I have spent the last few days with some friends of ours in Stuttgart.  Had I not been there, I would have tried to get across to the Hyatt Churchill Hotel in London, where a group of 40 or so .....

I have spent the last few days with some friends of ours in Stuttgart.  Had I not been there, I would have .....

31 Oct 201231 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Well, the results of my experiment are in. This is what turned up on my Membership Rewards statement: 22/10/2012 AMEX TRAVEL MONEY Charge: £166.92 Base points: 166 Bonus points: 0 Total points: 166 .....

Well, the results of my experiment are in. This is what turned up on my Membership Rewards statement: .....

28 Oct 201228 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

I’m always happy to receive tip-offs of new promotions and interesting miles and points earning ideas from readers.  You can contact me at rob at headforpoints.com I have had two good ideas .....

I’m always happy to receive tip-offs of new promotions and interesting miles and points earning ideas .....

18 Oct 201218 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

American Express has been emailing selected cardholders this week with an offer from online male fashion website mrporter.com This is what I got as a Platinum cardholder: And here’s one more .....

American Express has been emailing selected cardholders this week with an offer from online male fashion .....

17 Oct 201217 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

If you have an Amex Membership Rewards account, and are opted in to emails (and if not, you should be), you should have received an email yesterday which looks, on the face of it, like a piece of .....

If you have an Amex Membership Rewards account, and are opted in to emails (and if not, you should be), you .....

4 Oct 20124 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

There is always something satisfying about making a good value redemption, especially when you can see the saving in hard cash! My wife has been sitting on 21,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points for a .....

There is always something satisfying about making a good value redemption, especially when you can see the .....

1 Oct 20121 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

A quick reminder that today is the last day to register your Amex card (any Amex-issued Amex) to received double rewards when you shop at World Duty Free. Our original article is here. You will .....

A quick reminder that today is the last day to register your Amex card (any Amex-issued Amex) to received .....

30 Sep 201230 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you’re a BMI Diamond Club member, you will have had yesterdays email announcing what is effectively the formal winding up of the club.  For the rest of you who are interested, here is a .....

If you’re a BMI Diamond Club member, you will have had yesterdays email announcing what is effectively .....

29 Sep 201229 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This offer was promoted in the latest newsletter for British Airways American Express cardholders.  However, it is actually valid for UK cardholders of any Amex-issued Amex.  You can also take part .....

This offer was promoted in the latest newsletter for British Airways American Express cardholders.  However, .....

25 Sep 201225 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

A couple of days ago I wrote this long article on how to use American Express Membership Rewards points. A reader pointed out that I had forgotten to mention the ability to transfer Amex Membership .....

A couple of days ago I wrote this long article on how to use American Express Membership Rewards points. A .....

24 Sep 201224 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

It is clear from two emails I’ve received this week that (not surprisingly) people are getting totally confused about the constant changing of the referral rules for getting the sign-up bonuses .....

It is clear from two emails I’ve received this week that (not surprisingly) people are getting totally .....

23 Sep 201223 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Thanks to reader Andrew, we have our second piece of positive credit card news this week. Following a long period of bonus cuts, Virgin Atlantic suddenly launched a 20,000 Flying Club miles bonus on .....

Thanks to reader Andrew, we have our second piece of positive credit card news this week. Following a long .....

22 Sep 201222 September 2012 by Rob Burgess

For the first time since Head for Points started, there is a good offer available on the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club credit cards. Frankly, there has been a very noticeable weaking of credit card .....

For the first time since Head for Points started, there is a good offer available on the Virgin Atlantic .....

19 Sep 201219 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to articles on their credit cards, but I have never written an overview piece on it. Membership .....

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to .....

18 Sep 201218 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments