Two days ago I ran this long introductory article to the Amex / Foursquare offers.  It attracted a lot of interest – read the comments as well as the main post. This was the list of deals we .....

Two days ago I ran this long introductory article to the Amex / Foursquare offers.  It attracted a lot of .....

1 Dec 20121 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

A few weeks ago I wrote an updated version of my post on saving money on Heathrow Express tickets, so I thought I would do something similar for Gatwick Express. Getting a discount on the Gatwick .....

A few weeks ago I wrote an updated version of my post on saving money on Heathrow Express tickets, so I .....

28 Nov 201228 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I don’t know how many of you will have heard of Norwegian Air Shuttle, the Norwegian based budget airline. It has advertised its UK to Scandinavia flights fairly heavily (you may subconsciously .....

I don’t know how many of you will have heard of Norwegian Air Shuttle, the Norwegian based budget .....

27 Nov 201227 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This article has nothing to do with miles or points. I did, however, want to take a minute to explain one feature of the site you can use but most people do not. You probably noticed, when reading the .....

This article has nothing to do with miles or points. I did, however, want to take a minute to explain one .....

26 Nov 201226 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Business Traveller magazine has launched its annual online charity auction.  This year the cause is Children with Cancer UK. They have put together a huge list of items, from flights to airline cuddy .....

Business Traveller magazine has launched its annual online charity auction.  This year the cause is Children .....

19 Nov 201219 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

I spent yesterday morning down at The Luxury Travel Fair, at Olympia in London.  And, yet again, it was a rather frustrating experience. This is the 4th time I have been to the show.  .....

I spent yesterday morning down at The Luxury Travel Fair, at Olympia in London.  And, yet again, it was a .....

3 Nov 20123 November 2012 by Rob Burgess

The group of ‘No1 Traveller’ lounges have teamed up with Tastecard, the discount dining group, to offer 2-4-1 entry to cardmembers. Whilst I’ve never yet found the chance to visit .....

The group of ‘No1 Traveller’ lounges have teamed up with Tastecard, the discount dining group, to .....

22 Oct 201222 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

American Express has launched a new promotion in association with Opodo, offering a £20 saving. You need to register your Amex card (must be an Amex-issued Amex card, eg BA, Platinum, Gold, Green, .....

American Express has launched a new promotion in association with Opodo, offering a £20 saving. You need to .....

16 Oct 201216 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

The Independent newspaper is running a very nice little promotion in association with 35 Ramada hotels across Britain. You can book a room for just £20 all-in, for a stay between 8 November 2012 and .....

The Independent newspaper is running a very nice little promotion in association with 35 Ramada hotels across .....

14 Oct 201214 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

If you haven’t heard of Uber, it is the new ‘luxury taxi’ service available in London, having already been operating in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Paris, amongst other .....

If you haven’t heard of Uber, it is the new ‘luxury taxi’ service available in London, .....

12 Oct 201212 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Here is a decent freebie worth grabbing if you can. moneysavingexpert.com is giving away 30,000 £10 vouchers for train booking website redspottedhanky.com on Thursday 11 October (ie today!). There .....

Here is a decent freebie worth grabbing if you can. moneysavingexpert.com is giving away 30,000 £10 vouchers .....

11 Oct 201211 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

JustBook is a new hotel booking app, available from your local app store (App Store, Android Market, Blackberry).  It is a very niche product – every day, at noon, it lists 3 (and only 3) .....

JustBook is a new hotel booking app, available from your local app store (App Store, Android Market, .....

4 Oct 20124 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

The ‘Credit Card Offers’ page at the top of the site has been updated for October to reflect changes over the past month. (Click here to see it if you are an e-mail or RSS reader.) Here .....

The ‘Credit Card Offers’ page at the top of the site has been updated for October to reflect .....

2 Oct 20122 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Just a quick note to say that Head for Points officially passed 100,000 page views yesterday, since we launched in July. (The actual number of pages read is nearer 125,000, since the 100,000 figure .....

Just a quick note to say that Head for Points officially passed 100,000 page views yesterday, since we .....

28 Sep 201228 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments