If you took part in the redspottedhanky.com Fantasy Formula 1 competition last year, take a look at your redspottedhanky.com account. The points should have posted. For most people, this means 1,500 .....

If you took part in the redspottedhanky.com Fantasy Formula 1 competition last year, take a look at your .....

5 Jan 20145 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Are you one of the many people who still holds one of the old BMI (British Midland) credit cards? You would have been pretty crazy to cut them up, given that you will be earning up to 2.5 Avios per .....

Are you one of the many people who still holds one of the old BMI (British Midland) credit cards? You would .....

3 Jan 20143 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

East Coast Trains is launching what it calls a ‘massive’ 7-day sale today. Tickets will start from £5 each way in Standard and £20 each way in First Class. You need to book by January .....

East Coast Trains is launching what it calls a ‘massive’ 7-day sale today. Tickets will start from .....

3 Jan 20143 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

It is now nine months since Head for Points got its fresh new look, and – for want of a better word – started looking ‘professional’.   I have continued to change elements .....

It is now nine months since Head for Points got its fresh new look, and – for want of a better word .....

1 Jan 20141 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 131 comments

If you are taking it easy in the office (or at home) today, there is an interesting article on the history of the global, branded hotel industry which is worth a look. It appears in the bumper .....

If you are taking it easy in the office (or at home) today, there is an interesting article on the history of .....

30 Dec 201330 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Access to decent free wi-fi can make a long airport wait more bearable.  Luckily, Heathrow Airport has invested a lot of money in this area in recent years and you will not be short of options. Free .....

Access to decent free wi-fi can make a long airport wait more bearable.  Luckily, Heathrow Airport has .....

30 Dec 201330 December 2013 by Rob Burgess

Happy Christmas to you and your family.  I hope you enjoy a well deserved break, wherever in the world you are. (Do please post below if your travels have taken you anywhere exciting this .....

Happy Christmas to you and your family.  I hope you enjoy a well deserved break, wherever in the world .....

25 Dec 201325 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

I get a feeling that The Sun is not the newspaper of choice for most Head for Points readers.  However, there is a good deal to be had at the moment if you sign up for ‘Sun Plus’, their .....

I get a feeling that The Sun is not the newspaper of choice for most Head for Points readers.  However, there .....

24 Dec 201324 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Earlier in the year, a lot of Head for Points took part in the Fantasy Wimbledon competition run by train ticket booking website redspottedhanky.com.  The HfP team shared over £1,100, paid as .....

Earlier in the year, a lot of Head for Points took part in the Fantasy Wimbledon competition run by train .....

23 Dec 201323 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

A quick heads up that Sky appears to be reversing payments that were made on 3V Virtual Visa cards in recent days. As I reported last week, 3V suddenly blocked their cards from being used for paying .....

A quick heads up that Sky appears to be reversing payments that were made on 3V Virtual Visa cards in recent .....

20 Dec 201320 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

I have slotted this in as an afternoon article because of the small number available, and because Amex has already been promoting it via Twitter today. Amex and Foursquare are offering £10 cashback .....

I have slotted this in as an afternoon article because of the small number available, and because Amex has .....

17 Dec 201317 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Since I first wrote about them in June, a minor cottage industry has sprung up around the purchase of 3V Virtual Visa cards. Basically, you can purchase these Visa gift cards in Tesco stores for face .....

Since I first wrote about them in June, a minor cottage industry has sprung up around the purchase of 3V .....

13 Dec 201313 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 172 comments

One of the more annoying parts of the miles and points game is how you deal with odd balances, often trivial numbers, that you end up with in various programmes. There are, though, often ways of using .....

One of the more annoying parts of the miles and points game is how you deal with odd balances, often trivial .....

10 Dec 201310 December 2013 by Rob Burgess

A quick post to say that the Amazon promotional code that I highlighted recently is, amazingly, still working. This could be, of course, because their partner American Express seems to have forgotten .....

A quick post to say that the Amazon promotional code that I highlighted recently is, amazingly, still working. .....

8 Dec 20138 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments