Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for Shell garages in the UK.  Joining is simple – pick up a card at a Shell station when filling up and register it online. You earn 100 Avios just for .....

Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for Shell garages in the UK.  Joining is simple – pick up a .....

1 Jun 20171 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

News in brief: Earn double Avios on BA’s regional weekend routes British Airways is offering double Avios points on its weekend services operated from regional airports.  These are the flights .....

News in brief: Earn double Avios on BA’s regional weekend routes British Airways is offering double .....

31 May 201731 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Last week we published something on HfP which, whilst totally innocent, inadvertently had the potential to cause us a PR problem if it had been publicised.  We shut it down quickly with a full and .....

Last week we published something on HfP which, whilst totally innocent, inadvertently had the potential to .....

30 May 201730 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 220 comments

News in brief: How to pre-order your BA duty free for at-seat delivery I would be fibbing if I said that I had never bought any duty free items on a flight, but I’m rarely in the mood – .....

News in brief: How to pre-order your BA duty free for at-seat delivery I would be fibbing if I said that I had .....

30 May 201730 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller?  I thought it was worth updating this article which I originally ran in 2013. Whilst Head for Points generally .....

How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller?  I thought it was worth .....

29 May 201729 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

I don’t try to pretend that I’m an expert on things I don’t understand.  That’s why I am going to spare you my thoughts on the impressive British Airways shut-down yesterday. .....

I don’t try to pretend that I’m an expert on things I don’t understand.  That’s why I .....

28 May 201728 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 221 comments

Hilton has launched an aggressive promotion with Avios to encourage you to move your stays across to them this Summer. You can earn 10,000 Avios from your next five Hilton stays.  Importantly, there .....

Hilton has launched an aggressive promotion with Avios to encourage you to move your stays across to them .....

26 May 201726 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

News in brief: Waitrose / Virgin – what’s going on? On Wednesday I wrote an article pointing out that the generous Virgin Atlantic earning rate for shopping in-store at Waitrose was due .....

News in brief: Waitrose / Virgin – what’s going on? On Wednesday I wrote an article pointing out .....

26 May 201726 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

News in brief: Last day to buy Avios with a 50% bonus Today is your last chance to buy Avios points with a 50% bonus. You need to visit ba.com via this page in order to buy. Here are a few .....

News in brief: Last day to buy Avios with a 50% bonus Today is your last chance to buy Avios points with a 50% .....

26 May 201726 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Travelex announced yesterday that it is closing Supercard, its 0% foreign exchange fee payment card.  Your card will cease to work on 24th July. Supercard was an innovative payment product which has, .....

Travelex announced yesterday that it is closing Supercard, its 0% foreign exchange fee payment card.  Your .....

25 May 201725 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 189 comments

Avios has launched an aggressive ‘buy Avios’ offer. During today the offer has been added to ba.com so it is now available across ba.com, avios.com and Aer Lingus AerClub. It is a short .....

Avios has launched an aggressive ‘buy Avios’ offer. During today the offer has been added to .....

23 May 201723 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

This is my review of Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Business Class, in its regional intra-Asia configuration. Last year I ran an excellent article, written by a reader, on how to use Avios points to .....

This is my review of Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Business Class, in its regional intra-Asia configuration. Last .....

21 May 201721 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

News in brief: Head for Points launching a great Qatar Airways competition Starting on Monday ….. you can win two flights, to pretty much anywhere, with Qatar Airways and Head for Points. We .....

News in brief: Head for Points launching a great Qatar Airways competition Starting on Monday ….. you .....

20 May 201720 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Both Avios and Virgin Flying Club have launched some interesting in-store earning opportunities recently.  We also featured the Bink loyalty app late last year which lets you earn Avios in High .....

Both Avios and Virgin Flying Club have launched some interesting in-store earning opportunities recently.  We .....

19 May 201719 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments