Last August, I ran a story about British Airways offering Club World tickets to Australia for just £2,050.  The snag was that you had to start and end your journey in Oslo. Reader David booked one .....

Last August, I ran a story about British Airways offering Club World tickets to Australia for just £2,050.  .....

31 May 201531 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

I am running two articles today based on reader experiences of flying British Airways long-haul by starting your trip in Europe. This story, from reader Mark, is an example of how it can go (slightly) .....

I am running two articles today based on reader experiences of flying British Airways long-haul by starting .....

31 May 201531 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Yesterday I took a look at the 49 hotels which are just 5,000 Hilton HHonors points per night.  These are incredibly cheap redemptions – you could stay for 20 nights for the cost of just one .....

Yesterday I took a look at the 49 hotels which are just 5,000 Hilton HHonors points per night.  These are .....

31 May 201531 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

It is sometimes the little things in a loyalty scheme which make the difference.  Here are three things I have come across in recent weeks which I thought other schemes could benefit .....

It is sometimes the little things in a loyalty scheme which make the difference.  Here are three things .....

30 May 201530 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Every couple of months, IHG Rewards Club generates a wave of publicity – including on Head for Points – by reducing the reward cost of 100 or so properties. They are all offered for 5,000 .....

Every couple of months, IHG Rewards Club generates a wave of publicity – including on Head for Points .....

30 May 201530 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

News in brief: Kabbee raises our special sign-up code to £10 London minicab firm Kabbee has put the exclusive Head for Points sign up code [deleted as now expired] back to £10 for this weekend .....

News in brief: Kabbee raises our special sign-up code to £10 London minicab firm Kabbee has put the exclusive .....

30 May 201530 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

This is an offer you don’t see very often.  Hilton HHonors is currently offering a 100% bonus when you buy points – see this page. This may or may not be a great bargain as it .....

This is an offer you don’t see very often.  Hilton HHonors is currently offering a 100% bonus when .....

29 May 201529 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

British Airways opened a new lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol earlier this year.  At roughly the same time, a new Aspire lounge – accessible with a Priority Pass or Lounge Club card – opened .....

British Airways opened a new lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol earlier this year.  At roughly the same time, a new .....

29 May 201529 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Last month, IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel brands – launched a new scheme aimed at travel bookers and small businesses, IHG Business Rewards. This .....

Last month, IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel brands – .....

29 May 201529 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

News in brief: £750 business class tickets to Bangkok I have devoted quiet a bit of coverage recently to exceptionally cheap Qatar Airways flights to Asia from Europe, often sub £800.  There is .....

News in brief: £750 business class tickets to Bangkok I have devoted quiet a bit of coverage recently to .....

28 May 201528 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Is avios.com feeling the pressure, post devaluation, of persuading Tesco Clubcard collectors of the wonders of the scheme? It may be, because they have come up with one of the least rewarding .....

Is avios.com feeling the pressure, post devaluation, of persuading Tesco Clubcard collectors of the wonders of .....

28 May 201528 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is my review of the United First Class lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. As part of my tour of Heathrow Terminal 2 earlier this month, I got to see the United Airlines First Class lounge.  This .....

This is my review of the United First Class lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. As part of my tour of Heathrow .....

28 May 201528 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

British Airways and Avios launched a number of promotions yesterday – not entirely unexpectedly, since I expected an uptick in offers immediately after the Avios devaluation. This is the most .....

British Airways and Avios launched a number of promotions yesterday – not entirely unexpectedly, since I .....

27 May 201527 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Lufthansa, Austrian and Swiss (all of which are owned by Lufthansa) have decided that the British Airways ‘hand baggage only’ model for short haul ticketing is the way to go. For flights .....

Lufthansa, Austrian and Swiss (all of which are owned by Lufthansa) have decided that the British Airways .....

27 May 201527 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments