Luton Airport is getting an express train to London. The East Midlands Trains rail franchise passed from Stagecoach to Dutch group Abellio this month. The rebranded East Midlands Railway has announced .....

Luton Airport is getting an express train to London. The East Midlands Trains rail franchise passed from .....

22 Aug 201922 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 157 comments

This is my review of Virgin Atlantic Upper Class …. whilst pregnant. Yes, we’ve done lots of flight reviews on Head for Points – I’ve written quite a few of them myself – .....

This is my review of Virgin Atlantic Upper Class …. whilst pregnant. Yes, we’ve done lots of .....

22 Aug 201922 August 2019 by Anika Burnett • 61 comments

This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles.  One will list the facts of the scheme, basically, “How does Radisson .....

This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over .....

22 Aug 201922 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Both Marriott Bonvoy and Hilton Honors have added a variety of new experiences for the coming months that you can now book or bid for with your hotel points. If you never want to see the inside of a .....

Both Marriott Bonvoy and Hilton Honors have added a variety of new experiences for the coming months that you .....

21 Aug 201921 August 2019 by Rhys Jones • 73 comments

In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The .....

In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty scheme. This article .....

21 Aug 201921 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

British Airways has added a new wave of A350 training flights to ba.com for October. This is interesting because, for the current August wave of training flights, BA has been very cautious about .....

British Airways has added a new wave of A350 training flights to ba.com for October. This is interesting .....

20 Aug 201920 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

It seems strange, but British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus do not have the same earning rates for oneworld partner flights.  This means that, in some cases, it is preferable to credit a .....

It seems strange, but British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus do not have the same earning rates for .....

20 Aug 201920 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

This is not, by any means, ‘new’ news.  It was reported in the IT press back in February but I never saw it picked up by the travel press. You will remember the huge British Airways IT .....

This is not, by any means, ‘new’ news.  It was reported in the IT press back in February but I .....

20 Aug 201920 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

The winner of The World’s Best Restaurant award for 2018 – see the full list here – was Massimo Bottura’s Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy.  Described as an ‘avant-garde .....

The winner of The World’s Best Restaurant award for 2018 – see the full list here – was .....

20 Aug 201920 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments