Which Heathrow Airport hotels are walkable from the terminals?

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

Which hotels at Heathrow Airport are walkable from the terminals, and don’t require a bus ride? This article was triggered by a reader email last week. Whilst you are virtually guaranteed to be paying more to sleep within Heathrow Airport, you can’t argue that it is the easiest option. The ability to walk from your […]

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Bits: get 20% off Harvey Nichols drinks, 100% bonus buying IHG Rewards points, win a Virgin Voyages cruise

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

News in brief: Use your £50 Amex Platinum credit for two bottles of Harvey Nichols champagne, delivered If you have an American Express Platinum card (Amex Platinum review here), you have a new benefit – £100 per year to spend at Harvey Nichols. This is split into 2 x £50 credits, one for January to June and one […]

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What are the best hotel promos for February 2022?

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains details of all of the current offers, together with links to our major articles on each hotel scheme.  However, […]

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Bits: 10% off Virgin Holidays, 10% off at Harvey Nichols, Kimpton opens in Koh Samui

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

News in brief: Save 10% on Virgin Holidays this weekend Virgin Holidays is running a special offer from today to midnight on Monday. It offers additional savings of up to 10% on sale prices. You can book for departures until the end of 2023. I don’t have any further information except for the small print […]

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NEW OFFER: Get 20,000 IHG points after two nights when you join InterContinental Ambassador

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

InterContinental has brought back a special offer to encourage you to join their InterContinental Ambassador loyalty scheme. This isn’t as generous as previous offers we’ve seen, but if you have been on the fence about joining Ambassador it may tip you over. If you were emailed about the deal by IHG, and join before 31st […]

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REGISTER NOW: IHG Rewards launches a new double points hotel bonus for Spring

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

IHG Rewards has launched a new promotion letting you earn double points on your stays this Spring. You need to register here. IHG Rewards is the loyalty scheme covering InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza and Hotel Indigo among other brands. How does IHG’s new ‘2x’ promotion work? This is how it goes: […]

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IHG Rewards is planning a major relaunch in March – what will change?

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

According to a leaked document circulated to hotel staff in China, and published here (and summarised here), IHG Rewards is planning major changes to go live in March. There is no word of what new benefits may be added. The document claims that there will be some, but (apologies for the dodgy auto-translate): “These benefits […]

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Bits: Hyatt gets two more London IHG hotels, 100% bonus buying Hilton points, new Radisson sale

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

News in brief: Hyatt takes two more London hotels from IHG Back in October we exclusively revealed that Crown Plaza The City – for many people, the best IHG Rewards hotel in London – was defecting to Hyatt. It will become Hyatt Regency London Blackfriars from 1st March. Two more IHG properties in London are […]

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Bits: 625 easy Avios from eBay, IHG planning Six Senses Dubai, Singapore Airlines launches Milan – Barcelona

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

News in brief: Very generous ‘bonus Avios’ offer from eBay If you have the Nectar app installed, you have a good chance of seeing a very generous eBay offer this weekend. As per the screenshot below, you may be targetted for a ‘spend £5, get 1,000 Nectar points’ deal. 1,000 Nectar points convert into 625 […]

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Bits: last call for 80% bonus buying IHG points, what are the best hotel promos for January 2022?

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

News in brief: Last chance for 80% bonus buying IHG Rewards points Until 4th January, so you have just two days left, you can buy IHG Rewards – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – points with a bonus of up to 80%. The page to buy points is here – log in and see […]

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Book an exclusive ‘3-4-2’ offer at InterContinental, Regent and Kimpton hotels

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

Yesterday, we looked at various ‘3-4-2’ and ‘4-4-3’ offers at Hilton’s luxury brands in Europe and the Middle East. IHG has similar deals, and these have also been extended into the first half of 2022. IHG has two programmes which can only be accessed if you book via selected luxury travel agents instead of via […]

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Bits: Curve Metal insurance pays, double Bonvoy points on home rentals, InterCon Dusseldorf leaving

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

News in brief: My Curve Metal phone insurance pays out If you have the metal version of Curve Card (our introduction to Curve Card is here but some features have since changed), you may not be aware that it comes with free mobile phone insurance. It came in very handy when my iPhone was stolen […]

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Bits: save 15% on easyJet Plus, No1 Lounge at Birmingham opens, CP Edinburgh rebrands

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

News in brief: Save 15% on easyJet Plus membership Over the weekend we ran a review of the easyJet Plus membership scheme, which you can read here. Reader Dave pointed out in the comments that there is currently a 15% discount available for new easyJet Plus members. Use code EJMC001 by 31st December 2021. This […]

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Bits: register now for World of Hyatt’s new promotion, 80% bonus when you buy IHG points

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

News in brief: Register now for the new World of Hyatt promotion World of Hyatt has launched its Winter promotion, which is called ‘Bonus Journeys’. It is, effectively, a copy of the Spring 2021 promotion, but not necessarily any worse for that. Here are the terms in a nutshell: the promotion runs from 15th January […]

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Bits: IHG signs three 5-star European ‘Vignette’ hotels, voco opens near Times Square, Marriott opens W Rome

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

News in brief: IHG’s new ‘Vignette’ chain signs three 5-star European hotels ‘Vignette’ is IHG’s newest hotel brand. As we covered here, Vignette is IHG’s version of Hilton’s Curio, Marriott’s Autograph or Hyatt’s Unbound Collection. Here’s the logo: Vignette – and Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott’s own versions of Vignette – all target upmarket hotels which want […]

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