Long-term HfP readers will remember that IAG, the parent of British Airways and Iberia, spent a long and ultimately fruitless period before and after the pandemic trying to acquire Spanish carrier Air .....

Long-term HfP readers will remember that IAG, the parent of British Airways and Iberia, spent a long and .....

16 Mar 202516 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. Please forward it to any friends or family who you think may be .....

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

20 Jan 202420 January 2024 by Rhys Jones

This is our review of the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona hotel. For Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer and save up to 20%*’ promotion, Hilton asked me to take a whirlwind trip to visit two Hilton .....

This is our review of the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona hotel. For Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer and save .....

10 Sep 202310 September 2023 by Sinead Archer • 51 comments

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

9 Feb 20259 February 2025 by HfP team

ba.com has a little known feature called ‘Hold Your Flight Price’ – see ba.com here. It is tucked away at the bottom of the ‘Review Your Flights’ page during the booking .....

ba.com has a little known feature called ‘Hold Your Flight Price’ – see ba.com here. It is .....

19 Nov 202419 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is our review of Finnair’s premium economy cabin on an A350 from Osaka to Helsinki. Premium Economy is still a new concept for Finnair, which introduced the cabin in 2022 as part of the .....

This is our review of Finnair’s premium economy cabin on an A350 from Osaka to Helsinki. Premium Economy .....

2 Oct 20242 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

Last summer, Malaysia Airlines Group CEO Datuk Captain Izham Ismail exclusively revealed to us that the airline would be unveiling new business class seats on its A330neos this year. Whilst a few .....

Last summer, Malaysia Airlines Group CEO Datuk Captain Izham Ismail exclusively revealed to us that the .....

30 Mar 202430 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

British Airways is launching a new Avios promotion today. It is reducing the cost of economy Avios flight redemptions to Jersey by 50% between October and March. It is to promote the resumption of .....

British Airways is launching a new Avios promotion today. It is reducing the cost of economy Avios flight .....

20 Jun 202420 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Low cost hotel brand citizenM is currently offering a free 3-month trial of their subscription membership, mycitizenM+. However, you'll need to be quick as the free trial ends on Monday 27th February. .....

Low cost hotel brand citizenM is currently offering a free 3-month trial of their subscription membership, .....

25 Feb 202325 February 2023 by Sinead Archer • 13 comments

I spent two days in Brussels recently as the guest of Global Hotel Alliance, attending their annual meeting of brand CEOs. I managed to sit down with the CEO of Global Hotel Alliance itself, Chris .....

I spent two days in Brussels recently as the guest of Global Hotel Alliance, attending their annual meeting of .....

7 Jul 20257 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

News in brief: Get 8,000 Virgin Points with a Tesco Mobile deal We don’t cover many Tesco Clubcard deals these days, because the company decided a few years ago to focus on lower prices rather .....

News in brief: Get 8,000 Virgin Points with a Tesco Mobile deal We don’t cover many Tesco Clubcard deals .....

15 Nov 202315 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is my review of the Aloft London Excel hotel at the Excel centre in East London. I last stayed here in 2015 so it was interesting to revisit, nine years on. Very little has changed inside the .....

This is my review of the Aloft London Excel hotel at the Excel centre in East London. I last stayed here in .....

28 Mar 202428 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. If you are not a .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

21 Apr 202521 April 2025 by Rob Burgess

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. If you are not a .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

13 Jan 202513 January 2025 by Rob Burgess