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

Iberia, the Spanish sister airline to British Airways, has been IAG’s big success story of the past decade. Whilst International Airlines Group was officially formed as a merger of equals .....

Iberia, the Spanish sister airline to British Airways, has been IAG’s big success story of the past .....

29 Jun 202529 June 2025 by Rhys Jones • 68 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 by Rob Burgess • 104 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 .....

19 Apr 202519 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Setting yourself apart from competitors is a challenge for airlines. After all, you’re often flying the same routes from the same airports on the same aircraft. The onboard cabins are one of the .....

Setting yourself apart from competitors is a challenge for airlines. After all, you’re often flying the .....

1 Jun 20251 June 2025 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments

Hyatt has brought back its generous American Express cashback deal. This is the most lucrative of the cashback offers that regularly pop up on American Express cards. This time, however, it has .....

Hyatt has brought back its generous American Express cashback deal. This is the most lucrative of the cashback .....

13 Apr 202513 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 20 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 by Rob Burgess • 52 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

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

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

IHG One Rewards is the only hotel scheme which offers multiple ways of earning STATUS points without staying in their hotels. With IHG One Rewards seeing major improvements as part of its relaunch in .....

IHG One Rewards is the only hotel scheme which offers multiple ways of earning STATUS points without staying .....

30 Jul 202430 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 36 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 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

What is Priority Pass? Is Priority Pass worth the money? How can you get one for free? We mention the Priority Pass airport lounge card quite a bit on Head for Points, but we very rarely go into the .....

What is Priority Pass? Is Priority Pass worth the money? How can you get one for free? We mention the Priority .....

4 May 20244 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 91 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