The easyJet CEO has invited us to London Southend airport later this month to take a look at the base it is opening there. We’ll bring you that story in a few weeks. In the meantime, easyJet has .....

The easyJet CEO has invited us to London Southend airport later this month to take a look at the base it is .....

2 Mar 20252 March 2025 by Rob Burgess

Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has been pushing its way onto our radar over the last couple of years. This is down to three things: We ran a separate piece here which .....

Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has been pushing its way onto our radar over .....

24 Aug 202424 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Later this year, Iberia will be the first airline to take delivery of the extended-range Airbus A321XLR. Internal IAG politics means that the Spanish flag carrier is leap-frogging its sister airline .....

Later this year, Iberia will be the first airline to take delivery of the extended-range Airbus A321XLR. .....

8 Jun 20248 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 66 comments

Norse Atlantic – a new nordic low-cost long haul airline – has started selling tickets for its upcoming Gatwick to New York flights. Norse Atlantic’s executives – unrelated to .....

Norse Atlantic – a new nordic low-cost long haul airline – has started selling tickets for its .....

28 May 202228 May 2022 by Rhys Jones • 59 comments

This is our review of the W Hollywood hotel. 15 years since opening on Hollywood Boulevard, W Hollywood has undergone a full top-to-to renovation to bring it in line with the latest, more .....

This is our review of the W Hollywood hotel. 15 years since opening on Hollywood Boulevard, W Hollywood has .....

27 Dec 202427 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 21 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

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 .....

17 Feb 202517 February 2025 by Rob Burgess

I thought it was worth digging out an interesting story which we first ran a couple of years ago and which highlights a quirk when it comes to cancelling Avios reward flights. A reader had flown to .....

I thought it was worth digging out an interesting story which we first ran a couple of years ago and which .....

12 Jun 202412 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 111 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 .....

18 May 202418 May 2024 by Rhys Jones

Hilton has signed a partnership with the BRIT Awards 2024, which will allow members of Hilton Honors to use their points for some excellent nights out. We don’t know exactly what is going to be .....

Hilton has signed a partnership with the BRIT Awards 2024, which will allow members of Hilton Honors to use .....

27 Jan 202427 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty programme for Novotel, Sofitel, Ibis, Mercure, Fairmont etc, has been offering tickets for the BST concerts in Hyde Park (search for ‘hyde’) for some .....

Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty programme for Novotel, Sofitel, Ibis, Mercure, Fairmont etc, has been .....

4 Jun 20234 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

We have been working with Hilton to bring you details of 10 new Hilton Honors hotels opening in 2024 which would resonate with a UK audience. We have similar articles for Marriott and Hyatt lined up .....

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

1 Jan 20241 January 2024 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments

Over the past few months we’ve spent a lot of time looking at the Airbus A321XLR and its not-quite-as-long-range sibling the A321LR. Both are transforming long haul flying and have been ordered .....

Over the past few months we’ve spent a lot of time looking at the Airbus A321XLR and its .....

20 Dec 202420 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 33 comments

Emerald Airlines may not be a familiar name to you, but Aer Lingus will be. Aer Lingus has operated its smaller regional routes under a franchise model for many years. The contract was held by Stobart .....

Emerald Airlines may not be a familiar name to you, but Aer Lingus will be. Aer Lingus has operated its .....

16 Sep 202316 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments