24 Dec 202124 December 2021 by Rob Burgess

British Airways is currenly running its first Avios offer since moving to spend-based earning on flights. You will earn double Avios on your next ten newly booked flights until mid January. The .....

British Airways is currenly running its first Avios offer since moving to spend-based earning on flights. You .....

19 Nov 202319 November 2023 by Rhys Jones • 8 comments

This is our review of the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona hotel. For Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer and save up to 20%*’ promotion, Hilton asked me to take a whirlwind trip to visit two Hilton .....

This is our review of the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona hotel. For Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer and save .....

10 Sep 202310 September 2023 by Sinead Archer • 51 comments

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you could fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you would receive 1 .....

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....

26 Jan 202526 January 2025 by HfP team • 137 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 .....

21 Apr 202521 April 2025 by Rob Burgess