Here is a full list of the articles we published in April 2016.  Click through to read them in full: What Anika discovered when she gave Airbnb a try ….. Special offer: 12,000 Virgin miles for .....

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

30 Apr 201630 April 2016 by HfP team

We have all heard about it, may know someone who has done it and possibly even have thought about doing it ourselves but were wary about what to expect: Airbnb. Head for Points tends to focus on .....

We have all heard about it, may know someone who has done it and possibly even have thought about doing it .....

30 Apr 201630 April 2016 by Anika Burnett • 50 comments

With the new tax year now underway, Virgin Money is currently offering an impressive 12,000 Flying Club miles to anyone who opens a new stocks and shares ISA. See here for full details. This is a .....

With the new tax year now underway, Virgin Money is currently offering an impressive 12,000 Flying Club .....

30 Apr 201630 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

News in brief: British Airways reducing First Class food options According to reports on Flyertalk from a well regarded BA cabin crew member, the ‘tasting menu’ is being withdrawn from .....

News in brief: British Airways reducing First Class food options According to reports on Flyertalk from a well .....

30 Apr 201630 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Today I want to take a look at how you can make substantial tax savings – although not Avios savings – when flying to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific. You can’t use a British Airways .....

Today I want to take a look at how you can make substantial tax savings – although not Avios savings .....

29 Apr 201629 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Two bits of Radisson news today: Carlson Rezidor taken over by Chinese conglomerate Carlson Hotels, parent of the Radisson, Park Inn and Park Plaza brands, has been acquired by HNA Tourism Group, a .....

Two bits of Radisson news today: Carlson Rezidor taken over by Chinese conglomerate Carlson Hotels, parent of .....

29 Apr 201629 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Earlier this month I (Anika, not Rob) spent a week in Los Angeles.  It was my first visit and as I wanted to see as many places as possible – without renting a car, which is virtually a .....

Earlier this month I (Anika, not Rob) spent a week in Los Angeles.  It was my first visit and as I wanted to .....

29 Apr 201629 April 2016 by Anika Burnett • 29 comments

Back in the 1960s, apparently, Southend was London’s official ‘third airport’.  The growth of Stansted sidelined it until 2008 when it was purchased by the Stobart Group. .....

Back in the 1960s, apparently, Southend was London’s official ‘third airport’.  The .....

28 Apr 201628 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

IHG, owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Indigo and Staybridge Suites brands, has extended its generous discount promotion in association with MasterCard .....

IHG, owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Indigo and Staybridge .....

28 Apr 201628 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

News in brief: Aer Lingus and Iberia to be A380 customers? In this interesting article, Willie Walsh – Chief Executive of BA’s parent IAG – says that he is considering A380 aircraft .....

News in brief: Aer Lingus and Iberia to be A380 customers? In this interesting article, Willie Walsh – .....

28 Apr 201628 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

(EDIT:  Curve has changed a lot since this article was published.  Please do not rely on the information here.  Instead, please click here to read our detailed 2020 Curve review, which .....

(EDIT:  Curve has changed a lot since this article was published.  Please do not rely on the .....

27 Apr 201627 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 399 comments

British Airways has launched a ‘double Avios’ promotion covering both BA and American Airlines this Spring. It is a decent deal and may even work for some leisure travellers as well as .....

British Airways has launched a ‘double Avios’ promotion covering both BA and American Airlines .....

27 Apr 201627 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

This is my review of The May Fair Hotel in London which is operated by Radisson Edwardian, albeit unbranded, and is part of the Club Carlson loyalty scheme. You may wonder why I was in a hotel that .....

This is my review of The May Fair Hotel in London which is operated by Radisson Edwardian, albeit unbranded, .....

27 Apr 201627 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a  new list of PointBreaks redemptions. There is usually some pre-publicity for the list .....

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a .....

26 Apr 201626 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments