This weekend, we are running a competition in association with new online clothing brand Naeco.  If you are heading off to the beach this Christmas, it is one for you. Two Head for Points readers .....

This weekend, we are running a competition in association with new online clothing brand Naeco.  If you are .....

14 Dec 201814 December 2018 by Anika Burnett • 146 comments

Back in August we ran an article on changes that IHG Rewards Club was proposing to make to its Ambassador loyalty scheme. Via leaked documents on Flyertalk, there are rumours (via a document shown to .....

Back in August we ran an article on changes that IHG Rewards Club was proposing to make to its Ambassador .....

14 Dec 201814 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

On Monday I published a mini-rant about the bloated state of the UK credit card industry.  As part of that, I asked why investors were pouring vast sums into online current account start-ups (Monzo, .....

On Monday I published a mini-rant about the bloated state of the UK credit card industry.  As part of that, I .....

13 Dec 201813 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 144 comments

No1 Lounges has launched a new ‘double miles’ deal with Virgin Atlantic – see here.  This leads to an exceptionally good deal for the new My Lounge at Gatwick’s South .....

No1 Lounges has launched a new ‘double miles’ deal with Virgin Atlantic – see here.  This .....

13 Dec 201813 December 2018 by Rob Burgess

Marriott Rewards has added a new batch of O2 concert tickets to its website.  These are for the Starwood Preferred Guest suite, which comes with full catering and free drinks all night. Here is a .....

Marriott Rewards has added a new batch of O2 concert tickets to its website.  These are for the Starwood .....

13 Dec 201813 December 2018 by Rob Burgess

Thank you to everyone who came to the Head for Points Christmas party at the Holiday Inn Camden Lock on Tuesday night, generously sponsored by Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Money. It was another great .....

Thank you to everyone who came to the Head for Points Christmas party at the Holiday Inn Camden Lock on .....

13 Dec 201813 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Virgin Atlantic is currently running an impressive special offer for its new Virgin Money-issued Reward and Reward+ credit cards. There are just two days left so I wanted to give it another push today .....

Virgin Atlantic is currently running an impressive special offer for its new Virgin Money-issued Reward and .....

13 Dec 201813 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Qatar Airways confirmed on Monday that it will start flights between Malta and Doha on 4th July 2019. The service will use a short-haul A320 aircraft but with fully flat beds in business class.  .....

Qatar Airways confirmed on Monday that it will start flights between Malta and Doha on 4th July 2019. The .....

12 Dec 201812 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

Regular Head for Points readers will know that I did a Marriott status challenge in the run up to the merger of Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest in August.  Via my Starwood Gold I had .....

Regular Head for Points readers will know that I did a Marriott status challenge in the run up to the merger .....

12 Dec 201812 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

Every year British Airways runs a Christmas promotion to encourage you to redeem Avios for cases of wine. The 2018 version has not been widely advertised and appears to end today.  It is also a bit .....

Every year British Airways runs a Christmas promotion to encourage you to redeem Avios for cases of wine. The .....

12 Dec 201812 December 2018 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Hyatt House Manchester hotel. The hotel became a Hyatt House in January 2020.  This review was written a year earlier when the property originally opened, at which point it .....

This is our review of the Hyatt House Manchester hotel. The hotel became a Hyatt House in January 2020.  This .....

12 Dec 201812 December 2018 by Rhys Jones • 29 comments

Over the last couple of weeks we have run a series of flight reviews from Jamie’s recent month-long holiday in Asia.  The majority of the international flights were booked with Avios. Before we .....

Over the last couple of weeks we have run a series of flight reviews from Jamie’s recent month-long .....

11 Dec 201811 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 168 comments

Radisson Blu and Park Inn have launched their latest ‘Dream Deals’ sale.  The sale covers 350 hotels across the Europe, Africa, America and the Middle East. Participating brands .....

Radisson Blu and Park Inn have launched their latest ‘Dream Deals’ sale.  The sale covers 350 .....

11 Dec 201811 December 2018 by Rob Burgess

voco is IHG’s latest hotel brand.  We discussed it in this article when it launched. Voco is to be an ‘upscale conversion’ brand, allowing existing luxury hotels to switch to IHG .....

voco is IHG’s latest hotel brand.  We discussed it in this article when it launched. Voco is to be an .....

11 Dec 201811 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments