If you are spending the Bank Holiday planning out your social life for the next few weeks, remember that Avios has a new deal with LOVEtheatre.com.  This allows you to earn 3 Avios points for every .....

If you are spending the Bank Holiday planning out your social life for the next few weeks, remember that Avios .....

30 May 201630 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

I covered the two recent Iberia and British Airways Hilton promotions in recent days.  The best one is the Iberia Plus version (compare with the BA Hilton promo here) which gets you: double Avios on .....

I covered the two recent Iberia and British Airways Hilton promotions in recent days.  The best one is the .....

30 May 201630 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

On Saturday I looked at the impressive £1,150 fares available to Las Vegas this Summer in business class on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. If you are heading east, the great news is that Qatar .....

On Saturday I looked at the impressive £1,150 fares available to Las Vegas this Summer in business class on .....

29 May 201629 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

Last weekend I (Anika) was down in Portugal visiting the new InterContinental hotel in Estoril, just down the coast from Lisbon.  My review will follow next week. Our inbound flight from Lisbon was .....

Last weekend I (Anika) was down in Portugal visiting the new InterContinental hotel in Estoril, just down .....

29 May 201629 May 2016 by Anika Burnett • 22 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

29 May 201629 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Via Flyertalk comes this very interesting fare from Dublin – and possibly other places in Ireland – to Las Vegas this Summer. £1,150 return, give or take, will get you from Dublin to Las .....

Via Flyertalk comes this very interesting fare from Dublin – and possibly other places in Ireland .....

28 May 201628 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Some (bad) news in brief: Lloyds to buy MBNA UK? According to reports yesterday, Bank of America has put the UK operations of MBNA back up for sale following a failed process five years ago. The .....

Some (bad) news in brief: Lloyds to buy MBNA UK? According to reports yesterday, Bank of America has put the .....

28 May 201628 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

Yesterday I ran an updated version of one of the more mind-boggling posts I have ever run on Head for Points which discusses how to maximise your Avios points when buying petrol. This is fine for .....

Yesterday I ran an updated version of one of the more mind-boggling posts I have ever run on Head for .....

28 May 201628 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

If anyone ever tells you that they know a lot about Avios, ask them how you should maximise your Avios earning when buying petrol. It is such a painfully complex calculation that most people will .....

If anyone ever tells you that they know a lot about Avios, ask them how you should maximise your Avios earning .....

27 May 201627 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

I had advance notice on Tuesday that American Express was about to make changes to the minimum income requirements to apply for its cards. To be honest, I assumed that they were going to go up. .....

I had advance notice on Tuesday that American Express was about to make changes to the minimum income .....

27 May 201627 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

News in brief: Flying Blue becomes a PointsHound partner I get occasional criticism for not covering Flying Blue, the KLM / Air France scheme, more on Head for Points.  For readers outside London, .....

News in brief: Flying Blue becomes a PointsHound partner I get occasional criticism for not covering Flying .....

27 May 201627 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

News in brief: Hilton cutting Diamond benefits in UK hotels? A couple of years ago I wrote about Hilton allowing UK hotels to downgrade the offerings in their executive lounges.  It seems that the .....

News in brief: Hilton cutting Diamond benefits in UK hotels? A couple of years ago I wrote about Hilton .....

26 May 201626 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

The repercussions from the EU changes to interchange fees on credit and charge cards continue to filter through the market. One way a card issuer can circumvent the 0.3% cap on fees is to issue .....

The repercussions from the EU changes to interchange fees on credit and charge cards continue to filter .....

26 May 201626 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Heathrow Airport has launched its very own Heathrow Airport Guide app aimed at helping you find your way to and around the airport and to maximise your use of its facilities. It is available for .....

Heathrow Airport has launched its very own Heathrow Airport Guide app aimed at helping you find your way to .....

26 May 201626 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments