A quick heads up that the current promotion on the Lufthansa UK ‘Miles & More’ credit card is ending tomorrow, August 30th. This is far from the greatest credit card deal of all time. .....

A quick heads up that the current promotion on the Lufthansa UK ‘Miles & More’ credit card is .....

29 Aug 201329 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This is my review of the American Express Nectar credit card. Head for Points mainly focusses on credit cards which offer airline miles or hotel loyalty points for your spending.  However, as easyJet .....

This is my review of the American Express Nectar credit card. Head for Points mainly focusses on credit cards .....

29 Aug 201329 August 2013 by Rob Burgess

I posted a couple of weeks ago that American Express Currency Exchange had resigned from its positions in Heathrow Terminal 5.  These booths, including the one in the British Airways lounge, are .....

I posted a couple of weeks ago that American Express Currency Exchange had resigned from its positions in .....

28 Aug 201328 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc programme) is well known for publishing lots of one-off bonus codes which can really add up.  This article shows how I got 12,000 .....

IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc programme) is well known for publishing .....

28 Aug 201328 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Here we go again!  Some elements of this post may feel familiar. On Tesco Direct, there is an offer for 500 bonus Clubcard points when you pre-order the video game ‘Skylanders Swap .....

Here we go again!  Some elements of this post may feel familiar. On Tesco Direct, there is an offer for 500 .....

27 Aug 201327 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

InterContinental has some very pleasant hotels. I should know … I stayed at their Dusseldorf, Boston and New York Times Square hotels last month, and I’ve also written a review about the .....

InterContinental has some very pleasant hotels. I should know … I stayed at their Dusseldorf, Boston and .....

27 Aug 201327 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Marriott Rewards has launched its major promotion for the Autumn, which will be another outing for MegaBonus. This promotion is active across all Marriott brands, including Renaissance, Courtyard, .....

Marriott Rewards has launched its major promotion for the Autumn, which will be another outing for MegaBonus. .....

26 Aug 201326 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Two new hotel booking services have sprung up recently which offer a twist on the usual third-party booking service. Both Rocketmiles and PointsHound give you a large slug of airline miles with every .....

Two new hotel booking services have sprung up recently which offer a twist on the usual third-party booking .....

26 Aug 201326 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group – is launching its new promotion on Monday.  It will run from September 1st to December 31st. .....

IHG Rewards Club – the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group – is .....

25 Aug 201325 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

Gatwick Airport has launched the Gatwick Voucher Passport, a new scheme which claims to offer over £400 of discounts to travellers.  Whilst I’d take that with a pinch of salt, there are some .....

Gatwick Airport has launched the Gatwick Voucher Passport, a new scheme which claims to offer over £400 of .....

25 Aug 201325 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Earlier this week I wrote about the ‘30,000 Avios for a return Business Class flight’ promotions being run by BA and American Airlines.  Both of these had a nasty catch, though – to .....

Earlier this week I wrote about the ‘30,000 Avios for a return Business Class flight’ promotions .....

24 Aug 201324 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Apart from British Airways, Head for Points focusses more on mileage accumulation than status accumulation. However, it is certainly something that we DO cover, and it is about time that I ran an .....

Apart from British Airways, Head for Points focusses more on mileage accumulation than status accumulation. .....

23 Aug 201323 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Club Carlson has launched a promotion for buying their points, which is running for a surprisingly long time – up to 15th October. The level of bonus increases with the amount you buy: Buy .....

Club Carlson has launched a promotion for buying their points, which is running for a surprisingly long time .....

23 Aug 201323 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

I had two conversations recently on a broadly similar theme, one with a credit card executive and one with an Australian who has just moved to the UK and is building up his card collection.  .....

I had two conversations recently on a broadly similar theme, one with a credit card executive and one .....

22 Aug 201322 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments