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 .....

5 Apr 20255 April 2025 by Rob Burgess

Some recent press coverage elsewhere (eg Business Traveller here, by the ever-excellent Alex McWhirter) has drawn attention to the huge spike in Eurostar ticket prices since the pandemic eased. This .....

Some recent press coverage elsewhere (eg Business Traveller here, by the ever-excellent Alex McWhirter) has .....

30 Sep 202230 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 145 comments

You can, finally, redeem Virgin Points for six of the eight Virgin Hotels properties – London, New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Nashville and Dallas. The two hold-outs are Las Vegas (not .....

You can, finally, redeem Virgin Points for six of the eight Virgin Hotels properties – London, New York, .....

12 Nov 202412 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Norse Atlantic, which has risen from the ashes of Norwegian’s former long haul operation (it is even using the same aircraft), is starting flights from London Gatwick to New York next month. We .....

Norse Atlantic, which has risen from the ashes of Norwegian’s former long haul operation (it is even .....

1 Jul 20221 July 2022 by Rob Burgess

If you have ever been stuck in the queue at immigration at the US border and wondered if there is a better way, there is. Called Global Entry, it is a Customs and Border Protection program that allows .....

If you have ever been stuck in the queue at immigration at the US border and wondered if there is a better .....

30 Aug 202230 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 214 comments

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

16 Mar 202516 March 2025 by HfP team

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

15 Dec 202415 December 2024 by HfP team • 1 comment

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you could fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you would receive 1 .....

Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....

4 Jan 20254 January 2025 by HfP team • 65 comments

What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? It is likely that, at some point, you will need to buy Avios in order to make a redemption booking.  It is rarely great value but if you are just .....

What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? It is likely that, at some point, you will need to buy Avios .....

25 Feb 202525 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

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

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 .....

4 Jan 20254 January 2025 by Rhys Jones

Hilton Honors has launched an exceptionally generous deal for anyone who is seeking to earn or retain Hilton Honors status. You have the chance to earn double elite night credits on every stay – .....

Hilton Honors has launched an exceptionally generous deal for anyone who is seeking to earn or retain Hilton .....

5 Jul 20245 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

We wouldn’t normally cover this, given the time frame, but I’m sure it will please some of our out-of-London readers 😉 Marriott has confirmed that it will open a W Hotel in Manchester .....

We wouldn’t normally cover this, given the time frame, but I’m sure it will please some of our .....

5 Oct 20235 October 2023 by Rhys Jones

Earlier this week we were invited to a tour of Etihad’s new A350-1000 at Heathrow which had flown in as part of a promotional and crew familiarisation visit. Both Rob and Rhys were away so we .....

Earlier this week we were invited to a tour of Etihad’s new A350-1000 at Heathrow which had flown in as .....

20 May 202220 May 2022 by Jamie Oliver • 30 comments