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

GetTaxi, the app which allows you to order a black cab directly from your iOS or Android phone, announced yesterday that it has launched in six new cities. As well as London, you can now use them in: .....

GetTaxi, the app which allows you to order a black cab directly from your iOS or Android phone, announced .....

13 Feb 201513 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

An interesting charity auction caught my eye over at Luxury Travel Diary.  It is possibly the biggest and broadest travel auction that I have seen outside of the mainstream press – and because .....

An interesting charity auction caught my eye over at Luxury Travel Diary.  It is possibly the biggest and .....

8 Feb 20158 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

If you can spare 30 seconds of your time to help me out today, I’d be grateful. I recently ran a couple of articles on Thistle Hotels.  I wasn’t expecting them to be very popular, given .....

If you can spare 30 seconds of your time to help me out today, I’d be grateful. I recently ran a couple .....

7 Feb 20157 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

The history of ‘all business class’ airlines flying between London and New York is not a pretty one.  Apart from the British Airways service which operates out of London City, none of the .....

The history of ‘all business class’ airlines flying between London and New York is not a pretty .....

4 Feb 20154 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

As I wrote last month, East Coast Rewards – the rail loyalty scheme – is closing on February 28th.  The next day, the East Coast rail franchise passes to a Stagecoach / Virgin consortium .....

As I wrote last month, East Coast Rewards – the rail loyalty scheme – is closing on February .....

3 Feb 20153 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I received an email last week from Travelling Connect telling me that they have added the United Arab Emirates to their coverage network. This is a decent boost for the scheme and I thought it was .....

I received an email last week from Travelling Connect telling me that they have added the United Arab Emirates .....

1 Feb 20151 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Here is the 2nd edition of our new fortnightly Saturday feature which summarises offers which are ending soon. As today is the last day of January, there is a lot happening. Deals closing soon .....

Here is the 2nd edition of our new fortnightly Saturday feature which summarises offers which are ending soon. .....

31 Jan 201531 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

The best miles and points credit and charge cards tend to come from American Express.  It is unfortunate, however, that they are not accepted everywhere.  You will need a Visa .....

The best miles and points credit and charge cards tend to come from American Express.  It is .....

24 Jan 201524 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

If you are a member of the East Coast Rewards train loyalty scheme you will have received an email yesterday confirming that the scheme is being closed on February 28th.  The franchise is .....

If you are a member of the East Coast Rewards train loyalty scheme you will have received an email yesterday .....

20 Jan 201520 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

I have run occasional articles on Head for Points offering sign-up deals for GetTaxi / Gett (£10), Uber (£10) and Hailo (nothing at present). I thought it was about time to look at Kabbee as well. .....

I have run occasional articles on Head for Points offering sign-up deals for GetTaxi / Gett (£10), Uber .....

19 Jan 201519 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments