British Airways has launched a bigger and better version of the ‘Kids Fly Free’ offer which it has run in the past.  This is a genuinely good deal with no catches or small print. From .....

British Airways has launched a bigger and better version of the ‘Kids Fly Free’ offer which it .....

11 May 201711 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

IHG, owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Indigo and Staybridge Suites brands, has extended its generous discount promotion in association with Mastercard .....

IHG, owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Indigo and Staybridge .....

11 May 201711 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

We are receiving an increasing number of emails at HfP from British Airways passengers who have had major issues on or with BA flights. Our general advice has been to take BA to arbitration, making a .....

We are receiving an increasing number of emails at HfP from British Airways passengers who have had major .....

10 May 201710 May 2017 by Anika Burnett • 116 comments

News in brief: New hotel booking site – Nightly – with a difference Nightly (www.nightly.travel) is, genuinely, a hotel booking website with a difference.  And you can’t say that .....

News in brief: New hotel booking site – Nightly – with a difference Nightly (www.nightly.travel) .....

10 May 201710 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

If it only feels like last week that Qatar Airways had a major sale, it is because it was. A new sale is now live.  The good news is that this one has a substantially wider travel window.  You can .....

If it only feels like last week that Qatar Airways had a major sale, it is because it was. A new sale is now .....

9 May 20179 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

With a new bonus on the Virgin Atlantic credit cards launched over the weekend, I thought it was time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

With a new bonus on the Virgin Atlantic credit cards launched over the weekend, I thought it was time for our .....

9 May 20179 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

News in brief: Win 10,000 Avios and a weekend break with Mercure Mercure, the mid-market brand within the Accor hotel group, is currently running a free draw. The prize is 10,000 Le Club AccorHotels .....

News in brief: Win 10,000 Avios and a weekend break with Mercure Mercure, the mid-market brand within the .....

9 May 20179 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

If you don’t have airport lounge access via your flight ticket, your elite status, via a Priority Pass card from American Express Platinum or via a Lounge Club card from American Express Gold, .....

If you don’t have airport lounge access via your flight ticket, your elite status, via a Priority Pass .....

9 May 20179 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This is our review of the 1903 Lounge in Manchester Airport Terminal 3. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. This is, I think, the .....

This is our review of the 1903 Lounge in Manchester Airport Terminal 3. This is part of our series of reviews .....

8 May 20178 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Virgin Atlantic has boosted the sign-up bonus on its credit cards again.  This is probably in response to the current increased bonuses on the British Airways American Express cards. Here is a quick .....

Virgin Atlantic has boosted the sign-up bonus on its credit cards again.  This is probably in response to the .....

8 May 20178 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

News in brief: £15 Amazon discount code still working Amazon is still offering a £15 discount Amex Gold and Platinum cardholders.  This deal is meant to run until 31st October. This offer is a .....

News in brief: £15 Amazon discount code still working Amazon is still offering a £15 discount Amex Gold and .....

8 May 20178 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

If you read Head for Points on a regular basis you will know that British Airways is gearing up for the roll-out of wi-fi on its long-haul fleet very soon.  It is also coming to short-haul but with a .....

If you read Head for Points on a regular basis you will know that British Airways is gearing up for the .....

7 May 20177 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

7 May 20177 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

We have been looking at a few niche Avios partners recently. In one of the odder and lesser known Avios partnerships, London-focussed estate agent Chestertons is offering Avios points to anyone who .....

We have been looking at a few niche Avios partners recently. In one of the odder and lesser known Avios .....

7 May 20177 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments