News in brief: Win 50 x 18,000 Avios with Tesco There is no transfer bonus for Tesco Clubcard to Avios conversions this quarter. Instead, if you convert into British Airways Executive Club, there is a .....

News in brief: Win 50 x 18,000 Avios with Tesco There is no transfer bonus for Tesco Clubcard to Avios .....

5 May 20175 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

There you go, you see.  You bang on about something for long enough and people eventually listen. For a couple of years, Head for Points has been banging the drum for British Airways Executive .....

There you go, you see.  You bang on about something for long enough and people eventually listen. For a .....

4 May 20174 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 95 comments

News in brief: Decent SWISS sale out of Italy SWISS business class and, in particular, first class has an excellent reputation.  I was one of the last people to redeem for Swiss First – here .....

News in brief: Decent SWISS sale out of Italy SWISS business class and, in particular, first class has an .....

4 May 20174 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

News in brief: Tweak to the Avios / Caffe Nero in-store cashback deal As we wrote back in December, you can now earn Avios when you buy coffee or a snack at Caffe Nero. This is an in-store cashback .....

News in brief: Tweak to the Avios / Caffe Nero in-store cashback deal As we wrote back in December, you can .....

3 May 20173 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

Back at the British Airways press event in early April – which now feels like a l-o-n-g time ago – Chairman and CEO Alex Cruz made some passing remarks about reversing some of the cuts on .....

Back at the British Airways press event in early April – which now feels like a l-o-n-g time ago – .....

2 May 20172 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

When I cover miles and points credit cards on Head for Points, there is a point which I always try to ram home.  In general, miles and points credit cards are not suitable for you if you do not clear .....

When I cover miles and points credit cards on Head for Points, there is a point which I always try to ram .....

2 May 20172 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Regular readers will know that I hold the Lloyds Bank credit card operation in contempt.  It regularly manages to achieve levels of incompetence which other banks simply couldn’t match if they .....

Regular readers will know that I hold the Lloyds Bank credit card operation in contempt.  It regularly .....

30 Apr 201730 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 168 comments

News in brief: HfP reader wins Iberia’s Facebook competition A couple of weeks ago I mentioned a competition that Iberia was running on Facebook to win 120,000 Avios points. There were only 188 .....

News in brief: HfP reader wins Iberia’s Facebook competition A couple of weeks ago I mentioned a .....

30 Apr 201730 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Yesterday I wrote about two good new hotel promotions – double points from Hilton and a new round of Accelerate from IHG Rewards Club. Here is a third possibility as you plan your stays for the .....

Yesterday I wrote about two good new hotel promotions – double points from Hilton and a new round of .....

29 Apr 201729 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

News in brief: Get a £50 ebookers discount Ebookers is running a new promotion worth £50 off a ‘flight and hotel’ package costing more than £600. The ebookers discount code to enter at .....

News in brief: Get a £50 ebookers discount Ebookers is running a new promotion worth £50 off a ‘flight .....

26 Apr 201726 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

British Airways announced plans yesterday for a £52m refurbishment of its home at Terminal 7 at New York JFK. Scheduled for completion by the end of 2018, the plans include: a new ‘spacious, .....

British Airways announced plans yesterday for a £52m refurbishment of its home at Terminal 7 at New York JFK. .....

26 Apr 201726 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you can earn .....

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....

25 Apr 201725 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios with a new Tesco Mobile phone If you’re looking for a, possibly spare or second, mobile phone, Tesco Mobile has a new offer.  Buy any of these six phones and you .....

News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios with a new Tesco Mobile phone If you’re looking for a, possibly spare or .....

25 Apr 201725 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?  This is not as easy an answer as you might think and beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are available.  .....

What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?  This is not as easy an answer as you might think and .....

24 Apr 201724 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 143 comments