Maximise your miles from Avios, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and other airline and hotel loyalty schemes!
This article will become Part 17 of our “Avios Redemption University” series. The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. Most readers of Head for Points […]
This is your final reminder that the British Airways Winter Sale ends at midnight tomorrow, Tuesday. The ‘travel by’ date varies based on a complicated matrix of travel class, departure airport and destination. In general, your last date to travel will be between September 2015 to […]
Here is my final batch of odds and ends from my inbox! 250 Accor points (€5) for joining e-rewards Market research group e-rewards has teamed up with Le Club Accorhotels. My general view on e-rewards is well known – I don’t think their surveys offer […]
There has always been something odd about the way that American Express awards Membership Rewards points at certain retailers if you have an Amex Gold. As a reminder, Amex Gold gives double points on all foreign spend transactions. (It also gives double points on travel […]
Here are some more summaries as I try to empty my inbox! Hilton Paris Opera opens It is hard to believe that, for the last couple of years, Hilton has not had a single property in central Paris. There was the hotel at La Defence […]
British Airways has launched a promotion in association with Canadian hotel group Fairmont. It is offering a discount of up to 25% or a free night, depending on where and for how long you stay. Fairmont is probably best known for its two iconic hotels in […]
The best miles and points credit and charge cards come from American Express. It is unfortunate, however, that they are not accepted everywhere. You will need a Visa or a MasterCard as a back-up card. The big question is ‘Which one?’. This article looks at the ‘no […]
I continue my attempt to empty my inbox by running various short pieces on items which don’t justify a full article! Virgin Trains puts the breaks on Traveller Hot on the heels of news that the generous East Coast Rewards loyalty scheme will be wound up at the […]
In recent weeks I have written about new airline miles promotions that Hilton HHonors is running with British Airways Executive Club and Lufthansa Miles & More. The BA version is generous – 1,500 bonus Avios on your first stay and 2,000 bonus Avios on the […]
Just when you think you know most of the tricks in this game, something comes along to prove you wrong! I owe this one to Tom at euflyer.com who also comments at Head for Points on a regular basis. Emirates Skywards miles used to be totally […]
I am determined to clear my inbox this week so here are a few news stories in brief: £10 sign-up code for minicab app Kabbee – exclusive to Head for Points I wrote about Kabbee a few days ago. Kabbee works with 70 individual minicab […]
Back in December I wrote about the Marriott MegaBonus promotion which runs from February 1st to April 30th. There are several versions of this offer but the most common is 2,500 bonus points per stay, starting with your second stay. This is not a terrible […]
Tesco has launched another promotional code for Tesco grocery shopping via a tie-up with moneysavingexpert.com. It is pretty impressive: 1,500 bonus Clubcard points on a £60 grocery spend Code is XXRRRK Code expires on Wednesday 28th January – you need to receive the delivery, or do ‘click […]
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