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 .....

16 Jun 202516 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

If you are an elite member of British Airways Executive Club, I hope you’re feeling the love. Not from BA, of course, but from Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (see here), Flying Blue (see here), .....

If you are an elite member of British Airways Executive Club, I hope you’re feeling the love. Not from .....

28 Feb 202528 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

Just after New Year I ran an article discussing AwardWallet, which is the only miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years. AwardWallet allows you to store .....

Just after New Year I ran an article discussing AwardWallet, which is the only miles and points tool that I .....

7 Feb 20257 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Not many people are aware that British Airways operates a ‘best price guarantee‘.   British Airways claims that, if you find the identical flight cheaper on a competing website .....

Not many people are aware that British Airways operates a ‘best price guarantee‘.   .....

7 Jan 20257 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Millennium & Copthorne is a hotel chain with a presence across the UK, Asia, North America and New Zealand. It relaunched its loyalty scheme as My Millennium in 2016, and just has just given it a .....

Millennium & Copthorne is a hotel chain with a presence across the UK, Asia, North America and New .....

25 Nov 202425 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Here’s an interesting one. American Express is offering a targetted bonus of 30,000 Membership Rewards points on the Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. You will only be in with a chance of .....

Here’s an interesting one. American Express is offering a targetted bonus of 30,000 Membership Rewards .....

22 Apr 202222 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

We have run a couple of articles recently about special offers for buying points: …. and there have been many others. These articles always generate feedback along the lines of ‘I never .....

We have run a couple of articles recently about special offers for buying points: …. and there have been .....

22 Apr 202422 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

If you are sitting on 600+ Nectar points and not quite sure what to do with them, Nectar has launched a new redemption offer with Esso. Until 15th November, you can redeem 600 Nectar points for 10p .....

If you are sitting on 600+ Nectar points and not quite sure what to do with them, Nectar has launched a new .....

3 Nov 20233 November 2023 by Sinead Archer • 29 comments

What is the best use of Avios points?  This is a question I hear a lot.  In truth, the answer is ‘to go somewhere that you really want to go’.  Your Avios are a tool to .....

What is the best use of Avios points?  This is a question I hear a lot.  In truth, the answer .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

World of Hyatt has published its annual list of points price changes. Unlike Marriott, IHG and Hilton who have all moved (or are moving) to some form of dynamic pricing, Hyatt still offers static, .....

World of Hyatt has published its annual list of points price changes. Unlike Marriott, IHG and Hilton who have .....

18 Feb 202218 February 2022 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has added five new concerts at The O2 in London to its Marriott Moments site. The Moments website is here. You can buy: There are six pairs of tickets for each concert. There are also .....

Marriott Bonvoy has added five new concerts at The O2 in London to its Marriott Moments site. The Moments .....

13 Nov 202113 November 2021 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the newly refurbished Conrad Singapore Orchard hotel, not to be confused with the Conrad Singapore Marina Bay. Set on Orchard Road, this is a full top-to-toe refurbishment of the .....

This is our review of the newly refurbished Conrad Singapore Orchard hotel, not to be confused with the Conrad .....

29 Jul 202529 July 2025 by Rhys Jones • 50 comments

The race between the world’s best airlines is hotting up. Last year Qatar Airways became the first airline to serve caviar in business class, albeit only on some routes and only on day flights. .....

The race between the world’s best airlines is hotting up. Last year Qatar Airways became the first .....

2 Sep 20252 September 2025 by Rhys Jones • 52 comments

Avios and BPme Rewards launched a partnership last year. If you have not got involved yet, there is a new two pronged incentive currently running: This is a total of 725 Avios with your first .....

Avios and BPme Rewards launched a partnership last year. If you have not got involved yet, there is a new two .....

9 Jan 20229 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments