A couple of months ago, Amex was offering a very generous 40,000 Avios if you signed up for their Business Gold card. Sadly that offer has now ended, and there is currently no sign-up bonus at all. .....

A couple of months ago, Amex was offering a very generous 40,000 Avios if you signed up for their Business .....

23 Feb 201323 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Emirates has added a new elite tier to its Skywards programme – Platinum. Timed to match the launch of its new partnership with Qantas, the new tier will begin on April 1st. The benefits, to be .....

Emirates has added a new elite tier to its Skywards programme – Platinum. Timed to match the launch of .....

23 Feb 201323 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

This article is my review of the new Conrad New York hotel.  It is Part 5 of a series of airline and hotel reviews covering my trip to New York. To recap – I have just arrived, via Lufthansa .....

This article is my review of the new Conrad New York hotel.  It is Part 5 of a series of airline and hotel .....

22 Feb 201322 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

A couple of people have emailed me to ask when I will be writing about the massive Hilton HHonors devaluation. The answer, unfortunately, is not until the end of next week.  I am pretty much without .....

A couple of people have emailed me to ask when I will be writing about the massive Hilton HHonors devaluation. .....

22 Feb 201322 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is my review of Lufthansa First Class on a 747, flying from Frankfurt to Newark.  It is Part 4 of my series of airline and hotel reviews covering my NYC trip this week.  Part 1 is here and .....

This is my review of Lufthansa First Class on a 747, flying from Frankfurt to Newark.  It is Part 4 of my .....

21 Feb 201321 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

For as long as I can remember, there has been a box on the BAEC sign-up page to insert a ‘Promotional Code’. A Head for Points reader emailed me over the weekend to ask if there was .....

For as long as I can remember, there has been a box on the BAEC sign-up page to insert a ‘Promotional .....

21 Feb 201321 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

This is my review of the Lufthansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt.  It is part 3 of a trip report covering my trip to New York this week.  Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here. When we left .....

This is my review of the Lufthansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt.  It is part 3 of a trip report .....

20 Feb 201320 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

For some time, there has a been a view that – in a continued attempt to make BA’s Gatwick operation profitable – it would move towards more of an easyJet approach to life. Gatwick .....

For some time, there has a been a view that – in a continued attempt to make BA’s Gatwick .....

20 Feb 201320 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

This is my review of Lufthansa’s short haul business class on a flight from Hamburg to Frankurt, and my review of the Lufthansa lounge in Hamburg. After checking out of the Radisson, I took the .....

This is my review of Lufthansa’s short haul business class on a flight from Hamburg to Frankurt, and my .....

19 Feb 201319 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Starwood, the Westin / Sheraton / W / aloft etc hotel group, has announced some changes (ie cost increases) to its popular ‘cash and points’ awards. Full details can be found here. Note .....

Starwood, the Westin / Sheraton / W / aloft etc hotel group, has announced some changes (ie cost increases) to .....

19 Feb 201319 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Back in October, I ran this article explaining how to earn some cheap Avios by buying used printer ink cartridges on eBay and sending them to Tesco for recycling, in return for Tesco Clubcard points. .....

Back in October, I ran this article explaining how to earn some cheap Avios by buying used printer ink .....

19 Feb 201319 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Next week, if all goes to plan, Head for Points will be relaunched with a snazzy new look. You’ll (hopefully) be pleased to know that nothing is going to change under the surface. The content .....

Next week, if all goes to plan, Head for Points will be relaunched with a snazzy new look. You’ll .....

18 Feb 201318 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is my review of the Radisson Blu hotel at Hamburg Airport. My New York jaunt is on. Having dropped the family in Hamburg (I will spare you the joys of Club Europe with a 5 yr old and a 1 year .....

This is my review of the Radisson Blu hotel at Hamburg Airport. My New York jaunt is on. Having dropped the .....

18 Feb 201318 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is a topic that is only of marginal interest to Head for Points readers, so instead of writing a long post I will direct you to this excellent post on Loyalty Lobby. Here you find the earnings .....

This is a topic that is only of marginal interest to Head for Points readers, so instead of writing a long .....

18 Feb 201318 February 2013 by Rob Burgess