This is our review of the W Edinburgh hotel. Finally, it’s open: it’s only taken thirteen years for the UK’s second W Hotel from Marriott to open after London’s Leicester .....

This is our review of the W Edinburgh hotel. Finally, it’s open: it’s only taken thirteen years .....

26 Feb 202426 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 57 comments

If you’ve never flown on a Boeing 747, the original jumbo jet, you may feel like you have missed out on a historic aviation experience. After all, the Queen of the Skies defined an era and .....

If you’ve never flown on a Boeing 747, the original jumbo jet, you may feel like you have missed out on .....

16 Mar 202516 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments

After a multi-year covid-induced hiatus, airport lounge network Priority Pass has brought back its ‘Airport Lounge of the Year’ awards and unveiled the 2024 winners. Whilst it is easy to .....

After a multi-year covid-induced hiatus, airport lounge network Priority Pass has brought back its .....

21 Apr 202421 April 2024 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments

Last night, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick teased a $10 billion order for Boeing planes from an unnamed “British airline”. You didn’t need a crystal ball to predict that this .....

Last night, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick teased a $10 billion order for Boeing planes from an unnamed .....

9 May 20259 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments

Air France and KLM are offering a pre-Christmas flash sale with £60 off bookings made by 22nd December. You can also book any Virgin Atlantic or Delta Airlines flight covered by the transatlantic .....

Air France and KLM are offering a pre-Christmas flash sale with £60 off bookings made by 22nd December. You .....

21 Dec 202321 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Last week, Bloomberg reported (paywall) that British Airways and Iberia parent International Airlines Group (IAG) was in contact with Airbus and Boeing about further widebody aircraft purchases. These .....

Last week, Bloomberg reported (paywall) that British Airways and Iberia parent International Airlines Group .....

17 Oct 202317 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 114 comments

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE refundable in certain countries. This originally came up pre-covid when a reader dropped .....

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE .....

16 Oct 202416 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Comments about new airline business class seat launches on Head for Points often suggest that “all business class seats” are the same and that “innovation is over”. .....

Comments about new airline business class seat launches on Head for Points often suggest that “all .....

11 Jun 202411 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 75 comments

Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency in March. This was only announced in August 2023 and went live in impressively speedy fashion. It joined British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling .....

Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency in March. This was only announced in August 2023 and went live .....

21 May 202421 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

This week, British Airways is celebrating 25 years of flying from London City Airport. BA Cityflyer now serves 26 short haul destinations from the airport, with the furthest being Mykonos. If you've .....

This week, British Airways is celebrating 25 years of flying from London City Airport. BA Cityflyer now serves .....

9 Nov 20249 November 2024 by Conny Urban • 94 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

Well, after years of telling people that British Airways never does status matches, British Airways has launched a status match. The bad news for the 90% of HfP readers who outside North America is .....

Well, after years of telling people that British Airways never does status matches, British Airways has .....

9 Apr 20249 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

Back in January 2024 I wrote about 10 new business class seats to look forward to that year. The list included the likes of Cathay’s Aria Suite, which I have since reviewed here and Japan .....

Back in January 2024 I wrote about 10 new business class seats to look forward to that year. The list included .....

14 May 202514 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

Two pieces of hotel news: Join a viewing party for the US Grand Prix with your Marriott points Marriott Bonvoy has teamed up with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 team to run an event in conjunction with .....

Two pieces of hotel news: Join a viewing party for the US Grand Prix with your Marriott points Marriott Bonvoy .....

3 Sep 20243 September 2024 by Rob Burgess