British Airways opened a new lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol earlier this year.  At roughly the same time, a new Aspire lounge – accessible with a Priority Pass or Lounge Club card – opened .....

British Airways opened a new lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol earlier this year.  At roughly the same time, a new .....

29 May 201529 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Is avios.com feeling the pressure, post devaluation, of persuading Tesco Clubcard collectors of the wonders of the scheme? It may be, because they have come up with one of the least rewarding .....

Is avios.com feeling the pressure, post devaluation, of persuading Tesco Clubcard collectors of the wonders of .....

28 May 201528 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

British Airways and Avios launched a number of promotions yesterday – not entirely unexpectedly, since I expected an uptick in offers immediately after the Avios devaluation. This is the most .....

British Airways and Avios launched a number of promotions yesterday – not entirely unexpectedly, since I .....

27 May 201527 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

It is very, very rare that British Airways runs a sign-up bonus for British Airways Executive Club.   I thought this was therefore worth a mention. Whilst I imagine almost all Head for Points .....

It is very, very rare that British Airways runs a sign-up bonus for British Airways Executive Club.   I .....

27 May 201527 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

During June, Travelex is taking over the Moneycorp foreign exchange desks at Heathrow. There seems to be a continual merry-go-round here, because it wasn’t too long ago that Moneycorp replaced .....

During June, Travelex is taking over the Moneycorp foreign exchange desks at Heathrow. There seems to be a .....

24 May 201524 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

British Airways has launched a new Luxury World Sale focussing on Club Europe, Club World and First. On many routes you can book until 10th May 2016 for Gatwick and 10th April 2016 for Heathrow so .....

British Airways has launched a new Luxury World Sale focussing on Club Europe, Club World and First. On many .....

22 May 201522 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

A quick reminder that TODAY (Tuesday) is the last day to book your seats in the current British Airways economy and premium economy sale. Depending on where you want to go, you can book for travel .....

A quick reminder that TODAY (Tuesday) is the last day to book your seats in the current British Airways .....

19 May 201519 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and Ireland. What makes .....

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British .....

18 May 201518 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Here is some news in brief that accumulated whilst I was running around Stockholm (SAS), Toulouse (Airbus) and Heathrow this week – which accounts for the slightly disjointed flow of articles .....

Here is some news in brief that accumulated whilst I was running around Stockholm (SAS), Toulouse (Airbus) and .....

15 May 201515 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

I have been to China a few times but always found the visa situation messy.  The quickest way used to be to fly first to Hong Kong and then apply locally, where one could be rustled up quickly and .....

I have been to China a few times but always found the visa situation messy.  The quickest way used to be to .....

15 May 201515 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

This is a final reminder of our special promotion with hotel booking site Kaligo.com which is EXCLUSIVE to Head for Points readers. This special deal runs until Monday 18th May.  In my launch .....

This is a final reminder of our special promotion with hotel booking site Kaligo.com which is EXCLUSIVE to .....

15 May 201515 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

It is Tesco Clubcard voucher time again.  Your vouchers for any Clubcard points earned in the last quarter should start to arrive soon.  People with auto-convert may find that they are already .....

It is Tesco Clubcard voucher time again.  Your vouchers for any Clubcard points earned in the last quarter .....

14 May 201514 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

If your business travel takes you across the Atlantic on a regular basis, you are well placed to do very, very nicely indeed from a new promotion. British Airways and American Airlines have both .....

If your business travel takes you across the Atlantic on a regular basis, you are well placed to do very, very .....

14 May 201514 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

News in brief: New British Airways Winter routes launched British Airways has announced two new routes from Heathrow for the Winter season. First is Reykjavik in Iceland, a city which has come and .....

News in brief: New British Airways Winter routes launched British Airways has announced two new routes from .....

12 May 201512 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments