After some delays, Accor has partially opened its TRIBE hotel at Manchester Airport. I think, although I am sure regulars can confirm in the comments, that this will be the nearest hotel to the .....

After some delays, Accor has partially opened its TRIBE hotel at Manchester Airport. I think, although I am .....

26 Oct 202426 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

This is our review of the EPISODE Daan Taipei hotel in Taiwan. For the second half of my Taiwan trip I stayed at the EPISODE hotel, which opened in May 2024. This is the second EPISODE hotel in Taiwan .....

This is our review of the EPISODE Daan Taipei hotel in Taiwan. For the second half of my Taiwan trip I stayed .....

26 Oct 202426 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 4 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

26 Oct 202426 October 2024 by Rhys Jones

For a couple of weeks now, ba.com has not been showing Avios reward availability correctly. I assumed, because it shouldn’t be a difficult one to fix, that it would be cleared up quickly and we .....

For a couple of weeks now, ba.com has not been showing Avios reward availability correctly. I assumed, because .....

25 Oct 202425 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash over Avios. There are a number of reasons for this: This is why the current Cathay Pacific .....

Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash .....

25 Oct 202425 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points tends to focus on the first two types. I thought it was worth a look at the four loyalty .....

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points .....

25 Oct 202425 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Our articles on the new British Airways long-haul brunch and late evening meal changes this week caused a lot of discussion. Oliver Ranson of Airline Revenue Economics produced an interesting analysis .....

Our articles on the new British Airways long-haul brunch and late evening meal changes this week caused a lot .....

24 Oct 202424 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 408 comments

News in brief: American Express becomes an official partner of F1 American Express is already a partner of Formula 1 in the Americas, and the company has announced a multi-year expansion of the deal .....

News in brief: American Express becomes an official partner of F1 American Express is already a partner of .....

24 Oct 202424 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

This is our review of Hotel Proverbs in Taipei. Taipei doesn’t have a huge amount of big chain hotels. What it does have, however, is a number of smaller boutique hotels, many of which are part .....

This is our review of Hotel Proverbs in Taipei. Taipei doesn’t have a huge amount of big chain hotels. .....

24 Oct 202424 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has launched a 30% bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards points into Virgin Points.

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has launched a 30% bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards .....

23 Oct 202423 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

This is our review of China Airlines Premium Business Class on an A350-900. It is the first in a series of reviews looking at Taiwanese carrier China Airlines. You can see my overview of China .....

This is our review of China Airlines Premium Business Class on an A350-900. It is the first in a series of .....

23 Oct 202423 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 37 comments

Airlines tend to make a song and dance about new routes. This is especially the case when a route represents the first flight from anywhere in Europe to a certain city. And yet …. Aer Lingus .....

Airlines tend to make a song and dance about new routes. This is especially the case when a route represents .....

23 Oct 202423 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Yesterday we covered the bizarre new breakfast / brunch service that British Airways is serving for lunch on long haul flights departing up to 11.29am. It pairs a cooked breakfast with wine, a .....

Yesterday we covered the bizarre new breakfast / brunch service that British Airways is serving for lunch on .....

22 Oct 202422 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 477 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched a special offer for its Virgin Money-issued Reward+ credit card. You will get 30,000 Virgin Points if you spend £3,000 within 90 days. This is paid in two parts – .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a special offer for its Virgin Money-issued Reward+ credit card. You will get .....

22 Oct 202422 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments