This is, potentially, not the best time to be highlighting the joys of KLM, given our story last week about their Flying Blue loyalty programme potentially going ‘revenue based’ for miles .....

This is, potentially, not the best time to be highlighting the joys of KLM, given our story last week about .....

13 Oct 201713 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, appears to be moving to full revenue-based miles earning from 1st May 2018. They haven’t announced this yet.  Whether by accident or design, .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, appears to be moving to full revenue-based miles earning .....

4 Oct 20174 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

News in brief: Get 3,600 Avios with LEGO There is a VERY generous LEGO deal running again this week on Tesco Direct. As you can see on this page, you will receive 1500 bonus Clubcard points when you .....

News in brief: Get 3,600 Avios with LEGO There is a VERY generous LEGO deal running again this week on Tesco .....

14 Sep 201714 September 2017 by Anika Burnett • 49 comments

News in brief: Rolling Luggage Avios earning change Last week Rolling Luggage and Avios launched their new partnership with a generous Avios earning rate. The earning rate was: 5 Avios per £1 spent .....

News in brief: Rolling Luggage Avios earning change Last week Rolling Luggage and Avios launched their new .....

13 Sep 201713 September 2017 by Anika Burnett • 85 comments

News in brief: BA Holidays Avios bonus halved British Airways has – very quietly – announced a cut to the Avios earned when booking via BA Holidays. Currently the earning rate is 2 Avios .....

News in brief: BA Holidays Avios bonus halved British Airways has – very quietly – announced a cut .....

9 Sep 20179 September 2017 by Anika Burnett • 47 comments

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. This facility is mentioned on .....

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....

27 Aug 201727 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

A complex merry-go-round of corporate activity was announced last night which will lead to …. well, it isn’t fully clear. You can find full details on the Virgin Atlantic website here. In .....

A complex merry-go-round of corporate activity was announced last night which will lead to …. well, it .....

28 Jul 201728 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

News in brief: What is the future of the Boeing 747-8i? Today I will be flying a Boeing 747-8i via Lufthansa for the first and possibly last time, on my way to New York. The 747-8i – a .....

News in brief: What is the future of the Boeing 747-8i? Today I will be flying a Boeing 747-8i via Lufthansa .....

13 Jun 201713 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

News in brief: Tweak to the Avios / Caffe Nero in-store cashback deal As we wrote back in December, you can now earn Avios when you buy coffee or a snack at Caffe Nero. This is an in-store cashback .....

News in brief: Tweak to the Avios / Caffe Nero in-store cashback deal As we wrote back in December, you can .....

3 May 20173 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

News in brief: TAP launches flights from London City Airport In a surprising move, Portuguese national carrier TAP has announced a new service from London City Airport to Lisbon.   One possible .....

News in brief: TAP launches flights from London City Airport In a surprising move, Portuguese national carrier .....

20 Apr 201720 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

News in brief: Buy access to Etihad’s airport lounges Following rival Emirates which opened up its facilities to paying passengers earlier this year, Etihad has decided to let Economy .....

News in brief: Buy access to Etihad’s airport lounges Following rival Emirates which opened up its .....

25 Mar 201725 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 7 comments

News in brief: Flying Blue improves its mileage expiry policy (a bit) Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM programme, is popular with a lot of Head for Points readers outside London.  Flying to .....

News in brief: Flying Blue improves its mileage expiry policy (a bit) Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM .....

18 Mar 201718 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

A few weeks ago a reader (thank you) sent me an email to ask “Do you know that Instamiles has added Avios and Virgin Flying Club as partners?“. I didn’t, because I had never heard of .....

A few weeks ago a reader (thank you) sent me an email to ask “Do you know that Instamiles has added .....

15 Mar 201715 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

News in brief: Last day for new Tesco Direct LEGO deal This is quick reminder that – until midnight tonight (Monday) – Tesco Direct is giving you 1,000 bonus Clubcard points (worth 2,400 .....

News in brief: Last day for new Tesco Direct LEGO deal This is quick reminder that – until midnight .....

6 Mar 20176 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments