Marriott Bonvoy is one of the better hotel programmes if you have a family, or simply don’t like small hotel rooms. As well as offering standard rooms for the standard redemption price, a lot .....

Marriott Bonvoy is one of the better hotel programmes if you have a family, or simply don’t like small .....

7 Mar 20217 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. There have been some recent changes to the Bonvoy Suite and I’m not fully sure how it is working at the .....

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. There have been .....

29 Jul 202229 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Qatar Airways has launched an exclusive sale for Privilege Club members. There are discounts of up to 25% off the base fare (excluding taxes and charges) when you .....

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Qatar Airways has launched an exclusive sale for Privilege Club members. .....

25 Aug 202225 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 56 comments

Global Hotel Alliance is on a bit of a roll at the moment. Only a month after adding the respected Lore Group hotels, including Sea Containers in London, it has signed a deal with home rental group .....

Global Hotel Alliance is on a bit of a roll at the moment. Only a month after adding the respected Lore Group .....

6 Mar 20246 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Atlantic is pretty late to the boarding group game, having introduced it back in early 2023. Prior to that it was boarding passengers by priority, but without numbered boarding groups. As with .....

Virgin Atlantic is pretty late to the boarding group game, having introduced it back in early 2023. Prior to .....

2 Mar 20242 March 2024 by Rhys Jones

If you’ve not tried Virgin Trains Ticketing yet, the Virgin Red-owned rail booking app, there is a generous incentive available. You will receive 1,000 Virgin Points with your first booking of .....

If you’ve not tried Virgin Trains Ticketing yet, the Virgin Red-owned rail booking app, there is a .....

6 Aug 20246 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Back in July, we covered the devaluation of the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer reward chart. In that article, we said that there were no immediate changes to redemptions on partner airlines but that it .....

Back in July, we covered the devaluation of the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer reward chart. In that article, we .....

19 Jul 202219 July 2022 by Rob Burgess

How does British Airways board its aircraft? Let’s take a look at the different boarding groups used. First introduced in 2017, the British Airways boarding process involves ranking passengers .....

How does British Airways board its aircraft? Let’s take a look at the different boarding groups used. .....

31 Mar 202531 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 104 comments

As Hertz is not a British Airways Avios partner, you have historically had to find an alternative home for the rewards you earn on your Hertz car rentals. The good news is that this is no longer the .....

As Hertz is not a British Airways Avios partner, you have historically had to find an alternative home for the .....

18 Jun 202518 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

World of Hyatt will be making its annual reward category changes on 26th March. On the face of it, it is not great news. 137 hotels are going up in points price and only 46 are going down. Europe does .....

World of Hyatt will be making its annual reward category changes on 26th March. On the face of it, it is not .....

2 Mar 20242 March 2024 by Rhys Jones

If you are attending any of the BST Hyde Park 2024 concerts, which kick off this weekend, you will have seen that American Express is returning as headline sponsor. What does this mean in practice for .....

If you are attending any of the BST Hyde Park 2024 concerts, which kick off this weekend, you will have seen .....

25 Jun 202425 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 47 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 .....

25 Nov 202425 November 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is Part 2 of my focus today on the new Hilton Honors Debit and Plus Debit cards. Part 1, which is a factual look at the new Hilton Honors debit cards, is here.  The main marketing and .....

This is Part 2 of my focus today on the new Hilton Honors Debit and Plus Debit cards. Part 1, which is a .....

26 Sep 202426 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 221 comments

GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the last couple of years with a mix of easy to earn status, generous elite benefits and .....

GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the .....

12 May 202512 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments