News in brief: 35% discount when you buy Starwood Preferred Guest points extended I had this written as a ‘last chance to buy’ piece.  And then, at 10pm, Starwood went and extended the .....

News in brief: 35% discount when you buy Starwood Preferred Guest points extended I had this written as a .....

30 Jun 201730 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Today (14th) is the last day for Virgin Flying Club’s biggest ever deal for buying Virgin Points – see here. The maximum bonus is 70%. The landing page says 60% but, when you log in, many .....

Today (14th) is the last day for Virgin Flying Club’s biggest ever deal for buying Virgin Points – .....

14 Aug 202114 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

ba.com has a range of wine, beer, champagne and spirits redemptions available, if you have more Avios than you can realistically use for flights. At the high end, you can redeem 146,100 Avios for six .....

ba.com has a range of wine, beer, champagne and spirits redemptions available, if you have more Avios than you .....

11 Nov 201911 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, will today launch a 50% bonus on transfers to Avios. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow (1 per £10 on .....

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, will today launch a 50% bonus on transfers to .....

24 Aug 201724 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

How many tier points do you earn from a British Airways flight? This article is HfP’s own British Airways tier point calculator.  It lists every British Airways flight from London together .....

How many tier points do you earn from a British Airways flight? This article is HfP’s own British .....

1 May 20211 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

I’m delighted to say that we have been able to bring back the special Head for Points sign-up deal on the Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card. Here’s the one line summary: .....

I’m delighted to say that we have been able to bring back the special Head for Points sign-up deal on .....

15 Jun 202015 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Got a pile of unspent Hilton Honors points from the last 18 months, and a social diary which is emptier than usual? Good news – Hilton Honors has added some VIP hospitality sports packages to .....

Got a pile of unspent Hilton Honors points from the last 18 months, and a social diary which is emptier than .....

2 Aug 20212 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

6 Mar 20216 March 2021 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

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 .....

19 Jun 202119 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

The on-going battle between Heathrow Airport and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over what it can charge airlines – which falls straight through to the price of your ticket, as one of the .....

The on-going battle between Heathrow Airport and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over what it can charge .....

20 Oct 202120 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

London City Airport reopened last night, with the first flight being the British Airways service to the Isle of Man. Here is a shot of the aircraft arriving: It is ironic that it emerged yesterday .....

London City Airport reopened last night, with the first flight being the British Airways service to the Isle .....

22 Jun 202022 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

With very little fanfare, presumably because this is not necessarily the best time to be spending the marketing budget, Hilton has opened a new resort in Qatar, around 85km from Doha. It looks very .....

With very little fanfare, presumably because this is not necessarily the best time to be spending the .....

4 Feb 20214 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 132 comments

News in brief: 50% off when you buy Hilton Honors points Hilton Honors is currently offering a 50% discount when you buy 5,000+ points – see this page and click through.  A 50% discount is .....

News in brief: 50% off when you buy Hilton Honors points Hilton Honors is currently offering a 50% discount .....

12 Sep 201712 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 121 comments

Tesco and Avios may have gone their separate ways but Virgin Atlantic remains a Tesco Clubcard partner. Virgin Atlantic has launched another bonus if you agree to convert your future Clubcard .....

Tesco and Avios may have gone their separate ways but Virgin Atlantic remains a Tesco Clubcard partner. .....

3 Aug 20213 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments