During the pandemic, as a way of providing inspiration for readers who were stuck at home, we ran a 64-part series called ‘My Favourite Hotel’. We decided to break our usual rule about not .....

During the pandemic, as a way of providing inspiration for readers who were stuck at home, we ran a 64-part .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the Domes of Corfu resort, which is part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Autograph Collection. It is my second Domes Resorts review in two weeks, following my review of Domes Aulus .....

This is my review of the Domes of Corfu resort, which is part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Autograph Collection. .....

30 Jul 202330 July 2023 by Sinead Archer • 69 comments

We recently published, exclusively, the 2024 Avios peak and off-peak calendar for British Airways flights. Reader Andrew did an analysis of the trends for his own blog which you can read here. Here .....

We recently published, exclusively, the 2024 Avios peak and off-peak calendar for British Airways flights. .....

30 Jul 202330 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

American Express has launched a new offer with the Relais & Chateaux hotel group. You will receive £200 cashback on a spend of £1,000+ by 20th October. A lot of top independent hotels in the UK .....

American Express has launched a new offer with the Relais & Chateaux hotel group. You will receive £200 .....

30 Jul 202330 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Run a limited company or LLP? Capital on Tap has brought back its generous offer to earn up to 30,000 bonus points as a new credit cardholder. The offer is running until 13th August 2023 so you have .....

Run a limited company or LLP? Capital on Tap has brought back its generous offer to earn up to 30,000 bonus .....

30 Jul 202330 July 2023 by Sinead Archer

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, issued its first half financial results yesterday. Tucked away in the notes is a lengthy statement explaining that Avios Group is .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, issued its first half financial results .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast Yesterday Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying podcast to discuss his trip to Abu Dhabi on the inaugural A380. You can listen to it here .....

News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast Yesterday Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rhys Jones

Anyone following British Airways closely might be left wondering how they hope to return to pre-pandemic capacity with fewer aircraft than they had in 2019. British Airways still remains 23 aircraft .....

Anyone following British Airways closely might be left wondering how they hope to return to pre-pandemic .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

How many Virgin Points do you need to fly to a particular city? This article is Part 2 of our new ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series to run alongside our existing ‘Avios .....

How many Virgin Points do you need to fly to a particular city? This article is Part 2 of our new .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 26 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 .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rhys Jones

This is my review of The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne. If you ever wanted proof that American Express hotel cashback offers work, this is it. We were looking for somewhere new to go for a weekend break and .....

This is my review of The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne. If you ever wanted proof that American Express hotel .....

28 Jul 202328 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 138 comments

A few weeks ago, Emirates Skywards was offering tickets for the BMW PGA Golf Championship at Virginia Water from 15th to 17th September. The cost was 60,000 Emirates Skywards miles PER TICKET, which .....

A few weeks ago, Emirates Skywards was offering tickets for the BMW PGA Golf Championship at Virginia Water .....

28 Jul 202328 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

How do you book flights using Virgin Points?  How do you book flights with partner airlines?  Is it worth redeeming Virgin Points for hotels, wine, car hire or experiences? This article is .....

How do you book flights using Virgin Points?  How do you book flights with partner airlines?  Is it .....

28 Jul 202328 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments