News in brief: Lufthansa launches a business class sale Lufthansa has not, historically, been very aggressive in targeting the UK market. The prices are not bad, although of course a few places on the .....

News in brief: Lufthansa launches a business class sale Lufthansa has not, historically, been very aggressive .....

17 May 201517 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Lufthansa and MBNA have brought back a decent sign-up bonus for the Miles & More credit card. Normally the bonus is a dull 1,500 miles. However, until 30th June, you will receive 10,000 miles. The .....

Lufthansa and MBNA have brought back a decent sign-up bonus for the Miles & More credit card. Normally the .....

10 May 201510 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

American Airlines is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for reviewing hotels on their website. It seems that, in an attempt to compete with TripAdvisor, .....

American Airlines is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for .....

21 Feb 201521 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your points INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  .....

19 Feb 201519 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and Ireland. What makes .....

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British .....

9 Feb 20159 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in conjunction with Etihad Guest, although you can redeem the bonus with .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....

27 Jan 201527 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

The current IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) promotion is called ‘Set Your Sights’.  I wrote a full explanation here. It runs until 30th April .....

The current IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) promotion is called ‘Set .....

21 Jan 201521 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Just after Christmas I wrote about some of the excellent deals available in the British Airways sale in Club World if you were willing to start your trip in Dublin.  Prices are (they are still .....

Just after Christmas I wrote about some of the excellent deals available in the British Airways sale in Club .....

14 Jan 201514 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

Hilton HHonors has launched a new bonus promotion with Lufthansa Miles & More for anyone who would prefer to take airline miles as part of their Hilton HHonors earnings. It covers stays from .....

Hilton HHonors has launched a new bonus promotion with Lufthansa Miles & More for anyone who would prefer .....

5 Jan 20155 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you have only started to collect Avios points in the last three years, you won’t remember how the system worked when it was BA Miles.  Instead of the £35 Reward Flight Saver fee to cover .....

If you have only started to collect Avios points in the last three years, you won’t remember how the .....

3 Jan 20153 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

When bmi British Midland still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. British Airways was a core member of the oneworld alliance, and bmi British .....

When bmi British Midland still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. .....

31 Dec 201431 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Many long-haul ‘island’ holiday resorts are geared up to serving guests from particular countries.  The British dominate the tourist scene in Barbados, for instance, because of the .....

Many long-haul ‘island’ holiday resorts are geared up to serving guests from particular .....

24 Dec 201424 December 2014 by Rob Burgess

I don’t normally cover general aviation news on Head for Points but this story is of interest.  At a conference in London last week, the Chief Financial Operator of Airbus said that the company .....

I don’t normally cover general aviation news on Head for Points but this story is of interest.  At a .....

15 Dec 201415 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

It is time for our monthly round up of what is new, what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. What’s new? Not much, to be honest.  .....

It is time for our monthly round up of what is new, what is coming and what is going in the world of UK .....

7 Dec 20147 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments