PointsPay is an interesting way of cashing out airline miles – for real cash. PointsPay is not new, launching in 2012. It has also failed to take off in a major way, since Etihad Guest is the .....

PointsPay is an interesting way of cashing out airline miles – for real cash. PointsPay is not new, .....

17 Sep 201317 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I have mentioned a few times on Head for Points recently that you can transfer Virgin Flying Club miles into Hilton HHonors points.  The rate is attractive at 1:2 although Hilton points are not .....

I have mentioned a few times on Head for Points recently that you can transfer Virgin Flying Club miles into .....

16 Sep 201316 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Virgin Atlantic has continued to turn the screw on British Airways by announcing a redemption sale on Economy seats. As I posted back in July, Virgin has recently lowered the taxes on Economy .....

Virgin Atlantic has continued to turn the screw on British Airways by announcing a redemption sale on Economy .....

7 Sep 20137 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

My biggest gripe with Virgin Flying Club – which has been going out of its way to appear more attractive in the last year or so – was the, frankly, pathetic cancellation policy. These were .....

My biggest gripe with Virgin Flying Club – which has been going out of its way to appear more attractive .....

7 Sep 20137 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Virgin Flying Club has announced a 30% bonus on conversions of Tesco Clubcard points! This is, of course, not as generous as the 50% bonus that ran in January. Possibly a sign of the (improving) .....

Virgin Flying Club has announced a 30% bonus on conversions of Tesco Clubcard points! This is, of course, not .....

5 Sep 20135 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

If you are opted in to receive junk email from American Express, charge card holders should have had an email yesterday offering them a conversion bonus if they moved their Membership Rewards points .....

If you are opted in to receive junk email from American Express, charge card holders should have had an .....

4 Sep 20134 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

Yesterday I published details of Qatar Airways entry into the oneworld alliance, which now seems set for 1st October (but possibly still 31st October, depending on what you read).  From that date, .....

Yesterday I published details of Qatar Airways entry into the oneworld alliance, which now seems set for 1st .....

31 Aug 201331 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Last September, Virgin Atlantic launched an interesting new service – Guest List. Most frequent travellers acknowledge that, whatever they may think of Virgin Atlantic’s on-board product, .....

Last September, Virgin Atlantic launched an interesting new service – Guest List. Most frequent .....

30 Aug 201330 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

It’s back – earn 5,000 Tesco Clubcard points when you take out Tesco Life Insurance! Five years ago, Tesco Life Insurance was a licence to print Avios (or BA Miles, as they were then).  .....

It’s back – earn 5,000 Tesco Clubcard points when you take out Tesco Life Insurance! Five years .....

19 Aug 201319 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

FoundersCard is, one of the face it, one of those annoying ‘networking’ groups that tries to extricate you from your money in return for the potential to meet interesting new business .....

FoundersCard is, one of the face it, one of those annoying ‘networking’ groups that tries to .....

17 Aug 201317 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Virgin Atlantic is offering 250 Flying Club miles for free to any member who downloads a special toolbar for their ‘Shops Away’ shopping portal. As per their website: Simply download the .....

Virgin Atlantic is offering 250 Flying Club miles for free to any member who downloads a special toolbar for .....

1 Aug 20131 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus via partner Virgin Atlantic. These sign-up bonuses come and .....

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

26 Jul 201326 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Virgin Money is offering 5,000 Flying Club miles to anyone who open a new FTSE Tracker ISA. See here for full details. I first wrote about this offer last year, thinking it was a short term special .....

Virgin Money is offering 5,000 Flying Club miles to anyone who open a new FTSE Tracker ISA. See here for full .....

23 Jul 201323 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I wrote a piece over the weekend listing every hotel chain globally that issues Avios, whether into British Airways, avios.com or Iberia Plus. There are still some hotel chains which do not give .....

I wrote a piece over the weekend listing every hotel chain globally that issues Avios, whether into British .....

15 Jul 201315 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment