Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a “preview” of the new list of PointBreaks redemptions via its private online .....

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a .....

27 Sep 201427 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

I wanted to run this article last week, but I know that most Head for Points readers during the week are using the site at work.  This is not something that you necessarily want to play at .....

I wanted to run this article last week, but I know that most Head for Points readers during the week are .....

27 Sep 201427 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Back in April, we ran a competition in association with Melia Hotels International.  The winner won a two-night break at the European Melia property of their choice. The winner was Nick, who decided .....

Back in April, we ran a competition in association with Melia Hotels International.  The winner won a .....

27 Sep 201427 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

For my three nights in Las Vegas, I booked myself into the luxurious Four Seasons Las Vegas hotel.  Here is my review of the Four Seasons Las Vegas along with a selection of photographs. Hotels in .....

For my three nights in Las Vegas, I booked myself into the luxurious Four Seasons Las Vegas hotel.  Here is .....

26 Sep 201426 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

A few years ago, Google bought ITA.  ITA is the most comprehensive airline pricing and routing database available, able to run substantially more complex searches across multiple dates, routes and .....

A few years ago, Google bought ITA.  ITA is the most comprehensive airline pricing and routing database .....

26 Sep 201426 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Etihad has launched a generous promotion which is worth a look if you are locking in any flight plans over the next 10 days. For any Etihad flight booked before October 6th, for travel by December .....

Etihad has launched a generous promotion which is worth a look if you are locking in any flight plans over the .....

26 Sep 201426 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Every nine months or so, British Airways runs a co-ordinated promotion among all of the major hotel chains, offering a bonus of 25% for converting your points to Avios. The last UK outing for this .....

Every nine months or so, British Airways runs a co-ordinated promotion among all of the major hotel chains, .....

25 Sep 201425 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Earlier in the month I told you how Virgin Atlantic was cancelling its routes to Cape Town, Tokyo, Mumbai and Vancouver in return for additional flights to North America. Late last week, Virgin loaded .....

Earlier in the month I told you how Virgin Atlantic was cancelling its routes to Cape Town, Tokyo, Mumbai and .....

25 Sep 201425 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Tune Hotels is a group of low-cost hotels founded by Tony Fernandes, who also founded budget airline AirAsia and is possibly best known in the UK as owner of Queens Park Rangers football club. Tune is .....

Tune Hotels is a group of low-cost hotels founded by Tony Fernandes, who also founded budget airline AirAsia .....

25 Sep 201425 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards. It is an improved version of the promotion that ran in June, which was actually the first time that there had ever .....

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards. It is an improved version .....

24 Sep 201424 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

A decent new American Express promotion has appeared in the online accounts of many people.   I have it showing under my Platinum card although it is not showing for my SPG or BA Amex.  My wife .....

A decent new American Express promotion has appeared in the online accounts of many people.   I have it .....

24 Sep 201424 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

I arrived at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas at 5.30pm last Thursday, or 1.30am in the morning UK time.  My destination was the Mandalay Bay hotel which is the first property on the Las Vegas .....

I arrived at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas at 5.30pm last Thursday, or 1.30am in the morning UK time.  My .....

24 Sep 201424 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

Back in December 2013 I highlighted the new British Airways policy for people who find themselves in ‘old First’. British Airways had launched a generous (in my view) compensation .....

Back in December 2013 I highlighted the new British Airways policy for people who find themselves in .....

23 Sep 201423 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

By coincidence, two surveys from market research companies have crossed my desk in the last couple of days.  Both imply that changes may be coming to popular reward schemes. Hotels.com and Welcome .....

By coincidence, two surveys from market research companies have crossed my desk in the last couple of days.  .....

23 Sep 201423 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments