There is a special Nectar offer running with office supplies group Viking until 29th September. It’s a simple deal. You will normally earn 2 Nectar points (1.25 Avios) per £1 spent .....

There is a special Nectar offer running with office supplies group Viking until 29th September. .....

25 Sep 202425 September 2024 by Rob Burgess

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 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 .....

14 Oct 202414 October 2024 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

27 Oct 202427 October 2024 by HfP team • 2 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 .....

12 Oct 202412 October 2024 by Rhys Jones

Got two weeks free at the end of this month or in December? Excellent, because Virgin Voyages is running a generous redemption offer. You can book a 14 night full board Virgin Voyages cruise from .....

Got two weeks free at the end of this month or in December? Excellent, because Virgin Voyages is running a .....

13 Oct 202413 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

British Airways was due to restart two routes to Asia this winter – Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Bangkok is going ahead, with flights starting on 28th October. Kuala Lumpur, which was due to launch .....

British Airways was due to restart two routes to Asia this winter – Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Bangkok is .....

11 Oct 202411 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 631 comments

On Thursday we covered a slightly bonkers promotion launched by Scandinavian airline SAS to promote its move from Star Alliance to SkyTeam. If you flew 15 different SkyTeam airlines by the end of the .....

On Thursday we covered a slightly bonkers promotion launched by Scandinavian airline SAS to promote its move .....

11 Oct 202411 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 64 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

This is our review of the Raffles Europejski Warsaw hotel in Poland, part of Accor Live Limitless. Why Warsaw? Good question. It certainly wasn’t in my plans at the start of the year. However, .....

This is our review of the Raffles Europejski Warsaw hotel in Poland, part of Accor Live Limitless. Why Warsaw? .....

1 Nov 20241 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Earlier this week we covered the rebranding of Marriott’s Four Points Express brand to Four Points Flex, and the signing of a big deal with a Danish group to add 14 hotels to the chain. Marriott .....

Earlier this week we covered the rebranding of Marriott’s Four Points Express brand to Four Points Flex, .....

11 Oct 202411 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 32 comments

SAS, which has just joined SkyTeam, has launched a fun promotion. The bottom line is that you can become an SAS EuroBonus points millionaire by taking 15 SkyTeam flights - with 15 different airlines. .....

SAS, which has just joined SkyTeam, has launched a fun promotion. The bottom line is that you can become an .....

10 Oct 202410 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 101 comments

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 by Conny Urban • 52 comments

American Express Platinum quietly snuck out a change to its sign-up bonus yesterday. The standard sign-up bonus has permanently increased from 40,000 Membership Rewards to 50,000 Membership Rewards .....

American Express Platinum quietly snuck out a change to its sign-up bonus yesterday. The standard sign-up .....

10 Oct 202410 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments