On Monday I ran a piece about why I thought the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit card could not continue in its current form. I was then handily emailed some draft marketing documentation currently being .....

On Monday I ran a piece about why I thought the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit card could not continue in its .....

13 Jan 201713 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

Due to the heavy snow and freezing temperatures expected at Heathrow this afternoon, there are major delays and cancellations of flights to be expected. National Air Traffic Services has informed .....

Due to the heavy snow and freezing temperatures expected at Heathrow this afternoon, there are major delays .....

12 Jan 201712 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

News in brief: Avios launches new targetted Super Boost promotion avios.com launched a new promotion yesterday to encourage you to increase your Avios collecting this spring. Super Boost is a .....

News in brief: Avios launches new targetted Super Boost promotion avios.com launched a new promotion yesterday .....

11 Jan 201711 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 196 comments

If you have a large chunk of self-assessment income tax due this month, there is an upside. Last April, HMRC slashed its credit card fee to roughly 0.4%. One of the biggest jokes, since the EU cap on .....

If you have a large chunk of self-assessment income tax due this month, there is an upside. Last April, HMRC .....

11 Jan 201711 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments

This is my review of the British Airways Terraces lounge at Berlin Tegel Airport. After having spent two weeks in Germany it was time for me to fly back from Berlin to London. It was my first ever .....

This is my review of the British Airways Terraces lounge at Berlin Tegel Airport. After having spent two weeks .....

11 Jan 201711 January 2017 by Anika Burnett • 63 comments

News in brief: British Airways dropping First Class food during the strike If you were wondering how British Airways is managing to run so many services during the cabin crew strike today and .....

News in brief: British Airways dropping First Class food during the strike If you were wondering how British .....

10 Jan 201710 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

For clarity, this is a purely speculative article – but the smoke signals seem to be there. When the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards were launched, I was initially sceptical – apart from .....

For clarity, this is a purely speculative article – but the smoke signals seem to be there. When the .....

10 Jan 201710 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 126 comments

The current marketing gimmick among credit card companies is to offer 0% interest on new purchases for a long period of time. 0% interest offers on balance transfers – albeit usually with a 3% .....

The current marketing gimmick among credit card companies is to offer 0% interest on new purchases for a long .....

8 Jan 20178 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

News in brief: No more 25% bonus on TopCashback transfers to Avios Quietly TopCashback has withdrawn its 25% bonus when converting TopCashback cashback directly into Avios. First launched in September .....

News in brief: No more 25% bonus on TopCashback transfers to Avios Quietly TopCashback has withdrawn its 25% .....

8 Jan 20178 January 2017 by Anika Burnett • 52 comments

News in brief: Get an extra £100 off BA Holidays The current British Airways Sale is still running until 31st January.  Despite BA giving their sale the name ‘The Unforgettable Sale’, it .....

News in brief: Get an extra £100 off BA Holidays The current British Airways Sale is still running until 31st .....

8 Jan 20178 January 2017 by Anika Burnett • 22 comments

This is our review of AirPortr’s luggage delivery service in London. We’ve covered AirPortr on Head for Points before, ran a competition with them and they provided a prize for our raffle .....

This is our review of AirPortr’s luggage delivery service in London. We’ve covered AirPortr on .....

7 Jan 20177 January 2017 by Anika Burnett • 28 comments

In a surprisingly low key move, Heathrow Airport reduced the Passenger Service Charge on domestic flights on 1st January. The cut is a sharp one, although at the same time you might be surprised at .....

In a surprisingly low key move, Heathrow Airport reduced the Passenger Service Charge on domestic flights on .....

7 Jan 20177 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

British Airways has just released the following guidelines for anyone due to fly next Tuesday and Wednesday: Proposed industrial action 10 – 11 January 2017 All British Airways customers will be .....

British Airways has just released the following guidelines for anyone due to fly next Tuesday and Wednesday: .....

6 Jan 20176 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

In the annual Investor Presentation to the City back in November, British Airways revealed plans to re-introduce Club Europe on UK domestic flights. This is almost certainly linked to the .....

In the annual Investor Presentation to the City back in November, British Airways revealed plans to .....

6 Jan 20176 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 103 comments