A lot of people ask me about the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme so I thought it was worth running through the options again. Unfortunately, this is the ultimate ‘how long .....

A lot of people ask me about the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme so I thought it was .....

27 Oct 201727 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

This is my review of the IHG Rewards Club Premium Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth .....

This is my review of the IHG Rewards Club Premium Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles .....

27 Oct 201727 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

This is my review of the IHG Rewards Club Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the IHG Rewards Club Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking .....

27 Oct 201727 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

I recently wrote this l-o-n-g article on how I saw the future of airline credit cards in a world of 0.3% interchange fees.  In summary, I expected to see higher fees, lower miles earning but better .....

I recently wrote this l-o-n-g article on how I saw the future of airline credit cards in a world of 0.3% .....

26 Oct 201726 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 138 comments

Avios.com has a range of wine, beer, champagne and spirits redemptions available, if you have more Avios than you can realistically use for flights. At the high end, you can redeem 48,500 Avios for .....

Avios.com has a range of wine, beer, champagne and spirits redemptions available, if you have more Avios than .....

26 Oct 201726 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

News in brief: Finnair’s UK services to Lapland launching soon If you’ve ever had a secret wish to visit Lapland, Finnair can help this winter.  Even better, you can use Avios to make it .....

News in brief: Finnair’s UK services to Lapland launching soon If you’ve ever had a secret wish to .....

26 Oct 201726 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

The level of ‘taxes and charges’ added to long-haul Avios redemptions on British Airways is always a sore point. In general, I use a ‘finger in the air’ sum of £550 for the .....

The level of ‘taxes and charges’ added to long-haul Avios redemptions on British Airways is always .....

25 Oct 201725 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

News in brief: Attend a Loyalty Fraud Prevention conference in Brighton If you are in the loyalty industry, you might be interested in a major Loyalty Fraud Prevention conference in Brighton, running .....

News in brief: Attend a Loyalty Fraud Prevention conference in Brighton If you are in the loyalty industry, .....

25 Oct 201725 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 39 comments

This is my review of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

This is my review of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles .....

25 Oct 201725 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

This is my review of the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....

25 Oct 201725 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

British Airways has launched a ‘Part Pay With Avios’ special offer on selected routes from London City and Manchester this Winter. Here are the rules: Book before 5th November 2017 Fly .....

British Airways has launched a ‘Part Pay With Avios’ special offer on selected routes from London .....

24 Oct 201724 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

The main Hilton Honors promotion this Autumn, ‘Double Points’ (click here to register), offers you double Hilton Honors points on every stay you make before 31st December. I wrote about .....

The main Hilton Honors promotion this Autumn, ‘Double Points’ (click here to register), offers you .....

24 Oct 201724 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive nearly-top-tier status with the Langham hotel chain. Langham Hospitality Group is owned by .....

One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive .....

24 Oct 201724 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today.  Since I relaunched this nine months ago with Emyr Thomas of Bon Vivant, the feedback from Head for Points readers has .....

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today.  Since I relaunched this nine .....

24 Oct 201724 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments