IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion following a fallow few weeks. IHG One Rewards is the loyalty scheme covering InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza and .....

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion following a fallow few weeks. IHG One Rewards is the .....

28 Sep 202328 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve never been, this is a great way to see a concert – or at least it is about as good as you can .....

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve never .....

30 Mar 202430 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

In this article we’ll look at whether you can earn Avios and British Airways tier points by flying with Aer Lingus. It is possible to earn Avios on Aer Lingus and in fact, AerClub, Aer .....

In this article we’ll look at whether you can earn Avios and British Airways tier points by flying with .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast Yesterday Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying podcast to discuss his trip to Abu Dhabi on the inaugural A380. You can listen to it here .....

News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast Yesterday Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rhys Jones

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 .....

23 Dec 202423 December 2024 by Rob Burgess

Fiji Airways has announced it will become a full member of the oneworld airline alliance. It will be the alliance’s 15th full member when it completes the transition next summer. Joining .....

Fiji Airways has announced it will become a full member of the oneworld airline alliance. It will be the .....

5 Jun 20245 June 2024 by Rhys Jones

Air France is launching a new UK discount code today. It’s not a bad one, offering a £70 discount off any £200 plus taxes booking on Air France or KLM. It’s very flexible: Full details .....

Air France is launching a new UK discount code today. It’s not a bad one, offering a £70 discount off .....

6 Dec 20226 December 2022 by Rob Burgess

American Express has a valuable benefit for holders of The Platinum Card – £400 per year of restaurant credit. It fundamentally changes the value calculation on whether you should get the card .....

American Express has a valuable benefit for holders of The Platinum Card – £400 per year of restaurant .....

2 May 20242 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Well, this is good timing. Last week we published this article on how to spend Virgin Points on non-SkyTeam partner airlines, and we said that you couldn’t spend on LATAM – only earn. On .....

Well, this is good timing. Last week we published this article on how to spend Virgin Points on non-SkyTeam .....

20 Aug 202320 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

India’s aviation industry may finally be on the road to consolidation and profitability after an agreement was struck to merge Air India and Vistara. A deal has looked likely ever since Indian .....

India’s aviation industry may finally be on the road to consolidation and profitability after an .....

3 Dec 20223 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Whilst it has now been forgotten amongst the Avios devaluation discussions, one positive change unveiled last week was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia Avios redemptions to American Express .....

Whilst it has now been forgotten amongst the Avios devaluation discussions, one positive change unveiled last .....

15 Dec 202215 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

In this article I want to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points. You know about British Airways, of course.  But there are actually 32 airlines which let you use Avios for .....

In this article I want to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points. You know about British .....

27 Jul 202427 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

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 .....

4 Jan 20254 January 2025 by HfP team • 65 comments

Back in July I flew from Dublin to New York to review the Aer Lingus A321LR business class seat – you can read the review here. I bought my flight for cash, for the very reasonable price of .....

Back in July I flew from Dublin to New York to review the Aer Lingus A321LR business class seat – you .....

11 Oct 202211 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment