18 months ago I wrote an article which tried to debunk the myth that long-haul Avios redemptions in economy / World Traveller are always a bad deal. I compared the cash and Avios pricing for flights .....

18 months ago I wrote an article which tried to debunk the myth that long-haul Avios redemptions in economy / .....

7 Oct 20177 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 113 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched its semi-regular bonus for buying miles and for ‘Miles Booster’.  What is hasn’t launched is the equally regular “30% off Economy miles .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched its semi-regular bonus for buying miles and for ‘Miles Booster’.  .....

7 Oct 20177 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at Zurich Airport, by the E gates. I may have flown to Zurich by private jet the other week but my trip back was on British Airways. British Airways .....

This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at Zurich Airport, by the E gates. I may have flown to Zurich by .....

7 Oct 20177 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 6 comments

News in brief: About last night …. More on this tomorrow: Get one extra Clubcard point per £4 with Pay+ at Tesco Tesco is running a good promotion with Pay+ (formerly PayQwiq) which will earn .....

News in brief: About last night …. More on this tomorrow: Get one extra Clubcard point per £4 with Pay+ .....

6 Oct 20176 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 83 comments

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty programme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, M Gallery and other brands, has launched a new ‘opinion panel’ scheme called ClubOpinions. The first bit of .....

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty programme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, M Gallery and other brands, .....

6 Oct 20176 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

British Airways has announced a new route to Almeria. From the end of March 2018 there will be two flights a week from Heathrow to the southern Spanish city. As with all new routes, this is especially .....

British Airways has announced a new route to Almeria. From the end of March 2018 there will be two flights a .....

6 Oct 20176 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 13 comments

Aer Lingus announced a new route from Dublin to Philadelphia yesterday.  This offers a new way to spend your Avios points and a new way of getting to the US without paying heavy taxes and charges. .....

Aer Lingus announced a new route from Dublin to Philadelphia yesterday.  This offers a new way to spend your .....

5 Oct 20175 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

News in brief: Visit the exclusive Amex lounge at Frieze London Although they never told their customers, at least the Platinum ones, American Express has a private lounge at the Frieze London art .....

News in brief: Visit the exclusive Amex lounge at Frieze London Although they never told their customers, at .....

5 Oct 20175 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

It seems strange, but British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus do not have the same earning rates for oneworld partner flights.  This means that, in some cases, it is preferable to credit a .....

It seems strange, but British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus do not have the same earning rates for .....

5 Oct 20175 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, appears to be moving to full revenue-based miles earning from 1st May 2018. They haven’t announced this yet.  Whether by accident or design, .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, appears to be moving to full revenue-based miles earning .....

4 Oct 20174 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

If you follow us on Instagram (handle: headforpoints, link here) you might have seen some pictures and videos in our Instastory of my day trip to Zurich.  I have decided that Instastories are my new .....

If you follow us on Instagram (handle: headforpoints, link here) you might have seen some pictures and videos .....

4 Oct 20174 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 31 comments

News in brief: Get 500 Amex points or Avios when you spend £10 at Tesco A few readers have been in touch about a very generous offer which has appeared on their American Express online statements. .....

News in brief: Get 500 Amex points or Avios when you spend £10 at Tesco A few readers have been in touch .....

4 Oct 20174 October 2017 by Anika Burnett • 126 comments

Insurance broker Alan Boswell, which recently became an avios.com earning partner, has tweaked its earning rates. You can now earn up to 20,000 Avios when you take out household, business or landlord .....

Insurance broker Alan Boswell, which recently became an avios.com earning partner, has tweaked its earning .....

3 Oct 20173 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

News in brief: The end of Monarch Vantage Club I have purposely avoided writing anything on the collapse of Monarch.  The mainstream press can cover it better than we can and, since they stopped .....

News in brief: The end of Monarch Vantage Club I have purposely avoided writing anything on the collapse of .....

3 Oct 20173 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments