Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 results. Sadly it isn’t on iPlayer so you can’t check out my living room! The .....

Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 .....

28 Feb 202428 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 145 comments

This is my pre-opening review of Accor’s 25hours Hotel Paper Island in Copenhagen. It is the first time in 12 years that HfP has reviewed a hotel before it opened to the public. We weren’t .....

This is my pre-opening review of Accor’s 25hours Hotel Paper Island in Copenhagen. It is the first time .....

20 Aug 202420 August 2024 by Conny Urban • 18 comments

British Airways has just loaded a number of new flights to the Caribbean for next Spring and Summer, and Avios availability is wide open. The new flights are from bith Heathrow and Gatwick and .....

British Airways has just loaded a number of new flights to the Caribbean for next Spring and Summer, and Avios .....

10 Aug 202210 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

Avanti West Coast, which operates trains up the West Coast Mainline from London to Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and beyond, launched a loyalty program 18 months ago. Whilst there are no points to .....

Avanti West Coast, which operates trains up the West Coast Mainline from London to Manchester, Liverpool, .....

21 Apr 202421 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

News in brief: Emirates First Class redemptions are not totally dead! On Saturday we ran an article on the decision by Emirates to block anyone without elite status (Silver or above) in Emirates .....

News in brief: Emirates First Class redemptions are not totally dead! On Saturday we ran an article on the .....

13 May 202513 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

We have covered the Airbus A321XLR before on HfP. The original version, the A321LR, has already started to change transatlantic travel. Aer Lingus is using it to fly direct from Dublin to the US East .....

We have covered the Airbus A321XLR before on HfP. The original version, the A321LR, has already started to .....

11 Sep 202411 September 2024 by Rob Burgess

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion following a fallow few weeks. IHG One Rewards is the loyalty scheme covering InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza and .....

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion following a fallow few weeks. IHG One Rewards is the .....

28 Sep 202328 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class Suite on the Airbus A350-1000. It is almost six years since Virgin Atlantic introduced its new Upper Class seat on the A350. It went .....

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class Suite on the Airbus A350-1000. It is almost six .....

17 Apr 202517 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 77 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 by Rhys Jones

This is our review of Great Western Railway’s Pullman Dining service from Plymouth (in my case) to London Paddington. I arrived in Plymouth on Great Western Railway’s Night Riviera Sleeper .....

This is our review of Great Western Railway’s Pullman Dining service from Plymouth (in my case) to .....

13 Apr 202513 April 2025 by Conny Urban • 75 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 .....

31 Mar 202531 March 2025 by Rob Burgess

In an unsurprising move, we believe that British Airways has decided to roll back its much-maligned brunch service. Our source believes that it will end in February. There is already some respite this .....

In an unsurprising move, we believe that British Airways has decided to roll back its much-maligned brunch .....

14 Dec 202414 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 141 comments

Today is the day that the new iPhone 14 is available for sale, although you will need to wait until 7th October for the larger iPhone 14 Plus. As I’m sure many HfP readers will be considering an .....

Today is the day that the new iPhone 14 is available for sale, although you will need to wait until 7th .....

16 Sep 202216 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 159 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

15 Apr 202415 April 2024 by Rob Burgess