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This is our review of the Hyatt Regency Palais de la Méditerranée hotel in Nice. This hotel was once of the first places I visited with my (now) wife when we first met, and is a hotel I had seen .....
This is our review of the Hyatt Regency Palais de la Méditerranée hotel in Nice. This hotel was once of the .....
5 May 20235 May 2023 • 10 comments
As I mentioned in our other article today, Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge for Christmas drinks on Monday night. Not the lounge of his house – the .....
As I mentioned in our other article today, Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round .....
12 Dec 202312 December 2023 • 65 comments
If you have any level of airline elite status, or mid tier or higher status with any major hotel group, you can now claim a full year of top-tier Radisson Rewards VIP hotel status. The match is .....
If you have any level of airline elite status, or mid tier or higher status with any major hotel group, you .....
18 Dec 202418 December 2024 • 104 comments
You may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. The answer is simple: all American Express spend targets are based on NET spend, not GROSS .....
You may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. The .....
20 Jul 202420 July 2024 • 52 comments
Whilst you are meant to obtain elite status with a hotel group via ‘heads in beds’, regular HfP readers will know that there are various ways to obtain status without going near a hotel. I .....
Whilst you are meant to obtain elite status with a hotel group via ‘heads in beds’, regular HfP .....
5 Dec 20245 December 2024 • 85 comments
This is our review of Club Eurostar, the Eurostar loyalty scheme. We don’t give Club Eurostar much coverage on Head for Points, mainly because it doesn’t run many promotions and we are .....
This is our review of Club Eurostar, the Eurostar loyalty scheme. We don’t give Club Eurostar much .....
23 Jan 202523 January 2025 • 26 comments
Qatar Airways has returned to Birmingham Airport with a new daily service. The first flight touched down last Thursday, and I was lucky enough to literally be standing on the tarmac as the aircraft .....
Qatar Airways has returned to Birmingham Airport with a new daily service. The first flight touched down last .....
14 Jul 202314 July 2023 • 24 comments
When IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, rolled out its new IHG One Rewards loyalty scheme in 2022, one of the key benefits was Confirmable Suite .....
When IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, rolled out its .....
26 Apr 202526 April 2025 • 51 comments
On 21st March 2019, American Express unveiled major changes to its rules on who could obtain a sign-up bonus on its cards. Our article from that day is here – it ended up getting over 72,000 .....
On 21st March 2019, American Express unveiled major changes to its rules on who could obtain a sign-up bonus .....
22 Mar 202122 March 2021 • 100 comments
ITA Airways, the new Italian flag carrier, is launching direct flights between London City Airport and Rome whilst also expanding its Milan service. London City – Rome will be a brand new route .....
ITA Airways, the new Italian flag carrier, is launching direct flights between London City Airport and Rome .....
15 Dec 202315 December 2023 • 19 comments
Route news in brief: Norse Atlantic drops Kingston before launch One of the nails in Norwegian’s coffin was that it chose to fly long haul routes from London Gatwick with strong seasonality on a .....
Route news in brief: Norse Atlantic drops Kingston before launch One of the nails in Norwegian’s coffin .....
23 Aug 202323 August 2023 • 42 comments
Hyatt has announced that it is taking over the hotel at the famous La Manga Club in Murcia, Spain. It will open as Grand Hyatt La Manga Club & Resort in mid-2023 following ‘significant .....
Hyatt has announced that it is taking over the hotel at the famous La Manga Club in Murcia, Spain. It will .....
13 Jan 202313 January 2023
Over the Christmas break, Wizz Air announced plans for a substantial expansion at London Gatwick airport in Summer 2022. This expansion is driven by the acquisition of 15 daily slot pairs from .....
Over the Christmas break, Wizz Air announced plans for a substantial expansion at London Gatwick airport in .....
5 Jan 20225 January 2022 • 58 comments
Emirates has decided to celebrate the festive season with a secret 20% devaluation of Emirates Skywards miles. This is on top of the very substantial increases in taxes and charges which we’ve .....
Emirates has decided to celebrate the festive season with a secret 20% devaluation of Emirates Skywards miles. .....
23 Dec 202223 December 2022 • 35 comments
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