Many of you who have American Express Preferred Rewards Gold, The Platinum Card, the Amex Rewards Credit Card or one of the other Membership Rewards cards will have received an email yesterday with an .....

Many of you who have American Express Preferred Rewards Gold, The Platinum Card, the Amex Rewards Credit Card .....

12 Sep 201912 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Hilton Honors has launched a new promotion offering a 100% bonus when you purchase 10,000+ points. The Hilton ‘buy points’ page is here. Regular readers of Head for Points will know that I .....

Hilton Honors has launched a new promotion offering a 100% bonus when you purchase 10,000+ points. The Hilton .....

12 Sep 201912 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 155 comments

We have covered the current trial of ‘£1 taxes’ short-haul Avios redemptions extensively.  There have been a few teething problems but the system is now working as it should. A reader .....

We have covered the current trial of ‘£1 taxes’ short-haul Avios redemptions extensively.  There .....

12 Sep 201912 September 2019 by Rob Burgess

We have discussed the Virgin Money International Money Transfer service before on Head for Points.  Their generous mileage offer was due to end last month but has now been rolled over for another .....

We have discussed the Virgin Money International Money Transfer service before on Head for Points.  Their .....

12 Sep 201912 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

We mentioned yesterday that Virgin Atlantic had added the new Sao Paulo flights to its booking system but was not yet selling them. Seats are now on sale for travel from 29th March 2020.  The service .....

We mentioned yesterday that Virgin Atlantic had added the new Sao Paulo flights to its booking system but was .....

11 Sep 201911 September 2019 by Rob Burgess

I’m pleased to say that Head for Points has been recognised with four nominations in the 2019 Business Travel Journalism Awards. Each member of the team has received at least one nomination. .....

I’m pleased to say that Head for Points has been recognised with four nominations in the 2019 Business .....

11 Sep 201911 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 144 comments

Vueling, BA’s very low-cost baby sister, has launched a short 2-day sale with flights from €12 each way. These seats are for travel between 2nd November 2019 and 28th February 2020. Current .....

Vueling, BA’s very low-cost baby sister, has launched a short 2-day sale with flights from €12 each .....

11 Sep 201911 September 2019 by Rob Burgess

I have written many articles in the past about Reward Flight Saver redemptions, where British Airways caps your ‘taxes and charges’ fee at £35 return for economy, £50 return for business .....

I have written many articles in the past about Reward Flight Saver redemptions, where British Airways caps .....

11 Sep 201911 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Radisson Hotels, owner of the Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Park Inn and Park Plaza brands, has launched a special promotion on suites. If you book and stay before 31st October, you can get up to 25% .....

Radisson Hotels, owner of the Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Park Inn and Park Plaza brands, has launched a .....

11 Sep 201911 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

There is a lot of sale activity going on at the moment.  Qatar Airways has launched a sale with some interesting deals from elsewhere in Europe, which I will look at tomorrow.  The British Airways .....

There is a lot of sale activity going on at the moment.  Qatar Airways has launched a sale with some .....

11 Sep 201911 September 2019 by Rob Burgess

World of Hyatt has launched its new Autumn promotion. It is called ‘Bonus Journeys’ and looks simple, although it is easy to come a cropper.  It does unfortunately, come with the .....

World of Hyatt has launched its new Autumn promotion. It is called ‘Bonus Journeys’ and looks .....

11 Sep 201911 September 2019 by Rob Burgess

I don’t want to spend too much time on the British Airways pilot strike, because it is being covered enough by the mainstream media. Interestingly, British Airways did not make an effort .....

I don’t want to spend too much time on the British Airways pilot strike, because it is being covered .....

10 Sep 201910 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 122 comments

In a surprise announcement yesterday, Hyatt announced that it is opening two hotels in Manchester next year. What it DIDN’T say is that these are NOT new hotels.  They are the brand new Crowne .....

In a surprise announcement yesterday, Hyatt announced that it is opening two hotels in Manchester next year. .....

10 Sep 201910 September 2019 by Rob Burgess

Regular readers will know that I am a big fan of the rewardflightfinder.com tool.  It is, by far, the best way of searching for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic reward flight availability. .....

Regular readers will know that I am a big fan of the rewardflightfinder.com tool.  It is, by far, the .....

10 Sep 201910 September 2019 by Rob Burgess