News in brief: British Airways launches a Clubcard / Avios conversion competition Last week I wrote about the competition that avios.com is running if you convert your Tesco Clubcard vouchers into .....

News in brief: British Airways launches a Clubcard / Avios conversion competition Last week I wrote about the .....

4 Aug 20174 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

I’ll get to the Avios part of this deal in a minute, but first some background information …… You might not know the name Dufry, but it is the dominant global duty free retailer. .....

I’ll get to the Avios part of this deal in a minute, but first some background information .....

4 Aug 20174 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

These codes have all gone, apologies to those who missed out.  If I can get some more as a result of sign-ups to AW from this article then I will drop them into the comments of one of the articles. .....

These codes have all gone, apologies to those who missed out.  If I can get some more as a result of sign-ups .....

3 Aug 20173 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

InterContinental has confirmed the opening of a brand new hotel in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana at the end of the month. Looking at the pictures on the hotel website the interior looks amazing. .....

InterContinental has confirmed the opening of a brand new hotel in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana at the .....

3 Aug 20173 August 2017 by Anika Burnett • 83 comments

There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years – and that is AwardWallet. AwardWallet allows you to store the log-in and password .....

There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years .....

3 Aug 20173 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Until 30th September Miles & More – the Lufthansa, SWISS etc programme – is giving out 500 bonus miles for everyone who downloads their app and logs in for the first time. 500 Miles .....

Until 30th September Miles & More – the Lufthansa, SWISS etc programme – is giving out 500 .....

3 Aug 20173 August 2017 by Anika Burnett • 41 comments

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 .....

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

2 Aug 20172 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 122 comments

News in brief: British Airways strike hitting Gatwick to New York Another wave of British Airways cabin crew strikes start today, running to 15th August. This only impact flights from Heathrow, with .....

News in brief: British Airways strike hitting Gatwick to New York Another wave of British Airways cabin crew .....

2 Aug 20172 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

During August we’re going to be running a few more ‘educational’ articles than usual, to help new readers get up to speed with some of the tricks of our trade. One of the things that .....

During August we’re going to be running a few more ‘educational’ articles than usual, to .....

2 Aug 20172 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

As a reminder, our coverage of Avios Ireland (AerClub) is exclusively on the Head for Points website.  You will not receive these articles via our daily emails unless it is a deal which UK residents .....

As a reminder, our coverage of Avios Ireland (AerClub) is exclusively on the Head for Points website.  You .....

2 Aug 20172 August 2017 by Anika Burnett • 4 comments

News in brief: MBNA offering Virgin Black retention bonuses I’m not sure if this is linked to the news last week that Virgin Money has signed a financial services deal, believed to include .....

News in brief: MBNA offering Virgin Black retention bonuses I’m not sure if this is linked to the news .....

1 Aug 20171 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 111 comments

If you are heading down to Australia or New Zealand in the near future, there are a couple of Avios quirks which are good to know about. Qantas is, of course, a member of the oneworld airline .....

If you are heading down to Australia or New Zealand in the near future, there are a couple of Avios .....

1 Aug 20171 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, has launched a 50% bonus on transfers to Lufthansa’s Miles & More scheme. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 .....

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, has launched a 50% bonus on transfers to .....

1 Aug 20171 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in July 2017.  Click through to read them in full: Low-cost NYC with, erm, Primera Air from B’ham and London – book or avoid? Bits: changes to HFP .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in July 2017.  Click through to read them in full: Low-cost .....

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