This is the fifth and last of my series of articles about – basically – earning Avios from your Summer holiday. Previous articles focussed on getting a discount on airport car parking, selecting .....

This is the fifth and last of my series of articles about – basically – earning Avios from your Summer .....

21 Jul 201321 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

If you have ever sat in your overseas hotel room watching BBC World News, you might have seen Fast Track, their travel programme.  This weeks edition included a six-minute piece on frequent flyer .....

If you have ever sat in your overseas hotel room watching BBC World News, you might have seen Fast Track, .....

16 Jul 201316 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition to win 5,000 Avios last week, to celebrate Head for Points making the list of the top 5,000 websites in the UK by visitor numbers! I’m sorry .....

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition to win 5,000 Avios last week, to celebrate Head for Points .....

15 Jul 201315 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Back in June, I ran a long reference article entitled “Which Airlines Can I Use Avios Points On?“.  This was my attempt to cover all 33 airlines which let you use Avios points for .....

Back in June, I ran a long reference article entitled “Which Airlines Can I Use Avios Points .....

13 Jul 201313 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Today, Friday 12th, is the last chance to enter the Head for Points competition to win 5,000 Avios points! If you haven’t entered yet, you need to go to this article from Tuesday and leave a .....

Today, Friday 12th, is the last chance to enter the Head for Points competition to win 5,000 Avios points! .....

12 Jul 201312 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Back in September, I wrote a piece about Bicester Village, who had joined as a British Airways Executive Club partner. Everything you need to know about Bicester, including my trip report out there .....

Back in September, I wrote a piece about Bicester Village, who had joined as a British Airways Executive Club .....

11 Jul 201311 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

I was thinking of making this article part of the ‘Preparing for Summer’ series.  After all, it is very common to find yourself on holiday in a small town where American Express cards .....

I was thinking of making this article part of the ‘Preparing for Summer’ series.  After all, .....

10 Jul 201310 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

I’m delighted to say that Head for Points is now ranked as one of the UK’s top 5,000 websites by visitor numbers, based on the rankings produced by alexa.com, Amazons web ranking .....

I’m delighted to say that Head for Points is now ranked as one of the UK’s top 5,000 websites by .....

9 Jul 20139 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 908 comments

…. oddly, the Avios redemption partner airberlin! According to this survey from US consultancy IdeaWorks, you will have the best chance of getting a seat on airberlin than with any other major .....

…. oddly, the Avios redemption partner airberlin! According to this survey from US consultancy .....

9 Jul 20139 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

If you are a member of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club, you will have received an email last week outlining a number of genuine improvements to the scheme. If you are not a member, and current fly .....

If you are a member of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club, you will have received an email last week .....

8 Jul 20138 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Someone asked me last week if the new A380 and B787 deliveries to BA would finally deliver a decent wi-fi experience.  Does British Airways finally have in-flight wi-fi?  The answer is .....

Someone asked me last week if the new A380 and B787 deliveries to BA would finally deliver a decent wi-fi .....

8 Jul 20138 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is the fourth of my series of articles about – basically – earning Avios from your Summer holiday. Previous articles focussed on getting a discount on airport car parking, selecting .....

This is the fourth of my series of articles about – basically – earning Avios from your Summer .....

7 Jul 20137 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Sometimes you read something that makes you want to bang your head on the table and despair at the idiocy of the person who decided to write it. Such is the case of the treatment of the British .....

Sometimes you read something that makes you want to bang your head on the table and despair at the idiocy of .....

5 Jul 20135 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Well, after many years of waiting – and completely overshadowing last weeks delivery of BA’s first Boeing 787 – the first BA A380 landed at Heathrow yesterday after a short flight .....

Well, after many years of waiting – and completely overshadowing last weeks delivery of BA’s first .....

5 Jul 20135 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments