It is now over seven years since Avios was launched and the British Airways and Iberia loyalty schemes given the same ‘currency’.  Whilst efforts have been made to unify the different .....

It is now over seven years since Avios was launched and the British Airways and Iberia loyalty schemes given .....

10 Jan 201910 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Over Black Friday, I wrote about the good deal available by buying MeliaRewards gift cards on Amazon. It usually costs €330 for 55,000 Melia Rewards points.  On Black Friday, it was just €165.  .....

Over Black Friday, I wrote about the good deal available by buying MeliaRewards gift cards on Amazon. It .....

29 Dec 201829 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

If you want to gain status at a number of hotel chains quickly, you have two options.  One is to start spending every night of the week in a hotel, potentially changing property every day because .....

If you want to gain status at a number of hotel chains quickly, you have two options.  One is to start .....

24 Dec 201824 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Over Black Friday, I wrote about the good deal available by buying MeliaRewards gift cards on Amazon. It usually costs €330 for 55,000 MeliaRewards points.  On Black Friday, it was just .....

Over Black Friday, I wrote about the good deal available by buying MeliaRewards gift cards on Amazon. It .....

14 Dec 201814 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

One of the most interesting Black Friday offers was one launched by MeliaRewards in Spain. As this TravelWeekly article explains, Melia has decided to sell its points via Amazon.  On Black Friday .....

One of the most interesting Black Friday offers was one launched by MeliaRewards in Spain. As this .....

29 Nov 201829 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

This is possibly the oddest Black Friday deal I’ve seen today – but it could work out very nicely. MeliaRewards has started using Amazon to sell gift cards containing points.  This .....

This is possibly the oddest Black Friday deal I’ve seen today – but it could work out very nicely. .....

23 Nov 201823 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

This is my review of the Melia Barcelona Sky hotel. We had been wanting to do a review of Vueling’s business class short haul product for a while, which realistically meant booking a Gatwick to .....

This is my review of the Melia Barcelona Sky hotel. We had been wanting to do a review of Vueling’s .....

23 Jul 201823 July 2018 by Anika Burnett • 10 comments

This is part two of my review of the Melia Barcelona Sky. Part one with my room and the restaurant is here. Part two focuses on The Level at Melia Barcelona Sky. The Level at Melia Barcelona Sky is .....

This is part two of my review of the Melia Barcelona Sky. Part one with my room and the restaurant is here. .....

23 Jul 201823 July 2018 by Anika Burnett • 21 comments

This is my review of the new(ish) INNSIDE Hamburg Hafen from Melia. INNSIDE is the four-star chain of business focused hotels run by Melia.  Long-term Head for Points readers might remember my .....

This is my review of the new(ish) INNSIDE Hamburg Hafen from Melia. INNSIDE is the four-star chain of business .....

23 Apr 201823 April 2018 by Anika Burnett • 28 comments

Once a year I publish this list which ranks American Express Membership Rewards redemptions in terms of ‘value per point’. It is clearly very subjective but – on my maths – the .....

Once a year I publish this list which ranks American Express Membership Rewards redemptions in terms of .....

12 Apr 201812 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Spanish hotel group Melia has, not surprisingly, had a long term relationship with Iberia.  This allowed you to earn Avios in Iberia Plus from your stays, and to convert existing chunks of .....

Spanish hotel group Melia has, not surprisingly, had a long term relationship with Iberia.  This allowed .....

16 Mar 201816 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

News in brief: Melia extends its ‘triple Avios’ promotion – get 9 Avios per €1 Over Christmas I ran a long article on changes to way that you earn Avios when staying at any of the .....

News in brief: Melia extends its ‘triple Avios’ promotion – get 9 Avios per €1 Over .....

20 Jan 201820 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Until Monday, IHG is running a sale covering the UK, Ireland and Germany. There are some genuine discounts here, and I have rebooked a stay for next week to prove it.  You need to book by 15th .....

Until Monday, IHG is running a sale covering the UK, Ireland and Germany. There are some genuine discounts .....

11 Jan 201811 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

News in brief: Booking a hotel this week? There was a spike in readership to our hotel pages yesterday so it seems that people are looking to get some bookings in place during this quiet(er) time .....

News in brief: Booking a hotel this week? There was a spike in readership to our hotel pages yesterday so it .....

28 Dec 201728 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 121 comments