If you’re looking to get yourself some hotel status cards quickly, there is no easier route than getting The Platinum Card from American Express. It comes with SIX hotel status cards.  Five .....

If you’re looking to get yourself some hotel status cards quickly, there is no easier route than getting .....

29 Jul 201929 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

If you have ever bought Avios, IHG Rewards Club points or various other miles, you may have noticed that your credit card statement showed ‘points.com’ as the merchant. points.com is a 2-legged .....

If you have ever bought Avios, IHG Rewards Club points or various other miles, you may have noticed that your .....

9 May 20199 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by .....

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge .....

8 Mar 20198 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles.  You will often find the airlines encouraging it – every 9-10 months, British Airways offers a .....

All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles.  You will .....

5 Feb 20195 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

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 • 18 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 €165.  .....

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 and .....

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 • 66 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 review .....

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 • 27 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