InterContinental announced yesterday that they are taking over the management of the luxury Four Seasons Dublin hotel from 1st January 2015.  This came as a surprise as it had been reported that .....

InterContinental announced yesterday that they are taking over the management of the luxury Four Seasons .....

16 Dec 201416 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

British Airways is one of 15 major airlines in the oneworld alliance, alongside American, Qatar, Qantas etc.  For you as a customer, the key benefit is that you can earn and spend Avios points on all .....

British Airways is one of 15 major airlines in the oneworld alliance, alongside American, Qatar, Qantas etc.  .....

15 Dec 201415 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

I don’t normally cover general aviation news on Head for Points but this story is of interest.  At a conference in London last week, the Chief Financial Operator of Airbus said that the company .....

I don’t normally cover general aviation news on Head for Points but this story is of interest.  At a .....

15 Dec 201415 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

If you need to head out to Australia before the end of March, Etihad Guest is offering a decent double miles deal. You will receive double Etihad Guest miles when you fly to Sydney, Perth, Melbourne .....

If you need to head out to Australia before the end of March, Etihad Guest is offering a decent double miles .....

15 Dec 201415 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

British Airways rolled out its Winter Sale over Friday evening and Saturday morning.  This was very unfortunate timing, as the airline was still trying to recover from the failure of the Air Traffic .....

British Airways rolled out its Winter Sale over Friday evening and Saturday morning.  This was very .....

14 Dec 201414 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Uber, the app-based taxi service that is doing surprisingly well in London and is also in Manchester, has launched in Leeds.  The company now operates in 225 cities globally. At the moment, only the .....

Uber, the app-based taxi service that is doing surprisingly well in London and is also in Manchester, has .....

14 Dec 201414 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Starwood Preferred Guest is keen to get you to book via their mobile phone app, and is willing to bribe you with SPG points to try it! You will receive 500 bonus SPG points per stay up to a maximum of .....

Starwood Preferred Guest is keen to get you to book via their mobile phone app, and is willing to bribe you .....

14 Dec 201414 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

American Express has launched what I assume will be its final batch of ‘statement credit’ offers for the year. You can access these deals with either an American Express-issued card .....

American Express has launched what I assume will be its final batch of ‘statement credit’ offers .....

13 Dec 201413 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

In a slightly left field move, British Airways has announced the launch of two new ‘Summer sun’ routes from London City Airport. From June 29th until September 6th, British .....

In a slightly left field move, British Airways has announced the launch of two new ‘Summer sun’ .....

13 Dec 201413 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc reward scheme – has been emailing members with a personalised offer to buy points with a 50%, 75% or 100% bonus. To .....

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc reward scheme – has been .....

13 Dec 201413 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

I have written about e-rewards before as it is a long established partner of British Airways and avios.com.  It is a market research company which awards you points in its own loyalty scheme for .....

I have written about e-rewards before as it is a long established partner of British Airways and .....

12 Dec 201412 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Iberia, BA’s sister airline, has announced a number of new UK routes. The first to arrive will be a service from Edinburgh to Madrid.  This will launch in late March with the start of the .....

Iberia, BA’s sister airline, has announced a number of new UK routes. The first to arrive will be a .....

12 Dec 201412 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Hotels4U, which is part of Thomas Cook, is giving away £5,000 of hotel nights to people born on Christmas Day. It is enough to make up for all of those combined ‘birthday and Christmas’ .....

Hotels4U, which is part of Thomas Cook, is giving away £5,000 of hotel nights to people born on Christmas .....

12 Dec 201412 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

On Tuesday evening I was in Terminal 2 at Heathrow for the opening party for the Plaza Premium arrivals lounge. (This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all .....

On Tuesday evening I was in Terminal 2 at Heathrow for the opening party for the Plaza Premium arrivals .....

11 Dec 201411 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments