Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty scheme for Sheraton, Westin, W, aloft etc – is an oddity amongst hotel programmes.  Whilst it works in the same way as other schemes, with different tier .....

Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty scheme for Sheraton, Westin, W, aloft etc – is an oddity amongst .....

8 Aug 20158 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the .....

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way .....

7 Aug 20157 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Three years ago, I wrote an article about my experience claiming on the American Express Platinum card travel insurance. Amex made some nasty changes to the insurance on the Platinum card in January .....

Three years ago, I wrote an article about my experience claiming on the American Express Platinum card travel .....

7 Aug 20157 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

Head for Points offers a specialist travel booking service for luxury hotels.  We can get you better deals than you can achieve by booking direct. The luxury hotel companies (Four Seasons, Mandarin .....

Head for Points offers a specialist travel booking service for luxury hotels.  We can get you better deals .....

7 Aug 20157 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic and Delta’s O2 bar is now open I wrote back in June about the new bar that Virgin Atlantic and Delta were opening at the O2 Arena in Greenwich.  The facility is .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic and Delta’s O2 bar is now open I wrote back in June about the new bar .....

6 Aug 20156 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

British Airways announced yesterday that it will launch flights to Costa Rica (San Jose) in May 2016. The service will operate from Gatwick.  It will start out at two flights per week, on Wednesday .....

British Airways announced yesterday that it will launch flights to Costa Rica (San Jose) in May 2016. The .....

6 Aug 20156 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

If the tube strike is going to leave you stranded on Wednesday and Thursday, you may want to give one of the app based cab services a go. These codes are all HfP ‘refer a friend’ codes .....

If the tube strike is going to leave you stranded on Wednesday and Thursday, you may want to give one of the .....

5 Aug 20155 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

The Tesco Clubcard coverage on Head for Points is, obviously, focussed towards Avios and Virgin Flying Club redemptions. I am certainly not blinded into thinking that those are the best ways to redeem .....

The Tesco Clubcard coverage on Head for Points is, obviously, focussed towards Avios and Virgin Flying Club .....

5 Aug 20155 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Back in June I wrote an introduction to using your Avios on South American airline LAN.  As LAN is a fellow airline member of oneworld, alongside BA, you can use your points to redeem for flights to .....

Back in June I wrote an introduction to using your Avios on South American airline LAN.  As LAN is a fellow .....

5 Aug 20155 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Back in May, I wrote about a competition that Hilton HHonors was running to win 1 million Hilton points. This was only available to UK residents so I thought it was worth promoting. I’m .....

Back in May, I wrote about a competition that Hilton HHonors was running to win 1 million Hilton points. This .....

5 Aug 20155 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

EDIT: This article was published in 2015. Our 2021 review of the Club Aspire lounge at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 is here. Today is the official opening of the Aspire lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5.  .....

EDIT: This article was published in 2015. Our 2021 review of the Club Aspire lounge at Heathrow Airport .....

4 Aug 20154 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, is repeating its offer to get a Priority Pass for half price. The timing is excellent, given that the new Aspire lounge .....

Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, is repeating its offer to get a .....

4 Aug 20154 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

On Sunday, I ran a review of the Hotel Reichshof in Hamburg, the first European member of Hilton’s new ‘Curio Collection’ of independent hotels. The Hotel Reichshof itself, as you .....

On Sunday, I ran a review of the Hotel Reichshof in Hamburg, the first European member of Hilton’s new .....

4 Aug 20154 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

Amazon is running a ‘one day only’ special offer for today, Monday.  You will receive £10 off a £50 spend. Full details can be found here on the Amazon website – click the banner .....

Amazon is running a ‘one day only’ special offer for today, Monday.  You will receive £10 off a .....

3 Aug 20153 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments