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In May, Rob wrote about his tour of the new Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel when it was still under construction. Back then he had to wear a hard hat! On Tuesday, the long awaited opening of the .....
In May, Rob wrote about his tour of the new Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel when it was still under .....
10 Oct 202410 October 2024 • 52 comments
In January 2025, American Express moved from AXA to Europ Assistance to provide travel insurance benefits for holders of The Platinum Card. It’s fair to say that this has not gone as well as it .....
In January 2025, American Express moved from AXA to Europ Assistance to provide travel insurance benefits for .....
18 Aug 202518 August 2025 • 186 comments
You have a new redemption partner when looking for Avios flights between London and New York or Boston – JetBlue. Even better, for now, there are NO surcharges to pay on transatlantic flights. .....
You have a new redemption partner when looking for Avios flights between London and New York or Boston – .....
15 Nov 202315 November 2023 • 40 comments
If you are opted in to British Airways Executive Club marketing emails, you may have received an interesting offer today. If you book a BA short haul Gatwick flight for cash by 23:59 on Monday, you .....
If you are opted in to British Airways Executive Club marketing emails, you may have received an interesting .....
20 Oct 202220 October 2022 • 44 comments
This is our review of the W Edinburgh hotel. Finally, it’s open: it’s only taken thirteen years for the UK’s second W Hotel from Marriott to open after London’s Leicester .....
This is our review of the W Edinburgh hotel. Finally, it’s open: it’s only taken thirteen years .....
26 Feb 202426 February 2024 • 57 comments
With only a couple of weeks left until British Airways Holidays ends its double tier points deal (and you would need to travel by 31st March, not just book), Virgin Atlantic Holidays has launched an .....
With only a couple of weeks left until British Airways Holidays ends its double tier points deal (and you .....
13 Mar 202513 March 2025 • 30 comments
In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good products with everything you could ask for, and are easily (in my view) the most .....
In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very .....
3 Jan 20253 January 2025
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 .....
28 Oct 202328 October 2023
This is the sixth and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the basic facts of the scheme – .....
This is the sixth and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be .....
22 Feb 202522 February 2025 • 8 comments
avios.com has launched a new portal called ‘Avios Shop’ letting you spend Avios on ‘real stuff’. For now, the shop only lets you purchase Apple products, although I assume the .....
avios.com has launched a new portal called ‘Avios Shop’ letting you spend Avios on ‘real .....
9 Aug 20259 August 2025 • 70 comments
This is our review of the La Valette Club lounge in Malta International Airport. Malta International Airport is not big. In fact, it’s so small that it doesn’t have any jetbridges. It .....
This is our review of the La Valette Club lounge in Malta International Airport. Malta International Airport .....
25 May 202525 May 2025 • 18 comments
“You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class ticket. Not many people know it exists, which is a shame because – .....
“You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class .....
18 Mar 202518 March 2025 • 26 comments
31st December is, unsurprisingly, the date that a lot of miles and points offers close. I thought it was worth a quick reminder of the key ones which we have covered on the site in recent weeks. .....
31st December is, unsurprisingly, the date that a lot of miles and points offers close. I thought it was worth .....
30 Dec 202430 December 2024 • 6 comments
JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since before the pandemic, and a new leadership team was brought in earlier this year to try to turn .....
JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since .....
11 Dec 202411 December 2024 • 46 comments
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