In the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor made the surprise announcement that Air Passenger Duty would be scrapped for children aged 2-12 years old from 1 May 2015.  This only applies to economy .....

In the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor made the surprise announcement that Air Passenger Duty would be .....

14 Jan 201514 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition last week, sponsored by hotel booking site Kaligo.com, to win 100,000 Avios points.  There was a fantastic response. I picked a winner yesterday and .....

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition last week, sponsored by hotel booking site Kaligo.com, to .....

13 Jan 201513 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

A large number of new hotel cashback deals were launched by American Express yesterday. Whilst only the Thistle deal is outstanding, what is great about these deals is that you can combine them with .....

A large number of new hotel cashback deals were launched by American Express yesterday. Whilst only the .....

13 Jan 201513 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

points.com is a facilitator for the purchase and exchange of miles. If you have ever bought Avios, you may have noticed that your credit card statement showed ‘points.com’ as the merchant. .....

points.com is a facilitator for the purchase and exchange of miles. If you have ever bought Avios, you may .....

13 Jan 201513 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Hotel booking site PointsHound is similar to Kaligo and Rocketmiles.  In return for booking your hotel through their site, you are rewarded with a chunk of airline miles. British Airways Executive .....

Hotel booking site PointsHound is similar to Kaligo and Rocketmiles.  In return for booking your hotel .....

12 Jan 201512 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

If you are self-employed or pay tax outside PAYE for other reasons, 31st January is the day that you will need to make your final tax payment for the 2013-2014 tax year. HMRC accepts credit cards for .....

If you are self-employed or pay tax outside PAYE for other reasons, 31st January is the day that you will need .....

12 Jan 201512 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, is repeating the offer it ran last May to get a Priority Pass for half price. Priority Pass is a network of 700 airport .....

Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, is repeating the offer it ran .....

12 Jan 201512 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Finnair announced on Thursday that it was removing fuel surcharges on redemption flights for travel in Europe, to Dubai and to Tel Aviv. Why is this interesting?  Because Finnair is a member of the .....

Finnair announced on Thursday that it was removing fuel surcharges on redemption flights for travel in Europe, .....

11 Jan 201511 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

It is time for our monthly round up of what is new, what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. What’s new? Not much, to be honest.  I was .....

It is time for our monthly round up of what is new, what is coming and what is going in the world of UK .....

11 Jan 201511 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

I have written before about the points-earning Facebook app run by Le Club Accorhotels (the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery etc). It offers bonus points on every stay .....

I have written before about the points-earning Facebook app run by Le Club Accorhotels (the loyalty scheme for .....

11 Jan 201511 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

A quick heads up that IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express / Crowne Plaza / InterContinental etc hotel group, is running its third and final ‘flash sale’ next week. It .....

A quick heads up that IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express / Crowne Plaza / .....

10 Jan 201510 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Here is one of those odd little facts which may have passed you by.  I was reminded of it when writing my article on the Thistle Hotels ‘Signature’ loyalty scheme on Wednesday. The .....

Here is one of those odd little facts which may have passed you by.  I was reminded of it when writing my .....

10 Jan 201510 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

I don’t need to hype this up at all. The prize speaks for itself. The good people at Qatar Airways have given me two business class flights to (just about) anywhere in the world to give away to .....

I don’t need to hype this up at all. The prize speaks for itself. The good people at Qatar Airways have .....

10 Jan 201510 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Don’t forget that midnight tonight is the closing time for our fantastic competition in association with hotel booking website Kaligo. One lucky Head for Points reader is going to win 100,000 .....

Don’t forget that midnight tonight is the closing time for our fantastic competition in association with .....

9 Jan 20159 January 2015 by Rob Burgess