A quick update that The Wine Flyer, the new British Airways Avios-earning wine shop, is now live. The website is here. We covered The Wine Flyer in this article last week. In summary, you will earn: A .....

A quick update that The Wine Flyer, the new British Airways Avios-earning wine shop, is now live. The website .....

5 Oct 20225 October 2022 by Rob Burgess

easyJet has a semi-secret loyalty programme called ‘Flight Club’. I say ‘semi-secret’ because, whilst most easyJet travellers won’t know that it exists, and it is not .....

easyJet has a semi-secret loyalty programme called ‘Flight Club’. I say ‘semi-secret’ .....

3 Jul 20253 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

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 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

You may not have heard of Graduate Hotels. It is a boutique US chain which specialises in high end hotels in ‘University towns’ – which is basically marketing speak for attractive .....

You may not have heard of Graduate Hotels. It is a boutique US chain which specialises in high end hotels in .....

25 May 202225 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

Earlier this month it was reported that Kazakhstan national airline Air Astana may float on the London Stock Exchange in 2024. Listing in London would give Air Astana access to a broader investor base .....

Earlier this month it was reported that Kazakhstan national airline Air Astana may float on the London Stock .....

31 Dec 202331 December 2023 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

If you have an American Express card which earns Membership Rewards points, you can (if targetted) get a 50% bonus when you redeem your Membership Rewards points to cover the cost of flights on .....

If you have an American Express card which earns Membership Rewards points, you can (if targetted) get a 50% .....

2 Feb 20232 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

A recurring theme on Head for Points over the last couple of years has been hotels which try to sneak though a charge for using their swimming pool. Hilton appears to be the biggest culprit, and it is .....

A recurring theme on Head for Points over the last couple of years has been hotels which try to sneak though a .....

27 Jan 202427 January 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead hotel. I was up in Newcastle last week for the official launch of the new Aspire lounge complex at Newcastle Airport. I’ll be covering this in .....

This is my review of the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead hotel. I was up in Newcastle last week for the official .....

2 May 20242 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by now that .....

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit cards. If .....

14 Oct 202414 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This is our review of the Currensea travel money card. Is it worth getting one? It is free, after all! If you apply via our link, you will receive a £10 bonus when you spend your first £150 outside .....

This is our review of the Currensea travel money card. Is it worth getting one? It is free, after all! If you .....

2 Feb 20252 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you have American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum, you will have a free Priority Pass card for airport lounge access. Here’s something you may not know.  .....

If you have American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum, you will have a free .....

6 May 20246 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

You may have forgotten that Groupon exists but it is still alive and kicking and has some decent travel offers on it. The home page for Groupon's travel deals is here. Let's look at some examples:

You may have forgotten that Groupon exists but it is still alive and kicking and has some decent travel offers .....

9 Aug 20249 August 2024 by HfP Partner Content • 31 comments

This is my review of the Air France lounge at Terminal 2E (L gates) at Paris Charles de Gaulle.  The lounge opened in 2018 and is impressive, although busy. I will be following it up with a .....

This is my review of the Air France lounge at Terminal 2E (L gates) at Paris Charles de Gaulle.  The .....

27 Nov 202227 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Accor Live Limitless has a little known partnership with Club Eurostar. As there are very few ways of earning Club Eurostar points apart from taking a trip, I thought it was worth a closer look at the .....

Accor Live Limitless has a little known partnership with Club Eurostar. As there are very few ways of earning .....

28 Dec 202428 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments