I covered the opening of the Regus business lounge in the Heathrow Terminal 5 arrivals area back in September.  I have since visited it and it is a useful space to work if you have to pass some time .....

I covered the opening of the Regus business lounge in the Heathrow Terminal 5 arrivals area back in .....

16 Nov 201416 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

It is hopefully just an unfortunate coincidence but a raft of loyalty scheme devaluations have hit my inbox this week.  Let’s take a look. East Coast Rewards The East Coast trains scheme, East .....

It is hopefully just an unfortunate coincidence but a raft of loyalty scheme devaluations have hit my inbox .....

14 Nov 201414 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Mastercard is running a very low key promotion on Friday which will get you free travel to work and back if you live or work in London. Mastercard has announced that Friday is ‘Fare Free .....

Mastercard is running a very low key promotion on Friday which will get you free travel to work and back if .....

13 Nov 201413 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Thank you to everyone who entered our Plaza Premium competition last week.  We received almost 700 entries which was an excellent response. There were four winners in the end of the seven passes on .....

Thank you to everyone who entered our Plaza Premium competition last week.  We received almost 700 entries .....

11 Nov 201411 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Just a quick heads up that midnight UK time tonight (Friday) is your last chance to enter our Plaza Premium competition. Entries date-stamped after this time will not be counted. We have £560 of .....

Just a quick heads up that midnight UK time tonight (Friday) is your last chance to enter our Plaza .....

7 Nov 20147 November 2014 by Rob Burgess

Airport services company Servisair operates a number of independent airport lounges across the UK under the Servisair and Aspire brands. You are most likely to have come across them if you have a .....

Airport services company Servisair operates a number of independent airport lounges across the UK under the .....

4 Nov 20144 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

I am pleased to announce our latest competition.  Last week, the final airlines moved into the new Terminal 2 at London Heathrow. To celebrate the completion of this massive project, Head for Points .....

I am pleased to announce our latest competition.  Last week, the final airlines moved into the new Terminal 2 .....

3 Nov 20143 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 680 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 .....

3 Nov 20143 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Here is advance notice that we are running another exciting competition next week on Head for Points. To celebrate the move of the final airlines into the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow last month, we .....

Here is advance notice that we are running another exciting competition next week on Head for Points. To .....

1 Nov 20141 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Uber is a driving service which – as of March 2015 – operates in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and, slightly oddly, Wakefield.  It is rolling out strongly, globally as well as in .....

Uber is a driving service which – as of March 2015 – operates in London, Manchester, Birmingham, .....

30 Oct 201430 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Thank you to the 1,700 Head for Points readers who entered our £1,000 HotelTonight competition last week. It was great to see so much interest. The five winners have been drawn and they are: Jonathan .....

Thank you to the 1,700 Head for Points readers who entered our £1,000 HotelTonight competition last week. It .....

28 Oct 201428 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

A ‘status match’ is when you approach an airline or hotel company with proof of your high status with a competing airline or hotel group. You then ask to be immediately upgraded to the .....

A ‘status match’ is when you approach an airline or hotel company with proof of your high status .....

25 Oct 201425 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Just a quick heads up that midnight UK time tonight (Friday) is your last chance to enter our HotelTonight competition. Entries date-stamped after this time will not be counted. Five winners will each .....

Just a quick heads up that midnight UK time tonight (Friday) is your last chance to enter our HotelTonight .....

24 Oct 201424 October 2014 by Rob Burgess

Ethiopian Airlines, however improbable it may sound, is a member of the Star Alliance network.  Based in Addis Ababa, it serves 82 destinations – more African destinations than any other .....

Ethiopian Airlines, however improbable it may sound, is a member of the Star Alliance network.  Based in .....

21 Oct 201421 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments