American Express has launched a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of 50,000 Membership Rewards points, which converts to 50,000 Avios, was already good. Apply now, .....

American Express has launched a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of 50,000 .....

12 Mar 202512 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 84 comments

Sean Doyle’s turnaround of the airline appears to be bearing fruit, at least in terms of punctuality. British Airways has swept into fourth position for punctuality amongst ‘global’ .....

Sean Doyle’s turnaround of the airline appears to be bearing fruit, at least in terms of punctuality. .....

12 Mar 202512 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 71 comments

After losing the Regent Berlin hotel, which closed its doors for good at the end of 2024, IHG has added 303 rooms in the city to its portfolio. The Hotel Bristol, currently managed by Kempinski, will .....

After losing the Regent Berlin hotel, which closed its doors for good at the end of 2024, IHG has added 303 .....

12 Mar 202512 March 2025 by Rob Burgess

Hilton will be opening the UK’s largest Hampton by Hilton hotel later this year on Deansgate in Manchester. The hotel will have ‘over 350’ rooms and – if it is where we think .....

Hilton will be opening the UK’s largest Hampton by Hilton hotel later this year on Deansgate in .....

12 Mar 202512 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Which hotels at Heathrow airport are walkable from the terminals, and don’t require a bus ride? Whilst you are virtually guaranteed to be paying more to sleep within Heathrow airport, you .....

Which hotels at Heathrow airport are walkable from the terminals, and don’t require a bus ride? Whilst .....

12 Mar 202512 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

In June 2022, British Airways made a major change to the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher. You could now book a seat for one person for 50% of the usual Avios required. The .....

In June 2022, British Airways made a major change to the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion .....

11 Mar 202511 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Last autumn, Hilton rebranded its ‘preferred partner’ scheme for luxury travel agents. The ‘Impressario’ name was dropped, replaced by ‘Hilton for Luxury’. The .....

Last autumn, Hilton rebranded its ‘preferred partner’ scheme for luxury travel agents. The .....

11 Mar 202511 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

“How to get a discount on Gatwick airport car parking” is a difficult and long-winded question. This article has a particular focus on the ‘miles and points’ angles but .....

“How to get a discount on Gatwick airport car parking” is a difficult and long-winded question. .....

11 Mar 202511 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Whilst there is nothing out there to show you, the word on the street is that easyJet is finally going to launch a ‘proper’ loyalty scheme. We’ve been here before, of course. In 2018 .....

Whilst there is nothing out there to show you, the word on the street is that easyJet is finally going to .....

10 Mar 202510 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

When a hotel owner makes a branding deal with a major hotel chain, the owner makes certain commitments – not just to hotel standards, but to how guests will be treated. Whilst a carrot is always .....

When a hotel owner makes a branding deal with a major hotel chain, the owner makes certain commitments – .....

10 Mar 202510 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Last year, Club Eurostar teamed up with Accor to offer a 10% discount on many of its hotels in Europe. The offer has just been extended by a further three months. I ran a few examples and the .....

Last year, Club Eurostar teamed up with Accor to offer a 10% discount on many of its hotels in Europe. The .....

10 Mar 202510 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 6 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 .....

10 Mar 202510 March 2025 by Rob Burgess

A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards airline status by booking a package holiday. You have always earned tier points if you booked .....

A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards .....

9 Mar 20259 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Many people believe that the general principle of collecting miles and points should be ‘earn and burn’. By ‘earn and burn’ I mean don’t let your balances build up too .....

Many people believe that the general principle of collecting miles and points should be ‘earn and .....

9 Mar 20259 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments