Launching Head for Points forced me to become comfortable with various bits of technology I had never bothered with before, namely Twitter, Google+ and Facebook.  (You can sign up to my feed via the .....

Launching Head for Points forced me to become comfortable with various bits of technology I had never .....

19 Jul 201319 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

The question ‘Which is the best hotel loyalty programme?’ is a long and complex one.  The answer is usually different for each person.  However, it is generally fair to say that no-one will go .....

The question ‘Which is the best hotel loyalty programme?’ is a long and complex one.  The answer is .....

18 Jul 201318 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

July is shaping up to be ‘InterContinental month’ for me.  We have 3 nights at the InterContinental Dusseldorf, followed by two nights at the InterContinental in Boston and two nights .....

July is shaping up to be ‘InterContinental month’ for me.  We have 3 nights at the .....

14 Jul 201314 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Back in June, I ran a long reference article entitled “Which Airlines Can I Use Avios Points On?“.  This was my attempt to cover all 33 airlines which let you use Avios points for .....

Back in June, I ran a long reference article entitled “Which Airlines Can I Use Avios Points .....

13 Jul 201313 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

I was thinking of making this article part of the ‘Preparing for Summer’ series.  After all, it is very common to find yourself on holiday in a small town where American Express cards .....

I was thinking of making this article part of the ‘Preparing for Summer’ series.  After all, .....

10 Jul 201310 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for July. It has been a relatively quiet month, although a number of excellent promotions are still running. You .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for July. It has been a .....

2 Jul 20132 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

In Part 1 of ‘Preparing for Summer’ a couple of days ago, I looked at ways to earn points when booking airport car parking.  Today I want to recap the best ways to earn points when using .....

In Part 1 of ‘Preparing for Summer’ a couple of days ago, I looked at ways to earn points when .....

30 Jun 201330 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo and Crowne Plaza are running a ‘2 for 1’ promotion across the UK this Summer. This is the special booking link. You can book up to 31st July, .....

Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo and Crowne Plaza are running a ‘2 for 1’ promotion .....

30 Jun 201330 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

IHG Rewards Club went live yesterday.  This replaces Priority Club as the rewards programme for Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Crowne Plaza, Staybridge Suites and .....

IHG Rewards Club went live yesterday.  This replaces Priority Club as the rewards programme for Holiday Inn, .....

29 Jun 201329 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

A new list of Priority Club PointBreaks properties emerged yesterday. For once, there are some fairly decent properties available – but, as always, if there is a hotel in somewhere where you .....

A new list of Priority Club PointBreaks properties emerged yesterday. For once, there are some fairly decent .....

28 Jun 201328 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Crowne Plaza, the four-star hotel chain run as part of the Holiday Inn and InterContinental grouping, has an interesting European offer in conjunction with BMW. If you book a Crowne Plaza stay at a .....

Crowne Plaza, the four-star hotel chain run as part of the Holiday Inn and InterContinental grouping, has an .....

26 Jun 201326 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Roughly once every nine months or so, British Airways Executive Club runs a promotion offering a 25% bonus when you convert hotel loyalty points into Avios points. Yesterday, I received an email from .....

Roughly once every nine months or so, British Airways Executive Club runs a promotion offering a 25% bonus .....

22 Jun 201322 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This may be the last ever official Priority Club promotion, before the change of name to IHG Rewards Club at the end of the month!  The Holiday Inn / Crowne Plaza / InterContinental loyalty .....

This may be the last ever official Priority Club promotion, before the change of name to IHG Rewards .....

15 Jun 201315 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Priority Club, the Holiday Inn / Crowne Plaza / InterContinental etc loyalty scheme, regularly releases targeted promotional codes offering bonus points. These have, admittedly, been fewer of these .....

Priority Club, the Holiday Inn / Crowne Plaza / InterContinental etc loyalty scheme, regularly releases .....

10 Jun 201310 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments