What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few pieces on how I value airline miles .....

What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? I have written numerous articles before about using .....

7 Oct 20237 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Despite running a travel website where we usually cover ways to get away from the UK, we do occasionally get around to reviewing hotels on our doorstep. And let’s face it: in London, we are .....

Despite running a travel website where we usually cover ways to get away from the UK, we do occasionally get .....

7 Oct 20237 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 21 comments

Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website recently, I was reminded of an interesting trick which you can use at retailers which do not take American Express. This assumes that .....

Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website recently, I was reminded of an interesting .....

7 Oct 20237 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 70 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 .....

7 Oct 20237 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 1 comment

Back in July, British Airways teased that it was ‘refreshing’ the Galleries lounge at Terminal 5B. Phase One of this process was the installation of a Whispering Angel bar (below) forming .....

Back in July, British Airways teased that it was ‘refreshing’ the Galleries lounge at Terminal 5B. .....

6 Oct 20236 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 107 comments

This is our review of Mandapa, a Ritz Carlton Reserve, in Bali. After three nights by the beach in Sanur at the Andaz Bali (review here), it was time for a change of scene – a trip to the .....

This is our review of Mandapa, a Ritz Carlton Reserve, in Bali. After three nights by the beach in Sanur at .....

6 Oct 20236 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 27 comments

Kenya Airways has announced that it is increasing the frequency on its route from London Heathrow to Nairobi. There are currently 10 flights per week. This will increase to 14 flights to week from the .....

Kenya Airways has announced that it is increasing the frequency on its route from London Heathrow to Nairobi. .....

6 Oct 20236 October 2023 by Rob Burgess

Avis has launched a decent bonus offer if you are planning to rent a car before mid December. There is only one snag – the offer is from Aer Lingus and not British Airways. This means that: You .....

Avis has launched a decent bonus offer if you are planning to rent a car before mid December. There is only .....

6 Oct 20236 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

What are Club Eurostar points worth? After the Club Eurostar relaunch this week, which doubled the cost of free trips – albeit with a higher earning rate going forward and a status bonus for .....

What are Club Eurostar points worth? After the Club Eurostar relaunch this week, which doubled the cost of .....

5 Oct 20235 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

A while ago I did a piece for the Daily Mail’s This Is Money section about the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card, to help a reader who was unsure whether he should retain the .....

A while ago I did a piece for the Daily Mail’s This Is Money section about the American Express .....

5 Oct 20235 October 2023 by Rob Burgess

We wouldn’t normally cover this, given the time frame, but I’m sure it will please some of our out-of-London readers 😉 Marriott has confirmed that it will open a W Hotel in Manchester .....

We wouldn’t normally cover this, given the time frame, but I’m sure it will please some of our .....

5 Oct 20235 October 2023 by Rhys Jones

Last week we reported that Gatwick had introduced a cap on the daily number of flights that can operate due to sustained sickness amongst the NATS air traffic control team at the airport. Whilst .....

Last week we reported that Gatwick had introduced a cap on the daily number of flights that can operate due to .....

5 Oct 20235 October 2023 by Rhys Jones

Heathrow has launched a six month trial which will allow passengers to pre-book a slot to go through airport security. It’s not clear if this is necessary, especially as Heathrow itself says .....

Heathrow has launched a six month trial which will allow passengers to pre-book a slot to go through airport .....

5 Oct 20235 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 77 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 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment