Just a quick admin message!  We will be on holiday for the next 10 days, so there will be a slightly different format to Head for Points. Starting tomorrow, I will running fully updated versions of .....

Just a quick admin message!  We will be on holiday for the next 10 days, so there will be a slightly .....

23 Oct 201323 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

It has been a while since we have seen any American Express / Foursquare promotions.  Last year they were very generous but the promotions recently have either been weak or restricted. A number of .....

It has been a while since we have seen any American Express / Foursquare promotions.  Last year they were .....

21 Oct 201321 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I don’t write much about SAS EuroBonus.  It is a member of Star Alliance, which gives you a lot of flexibility when redeeming. It does not have the cheapest award chart, though, which may .....

I don’t write much about SAS EuroBonus.  It is a member of Star Alliance, which gives you a lot of .....

20 Oct 201320 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

The new generation of fuel efficient airlines, driven by the Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’, was meant to open up new possibilities for low-cost airlines to operate on long-haul routes. We .....

The new generation of fuel efficient airlines, driven by the Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’, was meant to .....

18 Oct 201318 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a flyer from Heathrow Terminal 1, without automatic lounge access, may end up in the Servisair lounge.  You can, after all, access it via Priority Pass or .....

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a flyer from Heathrow Terminal 1, without automatic lounge access, .....

15 Oct 201315 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Train ticket booking website redspottedhanky.com has been very lucrative this year for Head for Points readers.  Our mini-league shared over £1,100 in their Fantasy Wimbledon competition and their .....

Train ticket booking website redspottedhanky.com has been very lucrative this year for Head for Points .....

14 Oct 201314 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

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 .....

9 Oct 20139 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

A month ago, I wrote this piece about Diners Club.  In particular, I noted that the long-forgotten Diners Club charge card comes with one key benefit – airport lounge access. In the article, .....

A month ago, I wrote this piece about Diners Club.  In particular, I noted that the long-forgotten Diners .....

3 Oct 20133 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

The Royal Mint, at the end of October, will launch this rather snazzy £20 coin featuring St George and the dragon. Why do I mention this on Head for Points? Well: The £20 coins are being sold for .....

The Royal Mint, at the end of October, will launch this rather snazzy £20 coin featuring St George and the .....

30 Sep 201330 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

As all those daytime TV ads make clear, a lot of people have been making a lot of money by helping people to claim compensation for missold Payment Protection Insurance. The concept has now moved on .....

As all those daytime TV ads make clear, a lot of people have been making a lot of money by helping people to .....

23 Sep 201323 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

An email arrives at Head for Points towers from California, promoting travideos, a new website dedicated exclusively to travel videos. The company makes ambitious claims: For every single city and .....

An email arrives at Head for Points towers from California, promoting travideos, a new website dedicated .....

21 Sep 201321 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

There is yet another massive giveaway of £10 redspottedhanky.com train ticket vouchers today.  This follows on the heels of the two other others in recent weeks, which were well patronised by .....

There is yet another massive giveaway of £10 redspottedhanky.com train ticket vouchers today.  This .....

19 Sep 201319 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Cashback site Quidco has an exclusive offer in conjunction with Dixons Travel, the airport retailer of electronic gadgets. This is a rather complex offer to understand, but could be very valuable .....

Cashback site Quidco has an exclusive offer in conjunction with Dixons Travel, the airport retailer of .....

14 Sep 201314 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is another, very rare, ‘middle of the day’ post, because I am not sure that this deal will still be around tomorrow. Between 7th and 10th September, redspottedhanky.com was publishing .....

This is another, very rare, ‘middle of the day’ post, because I am not sure that this deal will .....

13 Sep 201313 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments