News in brief: What is the British Airways lockdown lounge menu? British Airways reopened its Galleries Club North lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5 yesterday, after seemingly acknowledging that there was .....

17 Nov 202017 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s find out! Who are the members of Star Alliance? The bulk of major global airlines have .....

8 Nov 20208 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points.  There is a psychological desire to move, say, your Tesco Clubcard points to Avios as soon as you receive .....

27 Oct 202027 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

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 Jun 202025 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 Jun 202017 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 Jun 20205 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 Jun 20204 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. If you want .....

9 Mar 20209 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 Mar 20208 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 Jan 202026 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 Jan 202022 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 Jan 202012 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 Dec 20195 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 Nov 201928 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments