Late last year, Radisson Rewards – the loyalty programme for the non-Americas hotels under the Radisson, Park Inn and Park Plaza brands – shocked the industry with a huge overnight .....

Late last year, Radisson Rewards – the loyalty programme for the non-Americas hotels under the Radisson, .....

6 Jul 20236 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Two quick pieces, with British Airways ideosyncracies in common! Cathay Pacific ‘P’ class business fares do not earn Avios or tier points Back in 2020, during the pandemic, Cathay Pacific .....

Two quick pieces, with British Airways ideosyncracies in common! Cathay Pacific ‘P’ class business .....

1 Oct 20221 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Today is a bad day for anyone who flies with BA Cityflyer, which operates from London City Airport. According to Flyertalk reports, the first ‘densified’ Embraer 190 aircraft, with eight .....

Today is a bad day for anyone who flies with BA Cityflyer, which operates from London City Airport. According .....

13 Jun 202413 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

This is our review of the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice hotel. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for hotels and resorts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can get up to 20% .....

This is our review of the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice hotel. Hilton is currently running its latest sale for .....

27 Jul 202427 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you get if you apply for a HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. .....

Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 .....

1 Feb 20251 February 2025 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

7 Oct 20247 October 2024 by Rob Burgess

There’s big – and disappointing – news for anyone who had a redemption in Emirates First Class on their bucket list. (And, frankly, after my own trip in the new 777-300ER First Class .....

There’s big – and disappointing – news for anyone who had a redemption in Emirates First .....

10 May 202510 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s new Retreat Suite, the extended Upper Class suites on the new Airbus A330neo fleet. A fortuitous swap of an A330-300 to a brand new A330neo for a recent .....

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s new Retreat Suite, the extended Upper Class suites on the new .....

25 Apr 202325 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

News in brief: No London Underground service to Heathrow over Easter London Underground is planning substantial line closures over Easter for engineering work. The key one for HfP readers is the .....

News in brief: No London Underground service to Heathrow over Easter London Underground is planning .....

9 Apr 20229 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is our review of the Singapore Airlines Business Class Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews .....

This is our review of the Singapore Airlines Business Class Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our .....

1 Aug 20241 August 2024 by Rhys Jones • 21 comments

United Airlines has announced the resumption of its Edinburgh flights for 2022, in a move which will make it the largest airline flying between Scotland and the US. First up in New York Newark, which .....

United Airlines has announced the resumption of its Edinburgh flights for 2022, in a move which will make it .....

3 Dec 20213 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

Feeling lucky? An interesting event has just popped up on the Hilton Honors experiences website. The next ‘Secret Socials’ evening is here, on 13th June. Is it worth a 35,000 points punt? .....

Feeling lucky? An interesting event has just popped up on the Hilton Honors experiences website. The next .....

25 May 202325 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Choice Hotels made the surprising announcement on Monday that it was acquiring the US, Canadian, Latin American and Caribbean assets of Radisson Hotel Group for a bargain $675 million. The deal brings .....

Choice Hotels made the surprising announcement on Monday that it was acquiring the US, Canadian, Latin .....

15 Jun 202215 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 16 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