This article shows you how to reach the hotels around Heathrow airport using the local bus network, rather than paying for the expensive Hotel Hoppa shuttle bus. As I have mentioned a few times on .....

This article shows you how to reach the hotels around Heathrow airport using the local bus network, rather .....

25 Apr 202525 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments

American Express is currently running an improved sign-up incentive on its two small business cards – but it ends TONIGHT, Tuesday 8th April. Even better, a change to the rules last year means .....

American Express is currently running an improved sign-up incentive on its two small business cards – .....

8 Apr 20258 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

How can you earn Qantas Points from UK credit cards? Qantas Points do not have their own UK credit card. All is not lost, however! I want to run through the options if you still want to collect Qantas .....

How can you earn Qantas Points from UK credit cards? Qantas Points do not have their own UK credit card. All .....

1 Mar 20251 March 2025 by Rob Burgess

Indian low cost airline IndiGo is making a foray into long haul flying, with Manchester and Amsterdam as its first European routes. IndiGo is the largest airline in India and already codeshares with .....

Indian low cost airline IndiGo is making a foray into long haul flying, with Manchester and Amsterdam as its .....

7 Mar 20257 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 33 comments

I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand.  Before the pandemic, my honest answer was ‘don’t bother – use cash’. .....

I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand.  .....

17 Feb 202517 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

Dutch airline KLM has announced that it will launch flights between Exeter and Amsterdam next year. It is the first time Exeter Airport has served Amsterdam in almost five years, and the first time .....

Dutch airline KLM has announced that it will launch flights between Exeter and Amsterdam next year. It is the .....

11 Dec 202411 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

The Platinum Card from American Express is very popular with Head for Points readers, despite the £650 annual fee. (It may, of course, become even more popular soon now that British Airways is .....

The Platinum Card from American Express is very popular with Head for Points readers, despite the £650 annual .....

2 Jan 20252 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer & Save’ offer where Hilton Honors members can save up to 20% when they book a stay for 3 nights or longer is currently live. Non-members save 15%. The offer is available .....

Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer & Save’ offer where Hilton Honors members can save up to 20% when they book a .....

1 Sep 20231 September 2023 by Sinead Archer • 26 comments

As we’ve covered in other articles recently, there seems to be a co-ordinated move by many Hilton hotels in the UK to add charges for their swimming pools. We recently called out Hilton .....

As we’ve covered in other articles recently, there seems to be a co-ordinated move by many Hilton hotels .....

10 Feb 202410 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is slightly off topic for us, except that I know many HfP readers like to redeem their miles and points for VIP Premier League hospitality. The two obvious routes for this are (click for our .....

This is slightly off topic for us, except that I know many HfP readers like to redeem their miles and points .....

30 Jul 202230 July 2022 by Rob Burgess

EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you took out .....

EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has .....

25 Sep 202325 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 198 comments

Marriott Bonvoy recently auctioned off some VIP packages for the forthcoming NFL games in London which went for high prices. There were no ‘buy it now’ deals offered this year. If .....

Marriott Bonvoy recently auctioned off some VIP packages for the forthcoming NFL games in London which went .....

6 Oct 20246 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Whilst great Qatar Airways business class deals from the UK have dried up in recent years, mainly due to the joint venture agreement with British Airways, we still see deals out of Europe. Until 30th .....

Whilst great Qatar Airways business class deals from the UK have dried up in recent years, mainly due to the .....

10 Apr 202410 April 2024 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic extends Tel Aviv flight suspension Last week we covered the news that British Airways would resume flights to Tel Aviv on 1st April. It will be a skeleton service with .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic extends Tel Aviv flight suspension Last week we covered the news that British .....

13 Feb 202413 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 65 comments