For just over a year now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points .....

For just over a year now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British .....

22 Mar 202122 March 2021 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

Marriott Bonvoy is currently offering the biggest ever sign-up bonus – 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points – if you sign up for the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card by 3rd July. Because of the .....

Marriott Bonvoy is currently offering the biggest ever sign-up bonus – 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points .....

10 Jun 202410 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Hilton has made a rare acquisition – this is the first major one since it bought Embassy Suites, DoubleTree and Hampton in 1999 – with the $210 million purchase of Graduate Hotels. The .....

Hilton has made a rare acquisition – this is the first major one since it bought Embassy Suites, .....

15 Mar 202415 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

26 Jan 202526 January 2025 by HfP team • 137 comments

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s find out. Who are the members of Star Alliance? The bulk of major global airlines have .....

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s .....

9 Jan 20259 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Virgin Atlantic is continuing to bulk up its flights on premium leisure routes. On top of the recently announced extra flights to Dubai, the Maldives and Barbados, the airline has added extra flights .....

Virgin Atlantic is continuing to bulk up its flights on premium leisure routes. On top of the recently .....

9 Jan 20249 January 2024 by Rob Burgess

Our articles on the new British Airways long-haul brunch and late evening meal changes this week caused a lot of discussion. Oliver Ranson of Airline Revenue Economics produced an interesting analysis .....

Our articles on the new British Airways long-haul brunch and late evening meal changes this week caused a lot .....

24 Oct 202424 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 408 comments

Wizz Air has followed US airline Frontier to become the first European airline to launch an unlimited flight subscription package. Wizz Air is selling 10,000 of these annual ‘All You Can .....

Wizz Air has followed US airline Frontier to become the first European airline to launch an unlimited flight .....

15 Aug 202415 August 2024 by Rhys Jones • 125 comments

Which? magazine, which regularly tests and scores consumer goods, has turned its focus to airport lounges. It has released a league table for the best and worst independent airport lounges in the UK. .....

Which? magazine, which regularly tests and scores consumer goods, has turned its focus to airport lounges. It .....

5 Dec 20235 December 2023 by Rhys Jones • 171 comments

Using your phone abroad can quickly get expensive when you rely on your existing phone line. Fortunately, a simple workaround has emerged in the past few years, enabled by new eSIM technology found in .....

Using your phone abroad can quickly get expensive when you rely on your existing phone line. Fortunately, a .....

12 Jan 202512 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 239 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 .....

11 Nov 202411 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

This is our review of the Hilton Honors Plus debit card issued in the UK. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit and debit cards and discussing whether of not they .....

This is our review of the Hilton Honors Plus debit card issued in the UK. It is part of our series of articles .....

18 May 202518 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Today I want to give you an overview of how many Avios you need to upgrade your long-haul British Airways flight to First Class. For other classes, this Head for Points article tells you all you need .....

Today I want to give you an overview of how many Avios you need to upgrade your long-haul British Airways .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Finally ….. after a long delay, you can transfer American Express Membership Rewards points into Club Eurostar points again. When Eurostar and Thalys merged last autumn, and the Club Eurostar .....

Finally ….. after a long delay, you can transfer American Express Membership Rewards points into Club .....

10 Apr 202410 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments