The daily posts on Head for Points are a mixture of news, interesting links and in-depth articles on specific topics of interest to the keen miles and points collector.
This page contains links to some of the most useful reference articles published over the last 12 months. If you are a new reader to Head for Points who is looking to learn some inside secrets, these posts are a good place to start.
Note that articles are not updated after being originally published, so double-check any important information before relying on it. However, I do delete posts from this list if I know that the deal discussed no longer works. This page will next be updated on June 1st and does not currently include articles published after April 29th.
The ‘Avios Redemption University’ series:
2. Saving taxes on US redemptions with Aer Lingus
3. Is it worth using Avios for hotels?
5. When to use ‘Avios and Money’?
6. Lowering taxes by redeeming on airberlin
7. Using your BA Amex 2-4-1 voucher
The ‘Credit Card Reviews‘ series:
American Airlines, American Express Gold, American Express Platinum, Avios (Lloyds TSB Duo), Avios (Lloyds TSB Premier Duo), British Airways (Amex), British Airways (Premium Plus Amex), Flybe, Hilton HHonors, Lufthansa Miles & More, Marriott, Priority Club, Priority Club Black, Ryanair, Starwood Preferred Guest, Tesco, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic White, Virgin Atlantic Black
My best answer to the ultimate question:
Key credit card posts:
Which loyalty credit cards are worth keeping just for their benefits?
The top 15 UK loyalty credit card sign-up deals by £ value
What are the best credit card bonuses for long-term spending?
Should you use a mileage or a ‘no FX fees’ card abroad?
How many credit cards can you hold in the UK?
What can you do with Amex Membership Rewards points?
Why don’t I write more about credit card ‘churning’?
Paying council tax and other utility bills with a credit card
Other posts:
Yet more new good hotel redemption options in Nice / Cannes! (28th April)
Use your Amex points for champagne and food in London (1p per point) (27th April)
BA’s parent takes full control of low-cost carrier Vueling (26th April)
Flying Blue introduces major changes to its reward chart (26th April)
‘StatusMatcher’ – what match can you get from your existing loyalty cards? (23rd April)
Jumeirah Emirates Towers – the cheap way to a luxury Dubai beach holiday (22nd April)
AwardWallet launches a new super-fast Apple app (22nd April)
Hilton HHonors ‘points and money’ remains a bright spot after the devaluation (21st April)
Avoid KLM’s new short-haul baggage fee by opening a Flying Blue account (21st April)
You can still get £15 of free stuff from Starbucks in Heathrow T5C! (20th April)
Four Seasons to launch a loyalty scheme during 2013 (19th April)
Genuine last-minute BA bargains as it launches #helloweekend (18th April)
Use your Avios to enjoy a cheap repositioning cruise (17th April)
My thoughts on the Priority Club / IHG Rewards Club rebranding (15th April)
How to redeem your Avios on Air Malta (12th April)
BA releases pictures of the first A380 in BA colours (10th April)
Virgin caps taxes on UK redemptions at £30 and charges just 7500 miles (9th April)
Superfly – a new flight comparison service that calculates miles earned (8th April)
Increased earnings on the old bmi credit cards (2nd April)
Google Flights launches in the UK (30th March)
“City of the Air” – life at Heathrow in 1964 (29th March)
Free Miles & More Silver status for oil, gas and energy sector employees (28th March)
Meet the newest member of BAEC (or, how to earn Avios when your child flies) (26th March)
Get BA lounge access by matching your non-oneworld Gold card to airberlin! (25th March)
Use your airline or hotel status to get a free Regus Businessworld Gold card (24th March)
Turkish Airlines still matching ANY airline Gold card to Star Alliance Gold! (22nd March)
Earn Clubcard points (=Avios) completing surveys with Shopper Thoughts (20th March)
The best places in the world to use your Club Carlson points (20th March)
Earn Miles & More miles writing hotel reviews! (18th March)
Latin American airline LATAM available for Avios redemptions from early 2014 (16th March)
My wife gets her Cathay Pacific Marco Polo Gold card renewed (via Amex Platinum) (15th March)
40% off UK and European Hilton’s for public sector workers (14th March)
Applying for credit cards? Check your full credit report online with Noddle (14th March)
Earn Avios via Clubcard when buying fuel at selected Esso petrol stations (13th March)
Review of New York to Berlin on airberlin in business class (40,000 Avios + £1.50!) (11th March)
Boosting your Amex spend by using Paypal for online shopping (9th March)
New Holiday Inn, HI Express and Crowne Plaza 2-4-1 deal (7th March)
TopCashBack now paying in Tesco points – a gamechanger? (Part 1) and Part 2 (6th/7th March)
New Avios redemption option to Florence with Vueling (6th March)
New BA video – ‘A Glimpse Inside Our New A380′ (6th March)
My thoughts on the Hilton HHonors devaluation (4th March)
Virgin announces new domestic brand (2nd March)
Priority Club’s ‘Friends & Family’ rate keeps on working (27th February)
Amex refreshes its UK small business cards (23rd February)
Conrad New York hotel review (22nd February)
Lufthansa First Class, Frankfurt to Newark, review (21st February)
Lufthansa First Class Terminal review (20th February)
BA launches ‘no suitcase’ fare from Gatwick (20th February)
Starwood increases cost of ‘cash and points’ awards (19th February)
Tesco toughens up on earning points for ink cartridge recycling (19th February)
Radisson Blu, Hamburg Airport review (18th February)
Marriott Rewards devalues its reward chart (15th February)
Starwood and Delta launch an innovative status-sharing scheme (14th February)
Having problems with your Priority Club or Hilton credit card? (14th February)
Amex Membership Rewards to Club Carlson … a good value redemption (13th February)
New ‘secret’ Amex card launched! (11th February)
Some more details on Virgin’s new Edinburgh flights (9th February)
Barclays get a licence to issue American Express cards (6th February)
Two great new Hyatt options on the Cote d’Azur (4th February)
Meet your Amex sign-up bonus spend with a home delivery of £ travellers cheques (4th February)
Malaysian joins oneworld – with a Paris and Amsterdam ‘loophole’ (1st February)
New BA Gold card benefits start today (1st February)
Why no-one should £20,000 for the 2-4-1 voucher on the free BA Amex card! (31st January)
Emirates’ new A380 First Class Lounge (31st January)
My £20.12 fling at the Holiday Inn Stratford City (27th January)
How to get Hilton HHonors Gold status easily (25th January)
Does the sale of airberlin’s frequent flyer scheme to Etihad matter? (23rd January)
Marriott brings in the ability to ‘rollover’ elite qualifying nights (21st January)
The winners and losers in the new Priority Club reward chart (19th January)
My review of Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai (16th January)
Flying long haul planes on short haul redemptions! (13th January)
Amex Platinum seems to have dropped Hilton Gold as a benefit (11th January)
Priority Club tears up its reward chart and starts again (8th January)
airberlin launches its new fully-flat seat for your low-tax redemptions (8th January)
Full details of the Germanwings takeover of Lufthansa short-haul (7th January)
BA unveils B787 and A380 seat plans (28th December)
Understanding BA On Business – the loyalty scheme for small businesses – Part 1 and Part 2 (22nd/23rd December)
Avoiding BA fuel surcharges when flying from Brazil (22nd December)
Do you know all of Quidco’s travel partners? (21st December)
Is American Express Platinum worth the £450 fee? (19th December)
Aer Lingus to operate Virgin’s new domestic services (14th December)
How to get the cheapest price and maximum rewards when booking train travel – Part 1 and Part 2 (13th/15th December)
BA (genuinely) improves the ba.com Avios awards search engine (12th December)
Iberia cuts long-haul routes and your low-tax redemption options (12th December)
What does Delta’s acquisition of 49% of Virgin Atlantic mean for you? (12th December)
Redeeming Star Alliance miles for Luthansa First Class (11th December)
Alitalia’ MilleMiglia …. the world’s worst frequent flyer scheme? (10th December)
New Avios redemption options as BA launches three new routes (9th December)
Priority Club makes it VERY hard to retain status from January (6th December)
BA Seoul service launches – a new redemption route into Asia (5th December)
How Amex Plat & Gold holders can buy airline miles at up to 50% off! (30th November)
How to get a discount on Gatwick Express (28th November)
Meet your credit card ‘minimum spend’ with new Amex Gift Cards (25th November)
Using Avios for (almost) tax-free flights around the US (24th November)
Tricks to earn 2x and 3x points when using your Amex Gold (19th November)
New Avios spending opportunities – Malaysia joins oneworld (17th November)
A new New York Avios redemption route with American via Dublin (15th November)
Another way to use up small amounts of Miles & More (13th November)
Why you shouldn’t bother earning Avios with e-Rewards (7th November)
Is Virgin Atlantic finally going to join an alliance? (11th November)
Quick ways to trigger a credit card sign-up bonus (6th November)
They’re coming soon(-ish) – BA’s A380′s! (5th November)
My eulogy for the bmi credit cards! (4th November)
How to get a discount on Heathrow Express (29th October)
Earning Avios buying and recycling ink cartridges with Tesco (28th October)
How to use small orphan amounts of miles and points – Part 1 and Part 2 (21st and 22nd October)
The updated guide to collecting Avios from car rentals (19th October)
Two reader tips for earning more miles via Amex (18th October)
Take a look at AwardTravelr, a new Avios reward seat search tool (15th October)
More non-London routes for spending Avios (13th October)
What happens when your points are stolen? (12th October)
When is £ credit card spend treated as foreign spend, earning double points? (10th October)
Inside the Heathrow T5 ‘Galleries First’ lounge (10th October)
Coming (back) soon – spending Avios on Qatar Airways (9th October)
Does the switch from Travelex to Amex Currency Exchange for Avios matter? (8th October)
How I got £370 of value from my Starwood Amex sign-up bonus! (1st October)
How and why to transfer Starwood points to another person for free (30th September)
Priority Club credit card now offering Gold and Platinum status as a benefit (29th September)
Iberia Plus introduces ‘Avios plus Money’ (25th September)
Eurostar benefits for American Express charge card holders (24th September)
AwardWallet hits 100,000 members … and why you should join (22nd September)
Checking out the latest BA partner, Bicester Village! (20th September)
Cathay Gold (= BA Silver) now looking like a permanent Amex Plat benefit (13th September)
Miles & More programme changes from 1st September (12th September)
Direct flights to Spain from the UK regions using Avios (5th September)
Your favourite inflight magazines now available via Apple Newsstand (2nd September)
Is Virgin Guest List worth the money? (1st September)
SPG to Virgin to Hilton … an interesting opportunity (28th August)
Exploring the limits of Reward Flight Saver via Iberia (27th August)
A new route to the Maldives with Star Alliance miles (23rd August)
The best hotels in Cannes (on points!) (21st August)
Swapping miles between programmes with www.points.com (18th August)
LoungeMiles … an interesting opportunity for Priority Pass cardholders (14th August)
Why you should try to stay 1 night in a Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza or InterContinental each year (13th August)
InterContinental Ambassador renewal jumps to $150 … but with an added benefit (12th August)
Crowne Plaza Marlow review – a good child-friendly property for Londoners (9th August)
How to cash out of small quantities of Miles & More miles (6th August)
Tesco to Virgin to Hilton … a good deal? (5th August)
Getting discounts at Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza and InterContinental hotels (4th August)
Checking OneWorld availability via Iberia Plus (25th July)
Dramatically cut your taxes with long-haul Iberia redemptions (24th July)
Analysing Star Alliance credit card opportunities (23rd July)
Travel agent and corporate BA tickets now upgradable (17th July)
New American Express Platinum benefits start today (16th July)
Goodbye to the Lloyds TSB Duo Avios cards after 1.1 million Avios! (10th July)
Two little known Amex Membership Rewards features (8th July)
Exploiting Amex referral bonuses (6th July)
Ritz-Carlton Rewards vs Marriott Rewards (4th July)
The sweet spots of Hyatt Gold Passport (2nd July)
Collecting Avios from Tesco (9th June)
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