Back in January, I wrote about the interesting transfer option available if you stay at the Thistle Hotel at Heathrow.  You can transfer to and from Terminal 5 in the driverless pods which .....

Back in January, I wrote about the interesting transfer option available if you stay at the Thistle Hotel at .....

20 Mar 201520 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

I have never covered Airbnb on Head for Points.  Whilst a lot of people are finding it an attractive alternative to hotels, our focus is primarily on the large chains and their loyalty schemes. If .....

I have never covered Airbnb on Head for Points.  Whilst a lot of people are finding it an attractive .....

16 Mar 201516 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

I received a few emails from readers yesterday about the forthcoming launch of Supercard from Travelex.  It is very rare that a totally revolutionary payment product comes along but this could be it. .....

I received a few emails from readers yesterday about the forthcoming launch of Supercard from Travelex.  It .....

14 Mar 201514 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 84 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 .....

14 Mar 201514 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

A reader emailed me recently to ask if I would consider writing about the external online tools I use to plan my travel and manage my miles.  The truth is that I don’t. Whilst there are a few .....

A reader emailed me recently to ask if I would consider writing about the external online tools I use to plan .....

13 Mar 201513 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

As part of the campaign to save train loyalty scheme East Coast Rewards (a campaign which was partially successful, to the extent that Virgin East Coast ended up making a generous conversion deal), a .....

As part of the campaign to save train loyalty scheme East Coast Rewards (a campaign which was partially .....

8 Mar 20158 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

When I wrote about the opening of the Plaza Premium arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2, I mentioned that the Plaza Premium CEO publicly stated that he was in discussions with Heathrow about .....

When I wrote about the opening of the Plaza Premium arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2, I mentioned that .....

3 Mar 20153 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Budget hotel group Premier Inn has, with immediate effect, implemented a ‘free wi-fi for all’ policy in all of its hotels.  This replaces the previous policy of only offering 30 minutes .....

Budget hotel group Premier Inn has, with immediate effect, implemented a ‘free wi-fi for all’ .....

1 Mar 20151 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Here is the latest edition of our new fortnightly Saturday feature which summarises offers which are ending soon. Deals closing soon Saturday 28 February (TODAY!) Win 15,000 Starwood Preferred Guest .....

Here is the latest edition of our new fortnightly Saturday feature which summarises offers which are ending .....

28 Feb 201528 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Thanks to premium lounge operator No1 Traveller, I am running a giveaway today which will last for just 18 hours. Between now and midnight, you can win two Champagne Experience gift vouchers to any .....

Thanks to premium lounge operator No1 Traveller, I am running a giveaway today which will last for just 18 .....

25 Feb 201525 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

There are plenty of Head for Points readers currently chasing a spending target on their American Express card.  Why?  Because they want to trigger a lucrative sign-up bonus in order to book a .....

There are plenty of Head for Points readers currently chasing a spending target on their American Express .....

23 Feb 201523 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all. The scheme has been around for a while and offers a number of benefits: Free seat selection .....

easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all. The .....

22 Feb 201522 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

A little surprisingly, to put it mildly, Head for Points has just hit 1 million ‘unique visitors’ for the past 365 days: (The little dip last August is when I accidentally deleted the .....

A little surprisingly, to put it mildly, Head for Points has just hit 1 million ‘unique .....

18 Feb 201518 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Here is the 3rd edition of our new fortnightly Saturday feature which summarises offers which are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our offer and regular article pages. .....

Here is the 3rd edition of our new fortnightly Saturday feature which summarises offers which are ending soon. .....

14 Feb 201514 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments