There has been quite a bit of Starwood coverage on Head for Points over the last few months as the merger with Marriott beds in.  One thing I rarely write about, however, is SPG Hot Escapes, which .....

There has been quite a bit of Starwood coverage on Head for Points over the last few months as the merger with .....

15 Mar 201715 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

A reader asked in the comments yesterday if I could write an easy-to-understand guide to how your current credit card portfolio may impact what other cards you can get. I thought I would put .....

A reader asked in the comments yesterday if I could write an easy-to-understand guide to how your current .....

14 Mar 201714 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

Regular readers of Head for Points will know that Qatar Airways comes up with some exceptional deals from time to time. As Qatar Airways is a oneworld alliance partner, you will earn Avios and British .....

Regular readers of Head for Points will know that Qatar Airways comes up with some exceptional deals from time .....

14 Mar 201714 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Dining discount group The Gourmet Society – which offers discounts on meals in thousands of restaurants across the UK – is also in the airport lounge business. Through a link with .....

Dining discount group The Gourmet Society – which offers discounts on meals in thousands of restaurants .....

14 Mar 201714 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

What is the best Avios credit card?  With 13 different credit and charge cards offering Avios points, either directly or indirectly, and issuers starting to reduce the rewards on Visa and .....

What is the best Avios credit card?  With 13 different credit and charge cards offering Avios points, .....

13 Mar 201713 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

News in brief: Win a stay for 20 people at Duns Castle in Scotland HomeAway is a website where you can book private homes and apartments for your holidays with friends and family. One of the unique .....

News in brief: Win a stay for 20 people at Duns Castle in Scotland HomeAway is a website where you can book .....

13 Mar 201713 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 27 comments

Avios dropped chauffeur group Tristar as an earning partner yesterday.  Existing bookings will still be honoured but you will no longer earn points on new Tristar bookings. Coincidentally, Emirates .....

Avios dropped chauffeur group Tristar as an earning partner yesterday.  Existing bookings will still be .....

13 Mar 201713 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Your council tax bill for 2017/8 will be dropping through your letterbox in the next few days. Earning Avios or other points by paying your day-to-day bills is something that a lot of people ignore. .....

Your council tax bill for 2017/8 will be dropping through your letterbox in the next few days. Earning Avios .....

12 Mar 201712 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 149 comments

News in brief: More news on Barclaycard / IHG compensation Following on from my article this week about Barclaycard closing the IHG Rewards Club card, it seems that the call centre has now been .....

News in brief: More news on Barclaycard / IHG compensation Following on from my article this week about .....

12 Mar 201712 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

This is our review of the British Airways business class lounge at Manchester Airport Terminal 3. Reader John (who spent £1,052 on LEGO last year) kindly sent in some photographs and a brief review .....

This is our review of the British Airways business class lounge at Manchester Airport Terminal 3. Reader John .....

12 Mar 201712 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 12 comments

News in brief: “Amex Seeks to Weed Out Credit-Card Churners Chasing Rewards” Bloomberg ran this headline last week.  The good news is that it focuses on the US market and not the UK .....

News in brief: “Amex Seeks to Weed Out Credit-Card Churners Chasing Rewards” Bloomberg ran this .....

11 Mar 201711 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Avios (as in avios.com and not British Airways Executive Club) is, very quietly, winding down its redemption partnerships with non-oneworld or IAG airlines. What is happening? When the Avios scheme .....

Avios (as in avios.com and not British Airways Executive Club) is, very quietly, winding down its redemption .....

11 Mar 201711 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

News in brief: Get a “mystery bonus” when you buy Avios British Airways is offering a random bonus of between 15% and 30% when you purchase Avios points between now and 23rd March. To find .....

News in brief: Get a “mystery bonus” when you buy Avios British Airways is offering a random bonus .....

11 Mar 201711 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

British Airways Holidays has launched another Club World and Club Europe ‘flight and hotel’ promotion.  This seems to be becoming the new way for BA to quietly slip excess flight capacity .....

British Airways Holidays has launched another Club World and Club Europe ‘flight and hotel’ .....

10 Mar 201710 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments