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MBNA Smart Rewards – the new cashback scheme – is now live

Back in November, we tipped you off about the upcoming launch of MBNA Smart Rewards. This is MBNA’s attempt to compete with Amex’s market-leading cashback offers. It is now active. Many .....

Back in November, we tipped you off about the upcoming launch of MBNA Smart Rewards. This is MBNA’s .....

by Rob Burgess45 comments

The HfP chat thread – Tuesday 19th January

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the de facto repository for random .....

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. .....

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The HfP chat thread – Monday 18th January

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the de facto repository for random .....

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. .....

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The HfP chat thread – Sunday 17th January

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the de facto repository for random .....

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. .....

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Review: How does the Jumeirah One hotel loyalty scheme work?

This is our review of the Jumeriah One loyalty scheme. Jumeirah One replaced Jumeirah Sirius last year, although it hasn’t made much of an impact. It is the programme for Jumeirah Hotels and .....

This is our review of the Jumeriah One loyalty scheme. Jumeirah One replaced Jumeirah Sirius last year, .....

by Rob Burgess18 comments

The HfP chat thread – Saturday 16th January

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the de facto repository for random .....

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. .....

by HfP team166 comments

What you missed on Head for Points last week

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

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UK to close ALL travel corridors from Monday

The UK Government has just announced that ALL travel corridors will be closed from 4am on Monday. This means that, irrespective of where you are returning from, you will need to quarantine for 10 .....

The UK Government has just announced that ALL travel corridors will be closed from 4am on Monday. This means .....

by Rob Burgess62 comments

Norwegian ends all long haul flying – the end for low-cost long haul?

After a number of recapitalisation and restructuring events, Norwegian Air Shuttle has confirmed that it will cease long haul flying. This means the end of low-cost flights to the United States from .....

After a number of recapitalisation and restructuring events, Norwegian Air Shuttle has confirmed that it will .....

by Rhys Jones99 comments

The HfP chat thread – Friday 15th January

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the de facto repository for random .....

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. .....

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UK bans inbound flights from Portugal and South America

The Government has taken the slightly surprising step of banning incoming flights from the whole of South America, Portugal, Panama and Cape Verde. Non-UK residents will also be banned from reaching .....

The Government has taken the slightly surprising step of banning incoming flights from the whole of South .....

by Rob Burgess73 comments

The HfP chat thread – Thursday 14th January

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the de facto repository for random .....

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. .....

by HfP team328 comments

Review: Burj Al Arab, Dubai – “the world’s most luxurious hotel”

This is my review of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. I should warn you in advance that this is not a standard HfP hotel review, because this is not a standard hotel. Logic and intellectual criticism .....

This is my review of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. I should warn you in advance that this is not a standard .....

by Rob Burgess56 comments