This is our review of the new No1 Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. The No1 Lounge at Terminal 2 is the first new lounge to open at the airport since, I think, the American Express Centurion Lounge at .....

This is our review of the new No1 Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. The No1 Lounge at Terminal 2 is the first new .....

31 Mar 202531 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 10 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 .....

3 Mar 20253 March 2025 by Rob Burgess

From 2025, British Airways is changing your Executive Club membership year. It will be aligning tier point collection years for all members to start on 1st April. The official British Airways page .....

From 2025, British Airways is changing your Executive Club membership year. It will be aligning tier point .....

5 Feb 20245 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 356 comments

Back in 2019 we launched the Head for Points Travel & Loyalty Awards. It was a big success, both in terms of the number of HfP readers who voted and the way that the airline, hotel, credit card .....

Back in 2019 we launched the Head for Points Travel & Loyalty Awards. It was a big success, both in terms .....

29 Jan 202429 January 2024 by Rhys Jones • 13 comments

I’m in Poland at the moment, so I’m catching up with the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club changes at roughly the same time as the rest of you. Rhys has been doing the heavy lifting in the .....

I’m in Poland at the moment, so I’m catching up with the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club changes at .....

2 Oct 20242 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

This is my review of the Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4 hotel. The Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4 opened in 2018.  It shares a building with the Holiday Inn Express London .....

This is my review of the Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4 hotel. The Crowne Plaza London Heathrow .....

3 Dec 20223 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 95 comments

This is our review of Waldorf Astoria Platte Island in the Seychelles. One of the biggest luxury hotel openings this year is not a Four Seasons, an Aman or a Cheval Blanc but a Hilton: the Waldorf .....

This is our review of Waldorf Astoria Platte Island in the Seychelles. One of the biggest luxury hotel .....

7 Aug 20247 August 2024 by Rhys Jones • 65 comments

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points tends to focus on the first two types. I thought it was worth a look at the four loyalty .....

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points .....

25 Oct 202425 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

You may have heard of North Island Resort in the Seychelles. If the name rings a bell, it is because it is where Prince William went on honeymoon, as did George and Amal Clooney.  It is situated .....

You may have heard of North Island Resort in the Seychelles. If the name rings a bell, it is because it is .....

2 Mar 20252 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 7 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 .....

1 May 20231 May 2023 by Rob Burgess

The British Airways long haul fleet is smaller than it was before the pandemic – but how much smaller? As our other article today explains, British Airways is rumoured to be leasing an A330neo .....

The British Airways long haul fleet is smaller than it was before the pandemic – but how much smaller? .....

7 Jun 20237 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

We have been working with Hyatt to bring you details of 10 new World of Hyatt hotels opening in 2024 which would resonate with a UK audience. They chose well, and I think that most of you will find at .....

We have been working with Hyatt to bring you details of 10 new World of Hyatt hotels opening in 2024 which .....

4 Jan 20244 January 2024 by Rhys Jones • 26 comments

Emirates has been surprisingly successful with its long haul services from London Stansted, tapping into demand from the life sciences sector and Cambridge overseas students. The airline now has two .....

Emirates has been surprisingly successful with its long haul services from London Stansted, tapping into .....

8 Mar 20258 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 15 comments

Never an airline to stand still, Qatar Airways has announced it is introducing a caviar service for business class passengers, starting tomorrow. Caviar is generally served only in First Class cabins, .....

Never an airline to stand still, Qatar Airways has announced it is introducing a caviar service for business .....

14 Aug 202414 August 2024 by Rhys Jones • 199 comments