If you have been reading Head for Points for a while, you will realise that I am very keen on the Hilton HHonors Platinum Visa credit card. It is not the greatest card in the world for long-term .....

If you have been reading Head for Points for a while, you will realise that I am very keen on the Hilton .....

20 Apr 201320 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Via avios.com (so the Avios earned will go into an avios.com account, not a BA one), Holiday Extras is offering bonus points if you pre-book your airport parking through them. Holiday Extras offer .....

Via avios.com (so the Avios earned will go into an avios.com account, not a BA one), Holiday Extras is .....

20 Apr 201320 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

A couple of months ago, Tesco ran a promotion offering 100 Tesco Clubcard points if you filled in a very short form telling them when your various insurance products were up for renewal. The promo is .....

A couple of months ago, Tesco ran a promotion offering 100 Tesco Clubcard points if you filled in a very short .....

19 Apr 201319 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

British Airways and the Evening Standard have launched the latest of their competitions to celebrate 10 years of BA flights from London City Airport. This week, it is another monster prize – a .....

British Airways and the Evening Standard have launched the latest of their competitions to celebrate 10 years .....

19 Apr 201319 April 2013 by Rob Burgess

Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts occupy a rarified position at the top of hotel chain pecking order.  For many years, they have represented the ultimate in mainstream hotels, offering quality and .....

Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts occupy a rarified position at the top of hotel chain pecking order.  For .....

19 Apr 201319 April 2013 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has launched a new promotion called “Hello Weekend”, although they are trying to be funky and are referring to it as #helloweekend! What they are doing, basically, is .....

British Airways has launched a new promotion called “Hello Weekend”, although they are trying to .....

18 Apr 201318 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

On Monday, as I posted on Tuesday, all of the InterContinental Hotels Group brands were removed from Quidco and TopCashback.  You can no longer earn cashback for booking their hotels, unfortunately. .....

On Monday, as I posted on Tuesday, all of the InterContinental Hotels Group brands were removed from Quidco .....

18 Apr 201318 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Via moneysavingexpert.com – who negotiated this code for visitors to their site – there is a decent Tesco Wine deal available at the moment. It is worth 1,800 bonus Avios airmiles or 1,875 .....

Via moneysavingexpert.com – who negotiated this code for visitors to their site – there is a .....

18 Apr 201318 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Cruising does not fall under the usual remit of Head for Points – there are specialist sites and forums such as CruiseCritic dedicated to the subject if you are interested. However, Head .....

Cruising does not fall under the usual remit of Head for Points – there are specialist sites and forums .....

17 Apr 201317 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

I received an interesting email from Avios yesterday with an offer relating to Tesco Clubcard: “It only take a few moments to automatically convert all your future Tesco Clubcard points to .....

I received an interesting email from Avios yesterday with an offer relating to Tesco Clubcard: “It only .....

17 Apr 201317 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Tesco Direct has launched another attractive pre-order deal for a ‘soon to be released’ entertainment product. This time, it is for John Whaite’s new cookbook, “John Whaite .....

Tesco Direct has launched another attractive pre-order deal for a ‘soon to be released’ .....

16 Apr 201316 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

For clarity, Head for Points is a site about airline and hotel loyalty points!  However, anyone with any sense uses a cashback site such as Quidco or TopCashBack when booking travel products, so .....

For clarity, Head for Points is a site about airline and hotel loyalty points!  However, anyone with any .....

16 Apr 201316 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

If you ever try to discuss miles and points with your friends, you may find their eyes glaze over, or they grumble that ‘it’s all too complicated’ or something similar …. Next .....

If you ever try to discuss miles and points with your friends, you may find their eyes glaze over, or they .....

16 Apr 201316 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Almost as soon as we landed in Dubai before Easter, InterContinental Hotels Group – owner of Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn Express, Indigo, InterContinental and other brands – .....

Almost as soon as we landed in Dubai before Easter, InterContinental Hotels Group – owner of Holiday .....

15 Apr 201315 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments