Head for Points

Head for Points began as a personal project by Rob Burgess in 2012, driven by his wish to create a magazine filled with news and insights that actual business travelers in the UK would find valuable. Unlike typical business travel publications, which often cater to those in the travel industry, our focus is on real travelers and their needs. We aimed to offer a fresh perspective.

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What is an Avios point really worth? We do the maths.

3 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

I am often asked for my thoughts on how to value an Avios point. In our articles we use 1p as a ball-park figure, and it is the value I use myself, but the real world is more complicated. I thought it was time to take our annual look at the numbers.
Welcome to 'The Travel Brief' travel professionals newsletter, w/c 21st April

4 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

Welcome! We’re the UK’s most-read source of business travel, Avios, frequent flyer and hotel loyalty news. Let us improve how you travel. Got any questions? Ask them in our forums. Our luxury hotel booking service offers you GUARANTEED extra benefits over booking direct. Works with Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, The Ritz Carlton, St Regis and more. We've booked £1.7 million of rooms to date. Click for details.
STILL ON: Get 80,000 points, worth 80,000 Avios, with American Express Platinum

4 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

American Express is currently running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of 50,000 Membership Rewards points, which converts to 50,000 Avios, was already good. Apply now, however, and you will receive a sign-up bonus of 80,000 Membership Rewards points, which converts to 80,000 Avios.
Travelodge buys nine Hotel Campanile sites

5 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

We don’t cover Travelodge much on Head for Points, but you never know when you might find that it is convenient to stay in one. The chain is expanding with the acquisition of nine three-star Hotel Campanile sites. It was also announced that an ibis hotel in Bromsgrove is joining the group. The Hotel Campanile sites involved are in:BirminghamBradfordDartfordLeicesterLiverpoolNorthamptonMilton KeynesSalfordSwindon, image aboveThere are 951 rooms in total. This is not a simple rebranding.
STILL ON: Amex Gold sign-up bonus now 30,000 points (=30,000 Avios)

5 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

We haven’t mentioned it for a month, but American Express is still offering an increased sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card, up from 20,000 to 30,000 points. If you meet the bonus criteria, you will receive 30,000 Membership Rewards points when you spend £3,000 within 90 days. Some people may see an even higher offer when they click through, as Amex is doing some trials on geotargetting. I have seen offers as high as 38,000 points.
How to 'top up' a Marriott Bonvoy hotel free night certificate

5 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

A long-awaited improvement to Marriott Bonvoy in 2022 was the ability to top up ‘fixed value’ free night vouchers. In the US, multiple Marriott credit cards come with automatic free night certificates and many people have them.
What you missed on Head for Points, week to 19th April

6 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free Saturday newsletter by filling in the form here. Please forward it to any friends or family who you think may want to join our 47,000 subscribers and improve how they travel. The newsletter also runs on the Head for Points website every Saturday. (We also offer daily emails.
Get 30% Amex cashback on up to £333 spend with WorldHotels

6 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

American Express has launched a new offer from the WorldHotels consortium. This is a global offer. Unlike many Amex cashback deals you are not restricted to hotels in Europe. If you haven’t heard of WorldHotels, it is a marketing group – rather like Preferred Hotels or Leading Hotels of the World – which lets hotels remain fully independent but share a common marketing platform.
Review: Kimpton La Peer hotel in West Hollywood, Los Angeles

6 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rhys Jones

This is our review of the Kimpton La Peer hotel in Los Angeles. Less than six months after my last visit to LA, I found myself there again for the opening of Virgin Atlantic’s new Clubhouse lounge at LAX airport – you can read my review here. This time, I decided to pick a hotel in West Hollywood. After a quick search on Google, Kimpton La Peer seemed like a good choice. IHG arranged my stay for review purposes. The hotel website is here.
Virgin Atlantic ends its partnership with Hawaiian Airlines

1 week ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

Despite having been a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance for two years, Virgin Atlantic retains earning and burning mileage partnerships with a number of other airlines. The one we cover most is Japanese carrier ANA because Virgin Points give you a chance to try their exceptional business and First Class products. There are also deals with Air New Zealand, EL AL, Hawaiian Airlines, IndiGo (earning only, no redemptions), LATAM, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways and Virgin Australia.