Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: British Airways adds new day flight from Newark to Heathrow British Airways is adding a new, daytime, flight from Newark Liberty airport in New York (well, technically New Jersey) to London Heathrow. This takes the number of daily Newark flights to three. This is a day flight on the return. Leaving Newark […]
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Hyatt moves its top hotels to 40,000 points – but Europe sees lots of reductions
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
World of Hyatt has published its annual list of points price changes. Unlike Marriott, IHG and Hilton who have all moved (or are moving) to some form of dynamic pricing, Hyatt still offers static, category-based pricing for its hotels. This is good, because it means you know how many points to save for a redemption, […]
Bits: 33% off all Railcards, see Stormzy with Marriott, up to 50% bonus buying Marriott points
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Get 33% off all Railcards The Trainline is running a generous deal in association with Railcard. Until 28th February, you can save a third on the purchase of any Railcard. The only catch is that the offer only applies to Digital Railcards, and you need to make the purchase via The Trainline […]
Bits: 100% bonus buying Hilton points, save 20% at Aerotel Terminal 3, get 2500 Virgin Points with Clubcard auto-convert
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Get a 100% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors points Hilton has brought back its offer of a 100% bonus when you buy points. The Hilton ‘buy points’ page is here. The maximum purchase, at least for me, is 80,000 points which would double up to 160,000 points with the bonus. This […]
Bits: 100% bonus buying Hilton points, save 20% at Aerotel Terminal 3, get 2500 Virgin Points with Clubcard auto-convert
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Get a 100% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors points Hilton has brought back its offer of a 100% bonus when you buy points. The Hilton ‘buy points’ page is here. The maximum purchase, at least for me, is 80,000 points which would double up to 160,000 points with the bonus. This […]
Bits: new Marriott Moments at the O2, the day HfP nearly caused a divorce, £100 Mr Porter cashback
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Marriott releases tickets for more concerts at the O2 Marriott has added some new events at the O2 in London to its Marriott Moments ‘experiences’ platform. The Moments website is here. Three new sets of concert tickets are available, all on a ‘buy it now’ basis, plus Dave which is carried forward […]
Win 25,000 Avios by completing our HfP reader survey
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Starting today, we are giving you the chance to win 25,000 Avios by completing our first HfP reader survey. As you’d expect from us, we have kept it short and multi-choice. We won’t take up much of your time. Even though the site is now approaching its 10th anniversary, we have never done a comprehensive […]
Bits: Virgin Barbados savings, Aer Lingus restarts Miami, Qatar boosts Dublin, Gatwick South opening
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Virgin Atlantic offering discounts on Barbados flights Virgin Atlantic is offering additional savings if you book a flight to Barbados before 21st February. The offer is valid for services from Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh, for flights up to 15th December 2022. That said, the Edinburgh route is closing for the season this […]
REMINDER: Win a Tumi suitcase worth £955 with Snoop and HfP (and get £5 for entering)
Written by Sinead Archer @ Head for Points
We wanted to remind you today that we are currently running an exclusive competition for HfP readers, our first big competition of 2022. Snoop, the money management app, is giving HfP readers the chance to win a beautiful Tumi suitcase worth £955. Everyone is a winner, however. As well as the chance to win the […]
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 […]
Bits: BA leases out 348 weekly Gatwick slots, get 4x points with Marriott Homes & Villas – plus £150
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: British Airways leases out 348 weekly Gatwick slots London Air Travel reports that Airport Co-ordination Limited, the company which oversees slot ownership at UK airport, has published the slot leases at London Gatwick that British Airways has put in place for Summer 2022. We already knew that British Airways had agreed to […]
Compare PCR and antigen tests with the Covid Testing Network
Written by Sinead Archer @ Head for Points
This article is sponsored by the Covid Testing Network On Friday, Covid-19 testing for all fully vaccinated arrivals in the UK will be scrapped just in time for half term. Unfortunately, arrivals testing on your return is only half the story. A large number of destinations, such as the United States, still require a pre-departure […]
Bits: sub-£1900 Oz fares on Singapore Airlines, get a unique vinyl turntable with Virgin Points
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Good Australia fares with Singapore Airlines As you have no doubt seen in the mainstream media, Australia will reopen for tourism later this month. I wrote this article recently on how to use Avios to get to Australia. However, I also said in that article that cash is often a better way […]
Bits: BA admits the A350 cabin layout has failed, Club Aspire lounge in Terminal 3 to re-open
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: BA admits that the A350 cabin layout has failed Cabin crew blog Paddle Your Own Kanoo has an interesting bit of news about the layout of the A350 and A380 fleets at British Airways. During a Q&A with staff last week, it is reported that BA’s Director of Brand and Customer Experience, […]
Review: The Rock Hotel, Gibraltar – does it live up to its reputation?
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
This is our review of The Rock Hotel in Gibraltar. We have covered Gibraltar several times in the past 18 months, in part because, as a British Overseas Territory, it was one of the few easier places to get to during covid. In 2020 we published a review of a reader’s day trip and last […]
Redeem Emirates miles (or Amex points) for ultra low-tax JetBlue business class flights to New York
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Back in July 2021, we covered the expanded partnership between Emirates and US airline JetBlue. This allowed you to redeem Emirates Skywards miles for JetBlue business class flights for the first time, but only domestically. The partnership has now been extended to JetBlue’s new routes from London Heathrow and Gatwick to New York and, from […]
Bits: Alex Cruz to run Air India?, free Wyndham Gold status, amazing Hyatt redemption in Sardinia
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Is Alex Cruz becoming the new CEO of Air India? The Times of India is reporting that ex-British Airways CEO Alex Cruz is being lined up to become CEO of Air India. Last week, control of Air India passed from the Government of India to private conglomerate Tata. As well India’s flag […]
BA bits: British Airways launches flights to Nuremberg, new Loganair codeshares earn Avios and tier points
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: British Airways launches flights to Nuremberg In a slightly unexpected new route announcement, British Airways is launching a year-round service to Nuremberg. Nuremberg is Bavaria’s second largest city after Munich Pre-covid this had operated for a couple of years as a Winter-only route from Gatwick, aimed at visitors to the Christmas Markets, […]
Review: the Cathay Pacific First Class lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Cathay Pacific First Class lounge at London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. The Cathay Pacific First Class lounge at Heathrow is widely regarded as the best lounge in Terminal […]
Review: the Cathay Pacific Business Class lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Cathay Pacific Business Class lounge at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You can see all of the reviews here. The Cathay Pacific lounges at Heathrow are widely regarded as the best lounges at Terminal 3. They […]