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

19 Apr 202519 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Well, the rumours that something was ‘up’ at Hilton Manchester Deansgate, situated in the Beetham Tower, were true. The management contract with Hilton was apparently coming to an end and .....

Well, the rumours that something was ‘up’ at Hilton Manchester Deansgate, situated in the Beetham .....

11 Jun 202511 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

There is, as usual, a lot going on at Qatar Airways, not least the launch of the impressive Qsuite Next Gen business class seat which we covered yesterday. I joined a pool interview with the new Qatar .....

There is, as usual, a lot going on at Qatar Airways, not least the launch of the impressive Qsuite Next Gen .....

24 Jul 202424 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

IHG One Rewards emailed holders of their (closed to new applicants) UK credit cards yesterday giving them ‘early access’ to a 20% discount deal on IHG redemptions. This implies that, in .....

IHG One Rewards emailed holders of their (closed to new applicants) UK credit cards yesterday giving them .....

10 Jan 202310 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

What are Club Eurostar points worth? 18 months ago Club Eurostar had a relaunch which doubled the cost of free trips – albeit with a higher earning rate going forward and a status bonus for .....

What are Club Eurostar points worth? 18 months ago Club Eurostar had a relaunch which doubled the cost of free .....

22 Apr 202522 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Back in March, American Express launched a new cashback deal with Preferred Hotels. You will receive £100 cashback when you spend £500 by 30th June. Cumulative spend is OK. If you are targetted for .....

Back in March, American Express launched a new cashback deal with Preferred Hotels. You will receive £100 .....

9 May 20249 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Last July MGM Resorts International and Marriott International announced the launch of ‘MGM Collection with Marriott Bonvoy’. It covers 16 US hotels, mainly in Las Vegas, with a slightly .....

Last July MGM Resorts International and Marriott International announced the launch of ‘MGM Collection .....

11 Mar 202411 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

This is our review of Great Western Railway’s Night Riviera Sleeper train service from London Paddington to Devon and Cornwall. In my case, it was to Plymouth. Regular readers may remember my .....

This is our review of Great Western Railway’s Night Riviera Sleeper train service from London Paddington .....

12 Apr 202512 April 2025 by Conny Urban • 52 comments

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has overruled Labour-run Newham council to partially approve London City Airport’s expansion plans. The Government will allow the airport to increase annual .....

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has overruled Labour-run Newham council to partially approve London City .....

21 Aug 202421 August 2024 by Rhys Jones • 45 comments

A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points.  There is a psychological desire to move, say, your American Express Membership Rewards points to Avios as .....

A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points.  There is a .....

14 Jun 202514 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

What are the benefits of British Airways Executive Club Bronze status? Bronze is one of four tiers of the Executive Club, British Airways’ frequent flyer membership scheme. In this article .....

What are the benefits of British Airways Executive Club Bronze status? Bronze is one of four tiers of the .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of The Hoxton Southwark hotel in London. One of the trendiest hotel brands to emerge in London over the past two decades, The Hoxton is going global with new openings almost every .....

This is our review of The Hoxton Southwark hotel in London. One of the trendiest hotel brands to emerge in .....

17 Aug 202417 August 2024 by Rhys Jones • 35 comments

It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. Now that the transition has had time to bed in, we thought we’d take a closer look at .....

It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. .....

12 Nov 202412 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 147 comments

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

28 May 202328 May 2023 by HfP team • 12 comments