The Financial Conduct Authority closed down Wirecard UK this morning after the parent company filed for insolvency in Germany.  This came after the discovery of a €1.9 billion fraud. (If .....

The Financial Conduct Authority closed down Wirecard UK this morning after the parent company filed for .....

26 Jun 202026 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 193 comments

The future of Virgin Australia seems secure, at least for now, after Bain Capital agreed a deal to buy the airline from the administrators. The deal will still require creditor approval but this is .....

The future of Virgin Australia seems secure, at least for now, after Bain Capital agreed a deal to buy the .....

26 Jun 202026 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This is our review of easyJet Plus.  Is it worth the membership fee? easyJet has a loyalty scheme, Flight Club, although they like to keep it low key and it is strictly ‘invite .....

This is our review of easyJet Plus.  Is it worth the membership fee? easyJet has a loyalty scheme, .....

26 Jun 202026 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

easyJet has announced a further beefing up of its schedule, presumably with more knowledge than we have about the new ‘travel corridors’ and ‘air bridges’ to be announced on .....

easyJet has announced a further beefing up of its schedule, presumably with more knowledge than we have about .....

25 Jun 202025 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Have you been waiting weeks for your renewed passport to come back? MoneySavingExpert published a slightly worrying article this week about the problems currently facing the Passport Office. For the .....

Have you been waiting weeks for your renewed passport to come back? MoneySavingExpert published a slightly .....

25 Jun 202025 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

This is our review of the Amex Cashback cards, specifically the American Express Platinum Cashback and American Express Platinum Cashback Everyday credit cards. Head for Points is primarily about .....

This is our review of the Amex Cashback cards, specifically the American Express Platinum Cashback and .....

23 Jun 202023 June 2020 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Expedia Rewards loyalty scheme. Expedia introduced its loyalty scheme Expedia Rewards (originally called Expedia+) to the UK market several years ago. It has not set the .....

This is our review of the Expedia Rewards loyalty scheme. Expedia introduced its loyalty scheme Expedia .....

22 Jun 202022 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from Longitude 131, Uluru, Australia.  And it’s not a hotel room – it’s a ‘tented pavilion’. We are currently running this .....

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from Longitude 131, Uluru, Australia.  And it’s not a .....

20 Jun 202020 June 2020 by Anika Burnett • 19 comments

Whilst Norwegian has ditched long haul flying until 2021, it is preparing to restart some flights from the UK. From 1st July it intends to operate flights to Oslo and Copenhagen from both London .....

Whilst Norwegian has ditched long haul flying until 2021, it is preparing to restart some flights from the UK. .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

LEVEL Europe, one of the sister airlines of British Airways, has just filed for insolvency. This makes it IAG’s first casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement on its .....

LEVEL Europe, one of the sister airlines of British Airways, has just filed for insolvency. This makes it .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

All airlines, except UK-based ones, are now lining up their Government bailouts. We’ve covered the €9 billion handed out to Lufthansa, of which only €3 billion must be repaid, as well as the .....

All airlines, except UK-based ones, are now lining up their Government bailouts. We’ve covered the €9 .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Turkish Airlines is offering a 40% flight discount code for NHS and other healthcare workers. The promotion is limited to the first 100,000 applicants. If successful, you get a promo code for domestic .....

Turkish Airlines is offering a 40% flight discount code for NHS and other healthcare workers. The promotion is .....

17 Jun 202017 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 9 comments

Booking.com seems to be giving away £10 of free credit towards a future hotel stay to anyone who uses its app. I’m not sure where this offer originated or where it was originally promoted, but .....

Booking.com seems to be giving away £10 of free credit towards a future hotel stay to anyone who uses its .....

15 Jun 202015 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is the Pera Palace, Istanbul. We are currently running this reader-written feature to provide some positivity and inspiration to Head for Points.  You can .....

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is the Pera Palace, Istanbul. We are currently running this .....

14 Jun 202014 June 2020 by Anika Burnett • 9 comments