When I flew back from a wedding in Canada a few weeks ago, I used Air Canada.  I was stunned – and delighted – to find that they flew directly from Edmonton to London.  I had resigned .....

When I flew back from a wedding in Canada a few weeks ago, I used Air Canada.  I was stunned – and .....

8 Sep 20158 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Today I am launching a fantastic competition in association with Air New Zealand. One lucky Head for Points reader will win their choice of 1, 2 or 3 seats to Los Angeles, flying on the revolutionary .....

Today I am launching a fantastic competition in association with Air New Zealand. One lucky Head for Points .....

7 Sep 20157 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

As part of our Air New Zealand competition, which launches today, I will be taking a look at the unique features of the ANZ in-flight product. This is what you will experience if you choose to fly .....

As part of our Air New Zealand competition, which launches today, I will be taking a look at the unique .....

7 Sep 20157 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

Expedia has launched Expedia+ in Ireland – a dedicated loyalty scheme which rewards you for your bookings. It is fair to say from the outset that Expedia Plus isn’t as generous as .....

Expedia has launched Expedia+ in Ireland – a dedicated loyalty scheme which rewards you for your .....

6 Sep 20156 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Monday will see the ‘back to work’ season in full swing.  You may well have a full office for the first time in two months.  You may also have some proper work to do …. To take .....

Monday will see the ‘back to work’ season in full swing.  You may well have a full office for the .....

5 Sep 20155 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

29 Aug 201529 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Heathrow Express is currently offering a 25% discount for Visa cardholders – which must mean pretty much anyone. Full details and the promotional code needed can be found on the Visa website .....

Heathrow Express is currently offering a 25% discount for Visa cardholders – which must mean pretty much .....

25 Aug 201525 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Two weeks ago I covered the official opening of the new Aspire airport lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5.  This is likely to be popular with Head for Points readers who do not have British Airways status .....

Two weeks ago I covered the official opening of the new Aspire airport lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5.  This .....

16 Aug 201516 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

I have written about HotelTonight a few times in the past, and they have generously given away £1,500 of free hotels stays in two competitions on HFP over the last year.  I wanted to remind readers .....

I have written about HotelTonight a few times in the past, and they have generously given away £1,500 of free .....

16 Aug 201516 August 2015 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Watch HfP on CNN I was featured in a frequent flyer article on cnn.com last week.  You can find it here. Most Head for Points readers won’t learn much new from it, but it did .....

News in brief: Watch HfP on CNN I was featured in a frequent flyer article on cnn.com last week.  You can .....

15 Aug 201515 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

15 Aug 201515 August 2015 by Rob Burgess

Head for Points is, of course, primarily about collecting airline and hotel points. However, most of us probably spend some time on trains as well so I thought it was worth a run through of the .....

Head for Points is, of course, primarily about collecting airline and hotel points. However, most of us .....

11 Aug 201511 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Wyndham – even though you may never have heard of it – is actually the largest hotel group in the world with over 7,000 properties.  The majority of these are low-cost hotels in the USA, .....

Wyndham – even though you may never have heard of it – is actually the largest hotel group in the .....

11 Aug 201511 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Head for Points offers a specialist travel booking service for luxury hotels.  We can get you better deals than you can achieve by booking direct. The luxury hotel companies (Four Seasons, Mandarin .....

Head for Points offers a specialist travel booking service for luxury hotels.  We can get you better deals .....

7 Aug 20157 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments