Virgin Holidays has introduced a new feature – the ability to pay, or part pay, for your holiday using your Virgin Flying Club miles.  But is it a good deal? This is not a surprising move.  A .....

Virgin Holidays has introduced a new feature – the ability to pay, or part pay, for your holiday using .....

2 Mar 20192 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

I have written before about the points-earning ‘Places’ app run by Le Club AccorHotels (the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery etc).  I had never managed to try .....

I have written before about the points-earning ‘Places’ app run by Le Club AccorHotels (the .....

2 Mar 20192 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ page lists 16 different credit cards in the UK which offer travel rewards.  For the beginner to this hobby, however, there is one obvious piece of plastic to .....

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ page lists 16 different credit cards in the UK which offer travel .....

1 Mar 20191 March 2019 by Rob Burgess

British Airways Executive Club and Avis have launched a new offer for any car rentals worldwide you may need between now and end of May (there is a blackout period for Easter though). If you book an .....

British Airways Executive Club and Avis have launched a new offer for any car rentals worldwide you may need .....

1 Mar 20191 March 2019 by Anika Burnett • 41 comments

Hilton has announced (another) new brand – Signia. Signia Hilton, as the hotels will be called, will be new-build properties which are specifically dedicated to the conference and events market. .....

Hilton has announced (another) new brand – Signia. Signia Hilton, as the hotels will be called, will be .....

1 Mar 20191 March 2019 by Rob Burgess

We don’t cover SriLankan Airlines much on Head for Points.  We should do more, because SriLankan is a member of the oneworld alliance, allowing to earn and redeem Avios on its flights as well .....

We don’t cover SriLankan Airlines much on Head for Points.  We should do more, because SriLankan is a .....

1 Mar 20191 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 139 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in February 2019.  Click through to read them in full: British Airways orders 18 Boeing 777-9 aircraft – with First Class – to replace the 747 .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in February 2019.  Click through to read them in full: .....

28 Feb 201928 February 2019 by HfP team

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, has announced a huge order for Boeing 777-9 aircraft as part of the 2018 financial results presentation on Thursday. There is a firm order for 18 aircraft .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, has announced a huge order for Boeing 777-9 aircraft as part of .....

28 Feb 201928 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 109 comments

Last week we ran a market research survey on Head for Points, dressed up as a competition. As I didn’t think of the original idea, I am free to say that the concept was very clever. An airline .....

Last week we ran a market research survey on Head for Points, dressed up as a competition. As I didn’t .....

28 Feb 201928 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

In May 2018 we ran a series of reviews of travel money cards.  This included a review of the Revolut debit card which you can find here.  Revolut has proved popular with people who do not have, or .....

In May 2018 we ran a series of reviews of travel money cards.  This included a review of the Revolut debit .....

28 Feb 201928 February 2019 by Anika Burnett • 241 comments

Aer Lingus recently launched its first Irish co-branded credit card with Bank of Ireland.  We covered it in detail here.   The general response from our Irish readers was underwhelming .....

Aer Lingus recently launched its first Irish co-branded credit card with Bank of Ireland.  We covered it .....

28 Feb 201928 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Hilton Honors has launched its annual London private gig.  This year you and a friend have a chance to see Jessie J playing live on Saturday 15th June. This is a genuinely good package: The concert .....

Hilton Honors has launched its annual London private gig.  This year you and a friend have a chance to see .....

27 Feb 201927 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

A good deal with Wheely, the London-based Uber competitor, has appeared on a lot of American Express cards.   You need to look under the ‘Offers’ section on the online statement page of .....

A good deal with Wheely, the London-based Uber competitor, has appeared on a lot of American Express cards.  .....

27 Feb 201927 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 143 comments

You have two days left to take advantage of this generous deal form Accor Hotels, which owns Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / Fairmont etc. You will .....

You have two days left to take advantage of this generous deal form Accor Hotels, which owns Novotel / Ibis / .....

27 Feb 201927 February 2019 by Rob Burgess