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If you are passing through Doha’s Hamad Airport this Christmas or New Year, there is a special offer if you earn or spend Avios in Qatar Duty Free. You have been able to use your Avios to pay, .....
If you are passing through Doha’s Hamad Airport this Christmas or New Year, there is a special offer if .....
19 Dec 202419 December 2024 • 13 comments
Two weeks ago, we told you that the 60 day block on booking Aer Lingus redemptions with Avios was back. It originally tried doing this in November 2023. Within two days of HfP writing about it, Aer .....
Two weeks ago, we told you that the 60 day block on booking Aer Lingus redemptions with Avios was back. It .....
14 May 202514 May 2025 • 21 comments
In March 2023, Virgin Atlantic devalued First Class reward flights on ANA with no notice. Last week, Virgin Atlantic devalued Business Class reward flights on ANA with no notice. You may see a pattern .....
In March 2023, Virgin Atlantic devalued First Class reward flights on ANA with no notice. Last week, Virgin .....
3 Jun 20243 June 2024 • 52 comments
It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. Now that the transition has had time to bed in, we thought we’d take a closer look at .....
It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. .....
12 Nov 202412 November 2024 • 147 comments
In what is a small coup for Marriott Bonvoy, and a blow for World of Hyatt, MGM Resorts International and Marriott International have announced the launch of ‘MGM Collection with Marriott .....
In what is a small coup for Marriott Bonvoy, and a blow for World of Hyatt, MGM Resorts International and .....
17 Jul 202317 July 2023 • 21 comments
There are two global mega projects in aviation right now. There’s the transformation of Air India, which we covered last week, and then there is Riyadh Air. As its name suggests, Riyadh Air is .....
There are two global mega projects in aviation right now. There’s the transformation of Air India, which .....
19 Apr 202519 April 2025 • 94 comments
This month, British Airways is celebrating 25 years of flying from London City Airport, so we thought it was a good time to highlight how easy it is to fly from the airport and where you can go. .....
This month, British Airways is celebrating 25 years of flying from London City Airport, so we thought it was a .....
10 Nov 202410 November 2024 • 35 comments
This is our review of the new Hilton Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Somewhat surprisingly, Hilton Saigon is the only Hilton hotel in Vietnam’s most populous city. I don’t just mean .....
This is our review of the new Hilton Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Somewhat surprisingly, Hilton Saigon is .....
2 Dec 20242 December 2024 • 28 comments
News in brief: SAS confirms it will join SkyTeam on 1st September Three weeks ago, Scandinavian airline SAS confirmed that it will leave the Star Alliance airline alliance on 31st August – click .....
News in brief: SAS confirms it will join SkyTeam on 1st September Three weeks ago, Scandinavian airline SAS .....
30 Apr 202430 April 2024 • 28 comments
This is my pre-opening review of Accor’s 25hours Hotel Paper Island in Copenhagen. It is the first time in 12 years that HfP has reviewed a hotel before it opened to the public. We weren’t .....
This is my pre-opening review of Accor’s 25hours Hotel Paper Island in Copenhagen. It is the first time .....
20 Aug 202420 August 2024 • 18 comments
Over Christmas we looked at Avios Balance Boost. This allows you to buy up to 3x the Avios you have earned in the previous 30 days at a price as low as 0.92p each. It seems that a special 72 hour .....
Over Christmas we looked at Avios Balance Boost. This allows you to buy up to 3x the Avios you have earned in .....
11 Jan 202411 January 2024
Marriott Bonvoy has brought back ‘Week of Wonders’, giving you seven days of offers and promotions to get you back in the mood for travel. If you are looking for something different to do with .....
Marriott Bonvoy has brought back ‘Week of Wonders’, giving you seven days of offers and promotions to get .....
9 Oct 20219 October 2021 • 9 comments
SAS has become more interesting to Head for Points readers since its recent switch from Star Alliance to SkyTeam. This is because SkyTeam membership means that you can redeem Virgin Points for its .....
SAS has become more interesting to Head for Points readers since its recent switch from Star Alliance to .....
30 Nov 202430 November 2024 • 26 comments
We’ve covered Privilege Club Collection a few times recently. This is the new events platform launched by Qatar Airways Privilege Club which allows you to use your Avios for VIP tickets to key .....
We’ve covered Privilege Club Collection a few times recently. This is the new events platform launched .....
21 Mar 202421 March 2024 • 42 comments
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