This is our review of Club Eurostar, the Eurostar loyalty scheme. We don’t give Club Eurostar much coverage on Head for Points, mainly because it doesn’t run many promotions and we are .....

This is our review of Club Eurostar, the Eurostar loyalty scheme. We don’t give Club Eurostar much .....

23 Jan 202523 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

If you are opted in to British Airways Executive Club marketing emails, you will have received a very interesting offer in your inbox yesterday. If you book a BA long haul flight for cash by midnight .....

If you are opted in to British Airways Executive Club marketing emails, you will have received a very .....

25 Jun 202225 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

This is our review of the W Edinburgh hotel. Finally, it’s open: it’s only taken thirteen years for the UK’s second W Hotel from Marriott to open after London’s Leicester .....

This is our review of the W Edinburgh hotel. Finally, it’s open: it’s only taken thirteen years .....

26 Feb 202426 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 57 comments

Marriott has added some new events at The O2 in London to its Marriott Moments ‘experiences’ platform. The Moments website is here. Three new sets of concert tickets are available, all on .....

Marriott has added some new events at The O2 in London to its Marriott Moments ‘experiences’ .....

15 Feb 202215 February 2022 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of Finnair’s premium economy cabin on an A350 from Osaka to Helsinki. Premium Economy is still a new concept for Finnair, which introduced the cabin in 2022 as part of the .....

This is our review of Finnair’s premium economy cabin on an A350 from Osaka to Helsinki. Premium Economy .....

2 Oct 20242 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of ‘mattress runs’ today.  A ‘mattress run’ involves booking a .....

What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of .....

9 Dec 20249 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Qatar Airways was, yet again, the big winner at the 2021 Skytrax airline awards. For better or worse, the Skytrax awards are seen as the benchmark in the industry. Whilst the Skytrax airline star .....

Qatar Airways was, yet again, the big winner at the 2021 Skytrax airline awards. For better or worse, the .....

1 Oct 20211 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in .....

5 May 20245 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 15 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

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 .....

21 Jul 202521 July 2025 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of The Platinum Card from American Express, which for the sake of simplicity we will sometimes refer to as Amex Platinum. Is The Platinum Card worth the £650 fee? We look at the .....

This is our review of The Platinum Card from American Express, which for the sake of simplicity we will .....

4 May 20254 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

British Airways Holidays has launched it's Business Class sale for luxury city breaks and beach holidays. All holidays on offer include business class flights departing from London airports, which .....

British Airways Holidays has launched it's Business Class sale for luxury city breaks and beach holidays. All .....

1 Mar 20241 March 2024 by Katie Ridgers • 73 comments

This articles shows you how you can earn Avios points from Heathrow Rewards and how to convert your Heathrow Rewards points into Avios. Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping or parking at .....

This articles shows you how you can earn Avios points from Heathrow Rewards and how to convert your Heathrow .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. Please forward it to any friends or family who you think may be .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

20 Jul 202420 July 2024 by Rhys Jones