News in brief: Dubai announced Concourse D opening date Dubai International Airport has announced the opening date for the – long delayed – Concourse D.  It will open on 24th February. .....

News in brief: Dubai announced Concourse D opening date Dubai International Airport has announced the opening .....

18 Feb 201618 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

A lot of posts on Head for Points are dedicated to collecting miles and points from credit card sign-up bonuses.  And there is a good reason for this – credit card sign-up deals are by far .....

A lot of posts on Head for Points are dedicated to collecting miles and points from credit card sign-up .....

16 Feb 201616 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

With half-term here, I thought it was worth reminding readers of the free $10 sign-up credit that HFP readers get with airport lounge app LoungeBuddy. LoungeBuddy is the .....

With half-term here, I thought it was worth reminding readers of the free $10 sign-up credit that .....

13 Feb 201613 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

6 Feb 20166 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

A reader forwarded me an email from HotelClub, a small but fairly well known booking website, last week. The business was originally part of Orbitz, which was recently acquired by Expedia. From 16th .....

A reader forwarded me an email from HotelClub, a small but fairly well known booking website, last week. The .....

5 Feb 20165 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

I spent Tuesday at a conference in London focussed on travel loyalty credit cards.  Whilst I don’t like taking a day out of my schedule, I felt it would be good to get a feel for how the .....

I spent Tuesday at a conference in London focussed on travel loyalty credit cards.  Whilst I don’t like .....

4 Feb 20164 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 123 comments

If someone had told me three and a half years ago when I started HfP that I would eventually reach the giddy heights of 1 million page views per month, I’m not sure I would have believed them. .....

If someone had told me three and a half years ago when I started HfP that I would eventually reach the giddy .....

1 Feb 20161 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in January 2016.  Click through to read them in full: Win 18,000 Avios via avios.com Facebook and Twitter competitions New Marriott promo starts .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in January 2016.  Click through to read them in full: Win .....

31 Jan 201631 January 2016 by HfP team • Leave a comment

This is my review of the Amba Hotel Marble Arch in London. In October 2013 glh Hotels, the owner of the Thistle Hotels brand, announced the launch of its new contemporary 4 star group Amba.   The .....

This is my review of the Amba Hotel Marble Arch in London. In October 2013 glh Hotels, the owner of the .....

27 Jan 201627 January 2016 by Anika Burnett • 14 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

24 Jan 201624 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Just a quick tip off that, if you are thinking of booking a hotel this weekend, you may want to hold off until Monday. All next week, we will be running another exclusive promotion in association with .....

Just a quick tip off that, if you are thinking of booking a hotel this weekend, you may want to hold off until .....

23 Jan 201623 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

To celebrate being named Britain’s No 1 retailer for consumer satisfaction, Amazon is having a one day sale today. You will receive £10 off any order of £50 or more using the code BIGTHANKS. .....

To celebrate being named Britain’s No 1 retailer for consumer satisfaction, Amazon is having a one day .....

22 Jan 201622 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

I’ve had a flurry of emails this week promoting various sales and discount codes.  None of them are as lucrative as the Accor UK hotel sale I covered yesterday but some may work for you. Opodo .....

I’ve had a flurry of emails this week promoting various sales and discount codes.  None of them are as .....

21 Jan 201621 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Long-term Head for Points readers will remember that I did a review of the Corinthia Hotel in London last year after the hotel let me have a tour of its facilities and suites. It is a genuinely .....

Long-term Head for Points readers will remember that I did a review of the Corinthia Hotel in London last .....

11 Jan 201611 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments