News in brief: Hilton launches a South East Asia flash sale Hilton is running an Asia / India / Maldives flash sale until Monday 19th November. See here for details. It includes hotels such as the Millennium Hilton Bangkok pictured below. You might also want […]
United Airlines and United MileagePlus
These articles cover, from a UK perspective, United Airlines and United MileagePlus.
Bits: Hilton Asia flash sale, free Ritz-Carlton Doha stay with Qatar Airways, £100 off £500 United spend with Amex
14 November 2018 By
What are the best Star Alliance credit cards for UK residents?
6 November 2018 By
If you have been following our series of UK credit card reviews over the last couple of weeks, we are now up to ‘M’ in the alphabet. The next article will be on the new Miles & More charge cards, recently launched with Diners Club […]
Bits: AerClub Avios from United arrive after 18 months!, Norwegian drops UK to Singapore, Accor / Economist deal
9 September 2018 By
News in brief: AerClub Avios from United Airlines finally posting! Last week I wrote an article on how you can earn Avios when flying with United Airlines, even though United is a member of Star Alliance. This is because United has a partnership with Aer […]
How to earn Avios when flying United Airlines – at higher rates than BA for Economy
2 September 2018 By
As there are four separate Avios airline schemes* – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub and Vueling Club – which each have their own partners, you would expect some oddities to turn up. This is one of the biggest ones. Bizarrely, Aer […]
Good 2019 business class deals to the US – from £1300 – with BA, Virgin and Star Alliance
28 August 2018 By
A bunch of good Business Class fares to the US has been launched by British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Star Alliance. These fares are all from the UK so you don’t need to position yourself in Europe to take advantage. British Airways to the West […]
What is the best alternative to the United Airlines MileagePlus UK credit card?
14 June 2018 By
MBNA has written to holders of the United Airlines MileagePlus UK credit cards this week to tell them that they are closing on 21st July. This was always an odd card which – most of the time – had no sign-up bonus attached to it. […]
My review of MBNA’s Horizon Visa credit card – possibly the UK’s best credit card to use when travelling
31 May 2018 By
This is my review of MBNA’s new Horizon Visa credit card. Yesterday I wrote about how MBNA has pulled the plug on the UK Etihad Guest credit card from 27th July. This is also now confirmed as the final date for the MBNA American Airlines […]
Use your Marriott or SPG status on United Airlines (and vice versa) via RewardsPlus
15 May 2018 By
On Saturday I wrote about how you can earn Starwood Preferred Guest points – which convert to Marriott Rewards points – when you fly with Emirates, China Eastern and Delta. These deals let you earn Starwood hotel points for spending money on Delta, Emirates and […]
Who did you pick as your preferred Premium Economy and Economy long-haul airline?
3 May 2018 By
In January and March we ran two market research surveys on Head for Points, dressed up as competitions. As I didn’t think of the original idea, I am free to say that the concept was very clever. An airline approached us to get an understanding […]
Bits: win Heathrow Terminal 2 lounge passes, new HFP corrections page, 40% off Dream Lodge Holidays
14 March 2018 By
News in brief: Win two passes for the United Club lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2 A reader has generously given us FIVE United Club lounge passes that he does not need. This is good news for anyone flying out of Heathrow Terminal 2 before 30th […]
Bits: new ‘Miles and More’ meilenschnaeppchen, United ‘buy miles’ bonus and a Marriott / SPG arbitrage
10 December 2017 By
News in brief: New ‘Miles and More’ meilenschnaeppchen announced It has been a while since we covered these on Head for Points, but for the benefit those who don’t know about them, Lufthansa runs a monthly list of discounted routes for collectors of Miles & More miles. […]
What are the best Star Alliance credit cards for UK residents?
14 November 2017 By
A couple of weeks ago I looked at the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme. I thought today that I would take a look at what is left in the way of Star Alliance credit cards, since access to earning via a credit or charge card […]
ALL MBNA airline credit cards withdrawn – what are your alternatives?
8 November 2017 By
Last week I ran this article suggesting that you should act immediately if you wanted to apply for any of the MBNA airline credit cards. It was good advice. All eight MBNA airline credit cards were pulled on Monday evening. Slightly surprisingly, this included the […]
Competition for BA RFS? United launches 8,000 mile one-way Star Alliance redemptions
6 November 2017 By
One of the key reasons that there is no obvious reason to ditch Avios for another oneworld, SkyTeam or Star Alliance frequent flyer programme is the good value redemptions available in Europe. (At least, good value if you live near Heathrow or Gatwick. Avios redemptions […]
Is this week your last chance to get the MBNA airline credit cards?
1 November 2017 By
The end appears to be coming sooner rather than later for the MBNA-issued airline credit cards which come as an American Express plus Visa or MasterCard double pack. If you had been thinking about applying for any of these cards, I suggest you do it […]
Bits: changes to HFP August posting, three offers closing today, United launches Denver
31 July 2017 By
News in brief: Changes to Head for Points posting for August As is now traditional, Head for Points will be dropping the ‘three posts per day’ schedule for August. History shows that there isn’t a great deal of news about this month. If there are […]
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