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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Aer Lingus relaxes its Avios redemption block

1 day ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

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 Lingus had a change of heart and the cut-off was moved to six days. The same thing has now happened again – but this time the mea culpa isn’t quite as strong. During April, Aer Lingus put a 60 day block in place for Avios redemptions.
Which UK airport restaurants offer £18 credit to Priority Pass cardholders?

1 day ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

Airport lounge access card Priority Pass is not just about lounges. It also has deals with many airport restaurants where you can receive a free or discounted meal by showing your Priority Pass card. As I mentioned in our article on the Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard on Monday, which comes with a Priority Pass offering restaurant credits, I promised to update our list of participating UK airport restaurants. At any of these restaurants, you will receive £18 credit towards a meal or drinks.
NEW: Get a 20% bonus buying World of Hyatt points

1 day ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

World of Hyatt has launched a new ‘buy points’ offer. You will get a 20% bonus when you buy 5,000+ points via this link. The offer runs to 21st July. We value Hyatt points at 1.2p. At the top end you are paying $1,320 (£990) for 66,000 points, which is 1.5p each. We need to be frank here. This is the poorest ‘buy points’ offer that we’ve seen for a long time. The last one, which itself wasn’t the greatest, was for a 25% discount which is equivalent to a 33% bonus.
Bits: update on Emirates First redemptions, Lufthansa Amex cashback deal

2 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

News in brief:On Saturday we ran an article on the decision by Emirates to block anyone without elite status (Silver or above) in Emirates Skywards from booking First Class redemptions. This was clearly a move to hold back First Class capacity for actual Emirates flyers rather than people transferring credit card points. Emirates gave less than 48 hours notice of the decision, which was poor.
Get cheap lounge access and 0% FX with Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard

3 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

We don’t usually cover credit cards which don’t earn points or miles on HfP.
Hotel news: £75 Melia cashback, W Florence, Hampton Venice, Kimpton Frankfurt

3 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

Hotel news in brief:Via a new American Express promotion, Melia Hotels & Resorts is offering £75 cashback on a £300+ transaction by 31st July. Cumulative spend is OK. As usual, you need to check the ‘Offers’ tab of each American Express card you hold to see if it is showing, and then click ‘Save to Card’.
Get free Gold status in Global Hotel Alliance

3 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

News in brief:GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the last couple of years with a mix of easy to earn status, generous elite benefits and attractive promotions. Membership has shot up to 27 million people. Global Hotel Alliance is a marketing group used by 45 upmarket hotel brands with a total of 850+ combined properties in over 100 countries. It is the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands.
Get 40,000 Marriott Bonvoy points with a ‘Homes & Villas’ booking

3 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

Marriott has extended its offer of 40,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points if you book a home or villa rental through its ‘Homes & Villas’ platform. You no longer need to have Marriott Bonvoy elite status to book. Anyone can now get this deal. 40,000 points is on top of your base points of 5 per $1 spent plus any elite bonus. We value 40,000 Marriott Bonvoy points at £200 so it is a decent return. There is a bit of small print:registration is required before booking.
Welcome to 'The Travel Brief' travel professionals newsletter, w/c 12th May

3 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.
NEW: Get 6,000 points when you add an Amex Gold supplementary card

4 days ago | headforpoints.com | Rob Burgess

American Express has launched a special offer for anyone who holds the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card and who has never added a free supplementary cardholder. Until 21st May, the bonus for adding your first supplementary card is doubled to 6,000 Membership Rewards points. There is no spend target to hit on the supplementary card. The only bit of small print to note is that “bonus points will appear in at least two instalments of 3,000 and 3,000” points.