What is the best Avios credit card?  In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. If you want to check your .....

25 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think.  Beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are .....

17 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

I get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard credit card for earning Avios, airline miles or hotel points.   The comprehensive Head for Points reward .....

5 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards .....

4 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Why should you get the HSBC Premier Mastercard? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for a HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. You can see .....

9 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for a HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard .....

8 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit cards.  It is the Money section if you have a copy – the link is here but there .....

26 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

The HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard is the most generous Visa or Mastercard available if you want to earn Avios.  The earnings rate is great at 1 Avios per £1 spent. We have a full review of the .....

22 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Over the past few days I’ve been updating a few introductory articles to miles and points, in recognition of the fact that we get a lot of new readers in January as people start to look at .....

12 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

A week ago, we wrote that we may be about to see a new transfer bonus between HSBC Premier credit cards and British Airways Executive Club. This was based on the fact that a HFP reader, ZW, found this .....

5 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 150 comments

New HSBC to Avios transfer bonus coming? We may be about to see a new transfer bonus between HSBC Premier credit cards and British Airways Executive Club. A HFP reader, ZW, found this PDF on the HSBC .....

28 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments

This is my review of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

15 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

This is my review of the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying .....

15 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s find out! This article was updated on 1st September 2020. Who are the members of Star .....

14 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments