Here is an interesting development.  Most people know that there are NO third party airport lounges in Heathrow Terminal 5.  This is not entirely surprising, as BA / Iberia have monopoly use of the .....

Here is an interesting development.  Most people know that there are NO third party airport lounges in .....

4 Mar 20144 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Last year, buying 3V Virtual Visa cards from Tesco was very profitable. For £50, you got £50 of Visa gift cards.  Tesco also gave you 150 bonus Clubcard points and (if you had an Amex sign-up bonus .....

Last year, buying 3V Virtual Visa cards from Tesco was very profitable. For £50, you got £50 of Visa gift .....

4 Mar 20144 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

The train operating companies have launched a new railcard this week, Two Together. There are currently railcards for older people, students and families travelling together.  What there hasn’t .....

The train operating companies have launched a new railcard this week, Two Together. There are currently .....

4 Mar 20144 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

I’ve no idea how long this offer has been going, but Stansted Express is currently offering ‘free’ access to the No 1 Traveller lounge at Stansted with the purchase of a first class .....

I’ve no idea how long this offer has been going, but Stansted Express is currently offering .....

3 Mar 20143 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

As the finishing touches are put to the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow, due to open in June, the airport has released the final list of retailers who will be using it. There will be 64 shops and .....

As the finishing touches are put to the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow, due to open in June, the airport has .....

2 Mar 20142 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Today I want to review Welcome Rewards, the loyalty programme for hotels.com. I have spent the last four weeks analysing the ‘big seven’ hotel loyalty programmes (all of the links are on .....

Today I want to review Welcome Rewards, the loyalty programme for hotels.com. I have spent the last four weeks .....

28 Feb 201428 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

A reader recently dropped me an email to ask if I had any ideas about what to do with some orphaned Air Canada Aeroplan miles he had.  I thought the reply I gave him may be of interest to a few other .....

A reader recently dropped me an email to ask if I had any ideas about what to do with some orphaned Air Canada .....

27 Feb 201427 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

A Head for Points reader got in touch with me on 11th December with a question.  Whilst a committed Avios collector, he had to travel to San Francisco for work and was required to fly on United .....

A Head for Points reader got in touch with me on 11th December with a question.  Whilst a committed Avios .....

25 Feb 201425 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Last Monday, I ran an article about the travel apps that I had downloaded to my new iPhone.  This brought a fantastic response from Head for Points readers who submitted lots of other ideas for apps .....

Last Monday, I ran an article about the travel apps that I had downloaded to my new iPhone.  This brought a .....

24 Feb 201424 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Hotel Tonight is an iOS and Android app which lets you book hotels for the same day only in various European cities. At present, it covers London, Birmingham, Brighton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool .....

Hotel Tonight is an iOS and Android app which lets you book hotels for the same day only in various European .....

22 Feb 201422 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Our Hailo promotion this morning was a little too successful, with all of the £15 vouchers being claimed by 9am. I have therefore pulled this promotion out of the comments section of our last RSH .....

Our Hailo promotion this morning was a little too successful, with all of the £15 vouchers being claimed by .....

19 Feb 201419 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

You will need to move fast if you want to claim this one.  There are only 500 available and Head for Points readers could easily wipe them out this morning. If you read my review of iPhone travel .....

You will need to move fast if you want to claim this one.  There are only 500 available and Head for Points .....

19 Feb 201419 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

In the summer of 2012, we went to Sandy Lane in Barbados as I reviewed here.  In summer it is about 75% cheaper than it is during the Christmas and New Year peak, with similar weather – and a .....

In the summer of 2012, we went to Sandy Lane in Barbados as I reviewed here.  In summer it is about 75% .....

16 Feb 201416 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Business Traveller magazine has added Platinum-tier membership of the Global Hotel Alliance programme as a benefit for its subscribers.  If you are planning a stay at any hotel in the GHA grouping, .....

Business Traveller magazine has added Platinum-tier membership of the Global Hotel Alliance programme as a .....

16 Feb 201416 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments