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One of the benefits of Finnair adopting Avios as its reward currency in March, and British Airways Executive Club allowing two-way transfers of Avios into Finnair in May, has been access to .....
One of the benefits of Finnair adopting Avios as its reward currency in March, and British Airways Executive .....
8 Jul 20248 July 2024 • 15 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 .....
12 May 202512 May 2025 • Leave a comment
The Qsuite Next Gen business class seat was unveiled at the Farnborough International Airshow today. Qatar Airways launched its Qsuite business class seat at the ITB Berlin travel show in February .....
The Qsuite Next Gen business class seat was unveiled at the Farnborough International Airshow today. Qatar .....
22 Jul 202422 July 2024 • 107 comments
This is our review of the AKI Hotel in Hong Kong. On the prowl for somewhere different for my recent stay in Hong Kong (my review of Cathay Pacific business class is here) I came across the AKI Hotel. .....
This is our review of the AKI Hotel in Hong Kong. On the prowl for somewhere different for my recent stay in .....
9 Dec 20239 December 2023 • 23 comments
Plans have been announced for a new Escape lounge at Edinburgh Airport, to open next spring. Escape is one of two lounge brands owned by Manchester Airport Group subsidiary CAVU, initially for their .....
Plans have been announced for a new Escape lounge at Edinburgh Airport, to open next spring. Escape is one of .....
4 Oct 20244 October 2024
In this article I want to explain when your Avios points expire and what you can do to stop your Avios points expiring. As you already know, Avios is the reward currency used by British Airways .....
In this article I want to explain when your Avios points expire and what you can do to stop your Avios points .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
This is my review of the Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4 hotel. The Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4 opened in 2018. It shares a building with the Holiday Inn Express London .....
This is my review of the Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4 hotel. The Crowne Plaza London Heathrow .....
3 Dec 20223 December 2022 • 95 comments
In my previous article yesterday, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the IHG One Rewards loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to .....
In my previous article yesterday, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the IHG One Rewards loyalty scheme. .....
2 Feb 20252 February 2025 • 20 comments
Airline operations are finely tuned: not much has to go wrong before things quickly fall apart. For British Airways, the struggle this past summer has been aircraft availability: specifically, its .....
Airline operations are finely tuned: not much has to go wrong before things quickly fall apart. For British .....
19 Sep 202419 September 2024 • 147 comments
This is my review of Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville, part of Marriott’s The Luxury Collection. When I first started travelling heavily in my early 20s, I would visit cities, walk past – or .....
This is my review of Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville, part of Marriott’s The Luxury Collection. When I .....
16 Oct 202316 October 2023 • 24 comments
This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the facts of the scheme, basically, “How does .....
This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over .....
15 Feb 202515 February 2025 • 10 comments
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 .....
15 Jul 202315 July 2023
Air Canada has announced a new route from Edinburgh to Montreal. It will only operate for part of the peak summer period. Flights will start on 27th June and end on 7th September. There will be three .....
Air Canada has announced a new route from Edinburgh to Montreal. It will only operate for part of the peak .....
28 Mar 202528 March 2025 • 24 comments
Sainsbury’s released its half-year financial results yesterday This isn’t something that would normally concern us but it contained this interesting news: We continue to grow the Nectar .....
Sainsbury’s released its half-year financial results yesterday This isn’t something that would .....
8 Nov 20248 November 2024 • 1 comment
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