I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for May. We have had a couple of great months in terms of new offers being launched. In March, we got the new promotion .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for May. We have had a couple .....

3 May 20133 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Another week, another competition as British Airways and the Evening Standard celebrate 10 years of BA flights from London City Airport. This week, they are again giving away an entire BA plane!  .....

Another week, another competition as British Airways and the Evening Standard celebrate 10 years of BA flights .....

3 May 20133 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

British Airways has launched a new ‘fruit machine’ promotion via Facebook, which allows you to win a few Avios points. The Facebook page is here (deleted as game now over). You will need .....

British Airways has launched a new ‘fruit machine’ promotion via Facebook, which allows you to win .....

1 May 20131 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

I had an email from a reader recently who asked me about how easy it was to ‘churn’ various credit cards, ie cancel them and then reapply, picking up another sign-up bonus. He suggested .....

I had an email from a reader recently who asked me about how easy it was to ‘churn’ various credit .....

29 Apr 201329 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Avios.com and Shell have launched a special promotion to ‘celebrate’ the launch of new Shell V-Power Nitro+ Unleaded and Diesel. Until June 3rd, Shell is offering 4x the usual Avios when .....

Avios.com and Shell have launched a special promotion to ‘celebrate’ the launch of new Shell .....

27 Apr 201327 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

International Airlines Group, the parent of British Airways, took full control of Spanish low-cost airline Vueling this week.  See the Bloomberg story here.  The cost was €123m to take .....

International Airlines Group, the parent of British Airways, took full control of Spanish low-cost airline .....

26 Apr 201326 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

British Airways and the Evening Standard have launched another of their competitions to celebrate 10 years of BA flights from London City Airport. This week, they are again giving away an entire .....

British Airways and the Evening Standard have launched another of their competitions to celebrate 10 years of .....

24 Apr 201324 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

As the first splutterings of Spring finally threaten to burst into life, thoughts turn to Summer, Wimbledon, Henley … and the British Airways-sponsored “Taste of London 2013” .....

As the first splutterings of Spring finally threaten to burst into life, thoughts turn to Summer, Wimbledon, .....

23 Apr 201323 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

When we flew out to Dubai at Easter, we departed from Terminal 5C, the newest satellite terminal.  (This will be the A380 terminal, as soon as the flights start in October.) This was, oddly, my first .....

When we flew out to Dubai at Easter, we departed from Terminal 5C, the newest satellite terminal.  (This will .....

20 Apr 201320 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Via avios.com (so the Avios earned will go into an avios.com account, not a BA one), Holiday Extras is offering bonus points if you pre-book your airport parking through them. Holiday Extras offer .....

Via avios.com (so the Avios earned will go into an avios.com account, not a BA one), Holiday Extras is .....

20 Apr 201320 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

British Airways and the Evening Standard have launched the latest of their competitions to celebrate 10 years of BA flights from London City Airport. This week, it is another monster prize – a .....

British Airways and the Evening Standard have launched the latest of their competitions to celebrate 10 years .....

19 Apr 201319 April 2013 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has launched a new promotion called “Hello Weekend”, although they are trying to be funky and are referring to it as #helloweekend! What they are doing, basically, is .....

British Airways has launched a new promotion called “Hello Weekend”, although they are trying to .....

18 Apr 201318 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Cruising does not fall under the usual remit of Head for Points – there are specialist sites and forums such as CruiseCritic dedicated to the subject if you are interested. However, Head .....

Cruising does not fall under the usual remit of Head for Points – there are specialist sites and forums .....

17 Apr 201317 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

When the Avios scheme was launched in late 2011, avios.com brought in a range of new airline partners alongside BA, Iberia and American Airlines. As per this page, it is a little known fact that you .....

When the Avios scheme was launched in late 2011, avios.com brought in a range of new airline partners .....

12 Apr 201312 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments