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We have had a LOT of emails, article comments and forum posts in recent weeks from readers who are trying to juggle two frequent flyer accounts on the same booking. It’s not easy, and to add to .....
We have had a LOT of emails, article comments and forum posts in recent weeks from readers who are trying to .....
14 Mar 202514 March 2025 • 136 comments
If you work in travel or loyalty, you are probably familiar with Airline Information’s conferences and events. Mega Event is its biggest event of the year, pulling together its different .....
If you work in travel or loyalty, you are probably familiar with Airline Information’s conferences and .....
6 May 20256 May 2025 • 10 comments
Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE refundable in certain countries. This originally came up pre-covid when a reader dropped .....
Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE .....
16 Oct 202416 October 2024 • 11 comments
Well, after years of telling people that British Airways never does status matches, British Airways has launched a status match. The bad news for the 90% of HfP readers who outside North America is .....
Well, after years of telling people that British Airways never does status matches, British Airways has .....
9 Apr 20249 April 2024 • 71 comments
Aer Lingus has launched some attractive business class fares to the US and Canada from Dublin. You will need to add in the cost of a connecting flight to Dublin, but these are still good deals. One .....
Aer Lingus has launched some attractive business class fares to the US and Canada from Dublin. You will need .....
26 Feb 202426 February 2024 • 19 comments
Thank you to the 13,000 people who completed the reader survey we ran on the site over Easter. When we did the same exercise in 2022 we only shared the results with the people who voted. This time we .....
Thank you to the 13,000 people who completed the reader survey we ran on the site over Easter. When we did the .....
23 Apr 202423 April 2024 • 52 comments
Since joining Head for Points, I’ve covered EU and UK regulations regarding the right to compensation, refund or re-routing when things go wrong during your flight. Everything from what you are .....
Since joining Head for Points, I’ve covered EU and UK regulations regarding the right to compensation, .....
8 Dec 20248 December 2024 • 48 comments
Membership Rewards is the rewards programme for American Express, covering its Platinum, Preferred Rewards Gold and Amex Rewards credit cards. You can also earn Membership Rewards points via the .....
Membership Rewards is the rewards programme for American Express, covering its Platinum, Preferred Rewards .....
24 Apr 202524 April 2025 • 50 comments
A little known benefit of Hilton Honors is the ability to earn points on Lyft rides in the United States and Canada. If you find yourself in the US needing to get somewhere, Lyft may appeal to you. .....
A little known benefit of Hilton Honors is the ability to earn points on Lyft rides in the United States and .....
28 Jan 202428 January 2024 • 10 comments
Monday was a busier-than-usual day for IHG Hotels & Resorts. It added over 100 hotels in Germany in one go, through a franchise deal with NOVUM Hospitality. It will see two IHG brands – .....
Monday was a busier-than-usual day for IHG Hotels & Resorts. It added over 100 hotels in Germany in one .....
17 Apr 202417 April 2024 • 93 comments
You can now make big savings on Avios redemptions to certain mid haul destinations. I suspect this is a permanent change, reflecting the move to short haul aircraft. It means that return Business .....
You can now make big savings on Avios redemptions to certain mid haul destinations. I suspect this is a .....
4 Apr 20244 April 2024 • 88 comments
A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards airline status by booking a package holiday. You have always earned tier points if you booked .....
A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards .....
15 Mar 202515 March 2025 • 14 comments
In December we ran a review of LNER Perks, the loyalty scheme run by East Coast rail franchise holder LNER. It’s not a hugely exciting loyalty scheme – basically 2% cashback on your .....
In December we ran a review of LNER Perks, the loyalty scheme run by East Coast rail franchise holder LNER. .....
10 Jan 202410 January 2024 • 50 comments
Yesterday we explained how you can now redeem Avios on JetBlue, both for transatlantic flights from the UK and Europe to New York and Boston, and for US domestic flights. At present there are no .....
Yesterday we explained how you can now redeem Avios on JetBlue, both for transatlantic flights from the UK and .....
16 Nov 202316 November 2023 • 20 comments
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