News in brief: Flying Blue becomes a PointsHound partner I get occasional criticism for not covering Flying Blue, the KLM / Air France scheme, more on Head for Points.  For readers outside London, .....

News in brief: Flying Blue becomes a PointsHound partner I get occasional criticism for not covering Flying .....

27 May 201627 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

News in brief: Hilton cutting Diamond benefits in UK hotels? A couple of years ago I wrote about Hilton allowing UK hotels to downgrade the offerings in their executive lounges.  It seems that the .....

News in brief: Hilton cutting Diamond benefits in UK hotels? A couple of years ago I wrote about Hilton .....

26 May 201626 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

The repercussions from the EU changes to interchange fees on credit and charge cards continue to filter through the market. One way a card issuer can circumvent the 0.3% cap on fees is to issue .....

The repercussions from the EU changes to interchange fees on credit and charge cards continue to filter .....

26 May 201626 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Heathrow Airport has launched its very own Heathrow Airport Guide app aimed at helping you find your way to and around the airport and to maximise your use of its facilities. It is available for .....

Heathrow Airport has launched its very own Heathrow Airport Guide app aimed at helping you find your way to .....

26 May 201626 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Unless you only read Head for Points via email, you presumably saw my extra article yesterday about the decision of American Express to stop working with Curve card. I won’t go back into how .....

Unless you only read Head for Points via email, you presumably saw my extra article yesterday about the .....

25 May 201625 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 239 comments

If two sightings of something are enough to be called a trend, we have a new trend in loyalty credit cards – the premium-priced Visa or Mastercard. Last week I broke the news about the HSBC .....

If two sightings of something are enough to be called a trend, we have a new trend in loyalty credit cards .....

25 May 201625 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

This is the last week to benefit from a 10% discount on Emirates economy and business class tickets for HSBC customers. You need to: use promo code UKHSBC6 at the Emirates website fly from the UK book .....

This is the last week to benefit from a 10% discount on Emirates economy and business class tickets for HSBC .....

25 May 201625 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Let’s keep Curve discussion here, please, to stop other threads getting clogged up. I will do an analysis on this tomorrow.  My gut feeling in the short term is that – assuming you can .....

Let’s keep Curve discussion here, please, to stop other threads getting clogged up. I will do an .....

24 May 201624 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 435 comments

I normally do not recommend buying Avios unless you need to ‘top up’ an account for an immediate redemption. With a few exceptions, buying a large proportion of the miles you need is .....

I normally do not recommend buying Avios unless you need to ‘top up’ an account for an immediate .....

24 May 201624 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

There will be a blitz of New York coverage on Head for Points over the next two months.  Both Anika and myself will be out there on separate trips, and we hope to cover Virgin’s Boeing 787 .....

There will be a blitz of New York coverage on Head for Points over the next two months.  Both Anika and .....

24 May 201624 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Accor’s ‘Happy Mondays’ is the most generous hotel promotion available for last minute weekend rooms in the UK.  If you find yourself in need of a hotel room for the following .....

Accor’s ‘Happy Mondays’ is the most generous hotel promotion available for last minute .....

24 May 201624 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

There are a very confusing number of promotions currently available for anyone planning on flying across the Atlantic on a oneworld airline, including British Airways. The crux of the problem is this .....

There are a very confusing number of promotions currently available for anyone planning on flying across the .....

23 May 201623 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

This is our review of The Resident Victoria hotel in London, formerly known as The Nadler. When this review was written, the hotel was still branded The Nadler.  We have retained the original text .....

This is our review of The Resident Victoria hotel in London, formerly known as The Nadler. When this review .....

23 May 201623 May 2016 by Anika Burnett • 50 comments

This week is the last week to take advantage of the current generous sign-up bonus on the Virgin Atlantic credit cards.   Since MBNA seems to have stopped offering enhanced bonuses on its other cards .....

This week is the last week to take advantage of the current generous sign-up bonus on the Virgin Atlantic .....

23 May 201623 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments