News in brief: Amsterdam’s new Kimpton bookable on IHG points OK, if you’re not a bit of a hotel geek the headline above might not mean much.  However, fans of Kimpton Hotels – the .....

News in brief: Amsterdam’s new Kimpton bookable on IHG points OK, if you’re not a bit of a hotel .....

5 Feb 20175 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

News in brief: Get a 10% bonus on Virgin Atlantic transfers from Clubcard Virgin Atlantic has launched a 10% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard points to Flying Club miles. However …. this is .....

News in brief: Get a 10% bonus on Virgin Atlantic transfers from Clubcard Virgin Atlantic has launched a 10% .....

4 Feb 20174 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 84 comments

News in brief: British Airways credit card fee change delayed again British Airways has announced a further, but possibly final, delay to its plan to restructure credit card charges. This was .....

News in brief: British Airways credit card fee change delayed again British Airways has announced a further, .....

3 Feb 20173 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, has quietly launched a 50% bonus on transfers to Avios. The offer is clearly flagged on the Heathrow Rewards site when you log in.  This .....

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

2 Feb 20172 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

Last week we wrote about the new routes from Manchester Airport that British Airways is launching for Summer 2017. These flights were not bookable at the time.  However, the routes were officially .....

Last week we wrote about the new routes from Manchester Airport that British Airways is launching for Summer .....

1 Feb 20171 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer, just two months after the previous offer closed. You will receive up to 10,000 Avios points when you open a Stocks & .....

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer, just two months after the previous .....

30 Jan 201730 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

News in brief: New British Airways strike dates announced A further six days of strike action by British Airways ‘mixed fleet’ crew has been announced.  The dates are: 5th – 7th .....

News in brief: New British Airways strike dates announced A further six days of strike action by British .....

30 Jan 201730 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

Regular readers will know of the regular generous deals offered by Iberia Plus and The Economist for taking out a subscription.  Avios.com has now jumped on the bandwagon. As you can see at this .....

Regular readers will know of the regular generous deals offered by Iberia Plus and The Economist for taking .....

29 Jan 201729 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

Cashback credit cards are not a core focus of Head for Points due to, erm, their lack of points. That isn’t going to change, but as the benefit packages on reward cards continue to be .....

Cashback credit cards are not a core focus of Head for Points due to, erm, their lack of points. That .....

28 Jan 201728 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin miles with a Nerf gun Until tomorrow night, Tesco Direct is offering 1,000 bonus Clubcard points – worth 2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin miles – .....

News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin miles with a Nerf gun Until tomorrow night, Tesco Direct is .....

28 Jan 201728 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in association with Etihad Guest. This is one of the most generous sign-up .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....

27 Jan 201727 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

Avios has teamed up with hotel booking site Agoda to offer additional points on hotel bookings made via their PointsMAX scheme. Agoda is a Hotels.com-style hotel booking website, originally launched .....

Avios has teamed up with hotel booking site Agoda to offer additional points on hotel bookings made via their .....

27 Jan 201727 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

This is my review of the British Airways temporary Speedbird Lounge in Gatwick Airport’s South terminal. As I wrote in my companion article to this one, British Airways has not been allowed to .....

This is my review of the British Airways temporary Speedbird Lounge in Gatwick Airport’s South terminal. .....

26 Jan 201726 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Wednesday was the day that British Airways moved its Gatwick operations over to the South Terminal. The good news is that check in seemed to be working fine when I was there, with no sign of delays. .....

Wednesday was the day that British Airways moved its Gatwick operations over to the South Terminal. The good .....

25 Jan 201725 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments