Heathrow Airport has published a draft timetable on its website of the moving schedule for airlines into the new Terminal 2. Perhaps having learned from the botched opening of Terminal 5, this is very .....

Heathrow Airport has published a draft timetable on its website of the moving schedule for airlines into the .....

10 Nov 201310 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Qatar Airways officially joined the oneworld alliance, of which British Airways is a member, on 31st October.  This means that you can now spend and earn Avios and earn British Airways Executive Club .....

Qatar Airways officially joined the oneworld alliance, of which British Airways is a member, on 31st .....

10 Nov 201310 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Two months ago, I ran this article on ‘Small Business Saturday’.  This has been running in the US for a few years, and is a nationwide attempt to promote smaller retailers. It is of .....

Two months ago, I ran this article on ‘Small Business Saturday’.  This has been running in the US .....

9 Nov 20139 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Qatar Airways is currently running a ‘2-4-1’ sale on business class seats from a number of European destinations. Some of the prices on offer are very, very attractive indeed. Remember .....

Qatar Airways is currently running a ‘2-4-1’ sale on business class seats from a number of .....

9 Nov 20139 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

There is a growing trend now for loyalty programmes to send you an email on your birthday.  As I am signed up to a lot of schemes, it meant I received a lot of emails on Thursday. Some included some .....

There is a growing trend now for loyalty programmes to send you an email on your birthday.  As I am signed up .....

9 Nov 20139 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Ramada Hotels and The Independent have relaunched their ‘£20 hotel rooms’ promotion. This will be the third year that it has run, and it is a decent deal. There are 50,000 rooms on offer .....

Ramada Hotels and The Independent have relaunched their ‘£20 hotel rooms’ promotion. This will be .....

8 Nov 20138 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Last week, I ran this article outlining a great promotion currently being run by Shangri-La Hotels and their Golden Circle loyalty scheme. If you play their online game for 5 of the 6 weeks it runs, .....

Last week, I ran this article outlining a great promotion currently being run by Shangri-La Hotels and their .....

8 Nov 20138 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Until Sunday, Tesco is running a special promotion on iTunes gift cards.  When you purchase 3 x £15 cards, you pay just £34.99.  That represents a decent £10 saving if you are a regular iTunes .....

Until Sunday, Tesco is running a special promotion on iTunes gift cards.  When you purchase 3 x £15 cards, .....

8 Nov 20138 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

It’s my birthday today, you’ll be pleased to know.  And what better way to celebrate than another great way to earn a pile of Avios points or Virgin miles from a credit card sign-up. .....

It’s my birthday today, you’ll be pleased to know.  And what better way to celebrate than another .....

7 Nov 20137 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

My top article today outlines the special 20,000 Starwood points sign-up bonus that is now available again on the SPG Amex card. At the same time, Amex will also today temporarily increase the sign-up .....

My top article today outlines the special 20,000 Starwood points sign-up bonus that is now available again on .....

7 Nov 20137 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

Yes, Head for Points does trains as well as planes!  (Click on Eurostar and East Coast Rewards in the ‘Archives by Category’ menu on the right hand side to read older articles.) East .....

Yes, Head for Points does trains as well as planes!  (Click on Eurostar and East Coast Rewards in the .....

7 Nov 20137 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Yesterday I spent, frankly, more time than is sensible poring over the details of the new Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of my analysis can be found here.  The website .....

Yesterday I spent, frankly, more time than is sensible poring over the details of the new Lloyds Avios Rewards .....

6 Nov 20136 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

British Airways is running another money-off promotion with one its partners.  Following the recent Hilton and Avis offers, it is now partnering with Shell. The new offer is a discount of 15% on any .....

British Airways is running another money-off promotion with one its partners.  Following the recent Hilton .....

6 Nov 20136 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Hilton lost a lot of friends back in February when it unveiled a massive devaluation of the Hilton HHonors programme.  Prices of rooms at top properties jumped from 50,000 points to a maximum of .....

Hilton lost a lot of friends back in February when it unveiled a massive devaluation of the Hilton HHonors .....

6 Nov 20136 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments