In my article yesterday on the latest announcements concerning the merger of Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest, I reported what Marriott’s big chief of loyalty, David Flueck, had .....

In my article yesterday on the latest announcements concerning the merger of Marriott Rewards and Starwood .....

27 Jul 201827 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

In May this year IHG announced the aquisition of 13 UK properties from Starwood Capital (not related to Starwood Preferred Guest) including Principal Hotels and two De Vere hotels. This was exciting .....

In May this year IHG announced the aquisition of 13 UK properties from Starwood Capital (not related to .....

27 Jul 201827 July 2018 by Anika Burnett • 36 comments

Official Gatwick Parking has two deals for anyone looking to pre-book the airport-run car parks this Summer. The 15% discount was due to end on 20th July but has now been extended.  You can get the .....

Official Gatwick Parking has two deals for anyone looking to pre-book the airport-run car parks this Summer. .....

27 Jul 201827 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

If you are heading to Amsterdam this year, you only have a few days left to book the exclusive bonus points offer that IHG Rewards Club is currently running with us. Until 31st July Head For Points .....

If you are heading to Amsterdam this year, you only have a few days left to book the exclusive bonus points .....

27 Jul 201827 July 2018 by Rob Burgess

TODAY (27th) is the last day for IHG’s promotion for ‘points and cash’ reward bookings in the UK and Ireland. If you book before tonight, IHG Rewards Club members can save 10% on .....

TODAY (27th) is the last day for IHG’s promotion for ‘points and cash’ reward bookings in .....

27 Jul 201827 July 2018 by Rob Burgess

I spoke to David Flueck, the big cheese at Marriott Rewards (his business card says something more prosaic) yesterday.  He filled me in on the timeline for the merger of the SPG and Marriott .....

I spoke to David Flueck, the big cheese at Marriott Rewards (his business card says something more prosaic) .....

26 Jul 201826 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 166 comments

British Airways has announced a new route to Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh will become the 26th (!) US city to be served by British Airways.  It has flown the route in the past but the .....

British Airways has announced a new route to Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh will become the 26th (!) .....

26 Jul 201826 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Domes of Elounda is a luxury ‘all suite’ hotel in Crete.  It is unbranded but is part of Marriott’s Autograph collection.   Autograph is a group of independent hotels who use .....

Domes of Elounda is a luxury ‘all suite’ hotel in Crete.  It is unbranded but is part of .....

26 Jul 201826 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

We recently covered IHG’s special Manchester offer (click here) which gets you 20% off weekend breaks in the city until the end of the year. A similar offer has now been rolled out for the rest .....

We recently covered IHG’s special Manchester offer (click here) which gets you 20% off weekend breaks in .....

25 Jul 201825 July 2018 by Rob Burgess

New HfP readers may not know that TSB used to issue two Avios credit cards. When TSB separated from Lloyds, part of the divorce proceedings involved custody of the Avios contract.  TSB ended up .....

New HfP readers may not know that TSB used to issue two Avios credit cards. When TSB separated from Lloyds, .....

25 Jul 201825 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 150 comments

This is my review of TAP Portugal’s short-haul European business class product. After my stay in Barcelona, I decided not to come straight back to London but rather spend the weekend with my .....

This is my review of TAP Portugal’s short-haul European business class product. After my stay in .....

25 Jul 201825 July 2018 by Anika Burnett • 35 comments

The highlight of the huge new Eurostar Business Premier lounge in Paris is the cocktail bar, which is open every evening and serves up your choice of drink – on the house.  We covered it in our .....

The highlight of the huge new Eurostar Business Premier lounge in Paris is the cocktail bar, which is open .....

25 Jul 201825 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

I am rarely excited by amenity kit news which is why we don’t cover them much on Head for Points.  Although Anika is in love with her British Airways Liberty print First Class bag she got on a .....

I am rarely excited by amenity kit news which is why we don’t cover them much on Head for Points.  .....

25 Jul 201825 July 2018 by Rob Burgess

If you have a stack of Heathrow Rewards points sitting around, this is the opportunity you have been waiting for to unload them.  Heathrow Rewards is the loyalty scheme covering the shops, .....

If you have a stack of Heathrow Rewards points sitting around, this is the opportunity you have been waiting .....

24 Jul 201824 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments