If you haven’t stocked up on wine yet for Christmas, Virgin Wines has launched a generous offer for anyone with 15,500 Virgin Points to spare. You can order a Virgin Wines advent calendar, .....

If you haven’t stocked up on wine yet for Christmas, Virgin Wines has launched a generous offer for .....

31 Oct 202431 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Aer Lingus has launched an Avios flash sale. Until Sunday night, you get a 50% discount on the number of Avios required when you book a cash ticket and use ‘Part Pay With Avios’. You are .....

Aer Lingus has launched an Avios flash sale. Until Sunday night, you get a 50% discount on the number of Avios .....

14 Oct 202314 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Does British Airways charge for seat selection, and in what classes? Like most airlines, British Airways now charges customers for early seat selection. In this article we’ll look at what the .....

Does British Airways charge for seat selection, and in what classes? Like most airlines, British Airways now .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

I wanted to do a quick reminder today that 8th January is your last chance to bid your Avios on a HfP semi-exclusive – two VIP tickets to see Depeche Mode at the O2, including access to the .....

I wanted to do a quick reminder today that 8th January is your last chance to bid your Avios on a HfP .....

7 Jan 20247 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 9 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 .....

9 Nov 20249 November 2024 by Rhys Jones

We are pleased to announce a new competition where you can win a Mediterranean or Caribbean Virgin Voyage, coupled with an attractive extra bonus of 90,000 Virgin Points, all courtesy of Virgin .....

We are pleased to announce a new competition where you can win a Mediterranean or Caribbean Virgin Voyage, .....

5 Sep 20235 September 2023 by Sinead Archer • 60 comments

Today is the last full day for this interesting Redy By Dufry status match, so I thought I’d give it another plug in case you hadn’t jumped in yet. The deal will be pulled at some point .....

Today is the last full day for this interesting Redy By Dufry status match, so I thought I’d give it .....

28 Feb 202428 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

News in brief: Get 20% off Railcards with The Trainline A quick mention that The Trainline is offering Railcards at 20% off until 9th July. All 1-year Railcards are reduced from £30 to .....

News in brief: Get 20% off Railcards with The Trainline A quick mention that The Trainline is .....

16 Jun 202316 June 2023 by Rob Burgess

Latin American airline LATAM (multiple airlines really, under the same name) has started refurbishment of 24 of its Boeing 787 fleet. In the process, it will introduce a brand new business class seat. .....

Latin American airline LATAM (multiple airlines really, under the same name) has started refurbishment of 24 .....

21 Sep 202421 September 2024 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

On Monday, British Airways revealed its new First Class cabin (click here for our article) which it will install across its A380 fleet with a view to have it flying in mid 2026. It has called it .....

On Monday, British Airways revealed its new First Class cabin (click here for our article) which it will .....

27 Nov 202427 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 110 comments

Here’s an exciting development to start 2024. You can now use your Avios to get VIP tickets for concerts at The O2 in London, rugby matches, European football games and much more. Formula 1 .....

Here’s an exciting development to start 2024. You can now use your Avios to get VIP tickets for concerts .....

29 Dec 202329 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the first of four hotel reviews from a recent trip to Vietnam. My first time there was in 2019, as part of a .....

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the first of four .....

1 Dec 20241 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve never been, this is a great way to see a concert – or at least it is about as good as .....

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve .....

19 Jul 202319 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Back in early August we published a long article about booking Aer Lingus flights using Avios. What we showed was that – assuming you didn’t want to use a British Airways American Express .....

Back in early August we published a long article about booking Aer Lingus flights using Avios. What we showed .....

22 Sep 202322 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments