Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Emirates announces it will end all flights – then changes its mind The Middle Eastern airlines have, so far, been doing their best to carry on as usual during the coronavirus crisis. Because they are essentially transit-driven airlines, with Doha, Dubai and […]
Category: IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza)
IHG reduces the Spire Elite qualifying target – making the IHG Premium credit card interesting
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
As we wrote on Friday, IHG Rewards Club has reduced the qualification threshold for its top tier Spire Elite status. Spire Elite usually requires you to earn 75,000 base points in a calendar year. For 2020, this is reduced to 55,000 base points. Alternatively, you […]
Bits: Hertz offering cheap one way UK car rentals until 31st March, new Hotel Indigo in Madrid, United cancellations
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Hertz offering ‘no surcharge’ one-way rentals in the UK – could be handy If you are in a pickle due to your domestic travel arrangements unravelling, Hertz has stepped up to the plate with a good offer. Until the end of March, […]
Rebook your IHG and Hilton rooms NOW – both chains will refund cheaper ‘Advance Purchase’ rates, so switch!
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Both IHG Rewards Club and Hilton Honors have made positive announcements about removing the restrictions on Advance Purchase bookings. This means there are unintended consequences: if you have a Hilton or IHG hotel booking made at the Best Flexible rate, it makes sense to cancel […]
What are the best hotel bonus point promotions for March?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Welcome to 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 Promos’ page which contains details of all of the current offers, together with links to our major articles on […]
Which airlines let you transfer air miles INTO hotel loyalty programmes?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes. What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel points programme. This didn’t used to be the case. If you […]
Bits: see the new (old) Heathrow Express trains, see Simple Minds with IHG points, new Avios CEO announced
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Heathrow Express unveils a sneak peak of its new (old ) trains Heathrow Express has released a few pictures of its new rolling stock which after delays is now due for launch in the Summer. Despite their impeccable interiors, the existing Heathrow […]
Bits: Last day for 75% bonus buying IHG points, save £29 on Virgin Economy, 5000 points for new Hilton Honors members
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Last day to get a 75% bonus when you buy IHG Rewards Club points Until tonight, 27th February you can buy IHG Rewards Club points with a bonus of up to 75%. The page to buy points is here. This is not […]
Bits: get a 50% bonus buying Marriott points, see The Who with IHG, Etihad’s new money-making idea
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Get a 50% bonus when you buy Marriott Bonvoy points Marriott Bonvoy is running another deal when you buy points. Via this page of the website, you will get a 50% bonus on all points purchases until 25th March. This is, I […]
What are the best hotel promos for February?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. We normally run this article early in the month. However, as two important offers only started on the 15th, it made more sense to hold it back. All of the information in this […]
Holiday Inn Heathrow Ariel closed – to be used as a coronavirus quarantine centre!
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
If you were planning a stay at the Holiday Inn Heathrow Ariel, you will need to change your plans! The Department of Health has taken over the hotel to use it as a coronavirus quarantine centre. It is believed that it will be used to […]
Bits: 100% Hilton ‘buy points’ bonus (plus IHG and Hyatt), BA slot sitting, direct Eurostar trains from Netherlands launching
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Last call for Hilton’s 100% ‘buy points’ bonus … which I took up There are a few hotel programme ‘buy points’ bonuses running at the moment. The one finishing soon is Hilton Honors, which ends on Wednesday 19th. You get a 100% […]
Bits: Win an AMAZING £4,000+ prize on HFP on Friday, IHG 4th night free offer, Frankfurt Airport gets a Marriott
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Win a FANTASTIC prize on Head for Points on Friday! Tomorrow morning we are launching a great new competition on Head for Points. Thanks to our friends at Qatar Airways, we are giving away TWO Business Class seats to (virtually) anywhere on […]
NEW: Get a VERY rare increased bonus on the free IHG Rewards Club Mastercard!
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
For the first time in a long time (ever?) IHG Rewards Club is running an enhanced bonus on the FREE IHG Rewards Club Mastercard. Until 31st March, you will receive 20,000 IHG Rewards Club points for signing up and spending £500 within three months. The […]
Bits: IHG Spring promo link now working, £80 Amex cashback with Qatar, BA leaving Tokyo Narita
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
News in brief: IHG Spring promotion now open for registration Yesterday, we ran a preview of the IHG Spring ‘4x’ promotion which would (very theoretically) let you earn up to 301,000 IHG Rewards Club points. Unfortunately, yesterday morning the registration link was not yet working […]
PREVIEW: Earn up to 301,000 bonus IHG points in the new Spring promotion!
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
IHG Rewards Club, the loyalty scheme for InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn etc, is about to launch its Spring promotion. You can see full details on ihg.com here. Registration was not active last night but may be working by the time you read this. What […]
Which is the most generous hotel programme for earning Avios?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is is worthwhile trading your points for airline miles. There are a couple of reasons for this. The first is that – since the conversion rate for most […]
Bits: Amex Plat insurance and coronavirus, Kimpton Barcelona opening, 25% off Hyatt points
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Amex says they will cover Platinum cardholders for coronavirus There was some discussion in our comments yesterday about insurance coverage for the coronavirus outbreak. A reader had contacted American Express Platinum and been told that, basically, he was stuffed. Amex said that […]
IHG bits: Has IHG killed PointBreaks?, Six Senses Istanbul bookable on points, 75% bonus buying points
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Three bits of IHG news in brief: Has IHG killed PointBreaks? Monday should have been the day that IHG Rewards Club unveiled its latest list of PointBreaks redemptions. PointBreaks – website here – is a quarterly promotion which offers around 100 to 150 IHG hotels […]
Bits: Finnair restricts Avios reward bookings, a (pricey) Hilton / McLaren factory visit, see Morrissey with IHG
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Finnair restricts Avios business class availability One Mile at a Time is reporting that Finnair has started to block its business class availability for partner airline award redemptions beyond 60 days in advance. This means you will no longer be able to […]