If you work in the loyalty industry, I’d like to invite you to register for the one-day ‘Loyalty Summit’ conference. It is taking place at the recently opened Hyatt Regency London .....

If you work in the loyalty industry, I’d like to invite you to register for the one-day ‘Loyalty .....

11 Sep 202311 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

This is my review of Club H10, the loyalty scheme for H10 Hotels. H10 Hotels is a Spanish based chain but, as they widen their reach across Europe, you may start to come across them in other cities .....

This is my review of Club H10, the loyalty scheme for H10 Hotels. H10 Hotels is a Spanish based chain but, as .....

14 Jul 202414 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 5 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

We like to run slightly eclectic pieces on weekends, so I thought it was worth taking another look at the two long-forgotten but still standing air terminals which used to exist in Central London. The .....

We like to run slightly eclectic pieces on weekends, so I thought it was worth taking another look at the two .....

17 Nov 202417 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. You are receiving this as a previous subscriber to Malcolm .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

20 Feb 202320 February 2023 by Rob Burgess

This week sees the relaunch of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. This is a very interesting product for the UK miles and points collector. You can transfer the points you earn to .....

This week sees the relaunch of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. This is a very interesting .....

25 Sep 202425 September 2024 by Katie Ridgers • 118 comments

This is our review of The Shanghai EDITION hotel. Although it sits as part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio, the EDITION brand is a bit of an outlier in that Marriott does not have full control. .....

This is our review of The Shanghai EDITION hotel. Although it sits as part of Marriott Bonvoy’s .....

28 Nov 202328 November 2023 by Rhys Jones • 11 comments

Last March we wrote about the new Avios booking platform that launched at the Aer Lingus website. This replaced the old booking site which was found at avios.com. You can find it here. This means that .....

Last March we wrote about the new Avios booking platform that launched at the Aer Lingus website. This .....

24 Jan 202524 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is our review of the Sea Containers London hotel on the South Bank. Whilst not your typical Marriott, Hilton or Hyatt property, the Sea Containers Hotel has become an iconic part of the South .....

This is our review of the Sea Containers London hotel on the South Bank. Whilst not your typical Marriott, .....

14 May 202314 May 2023 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

Back in September, Hilton Honors launched two new Mastercard payment cards. And, very interestingly, they were DEBIT cards and not credit cards. Both come with a sign-up bonus of up to 12,000 Hilton .....

Back in September, Hilton Honors launched two new Mastercard payment cards. And, very interestingly, they were .....

30 Nov 202430 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

One of the Starwood features that was adopted by Marriott after it bought the company was the ability to redeem your hotel points for a flight ticket. Two facts make this offer sound quite attractive. .....

One of the Starwood features that was adopted by Marriott after it bought the company was the ability to .....

1 Sep 20241 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 11 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 .....

12 Oct 202412 October 2024 by Rhys Jones

How do you book flights on Virgin Atlantic’s non-SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This article is Part 5 of our updated ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series. Further .....

How do you book flights on Virgin Atlantic’s non-SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This .....

14 Sep 202414 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Wizz Air is one of the airlines that has invested in the new Airbus A321XLR aircraft – the aircraft which offers exceptional range (up to 11 hours flying time) from a standard single aisle .....

Wizz Air is one of the airlines that has invested in the new Airbus A321XLR aircraft – the aircraft .....

26 Feb 202526 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments