US airline Delta, 49% shareholder in Virgin Atlantic, gave its Delta SkyMiles reward scheme a major shake-up on January 1st.  I won’t go into the details because it isn’t of much interest .....

US airline Delta, 49% shareholder in Virgin Atlantic, gave its Delta SkyMiles reward scheme a major shake-up .....

6 Jan 20156 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza hotel group, has kicked off 2015 with a bang by launching a very generous promotion. It is a simple proposition: Stay 3+ consecutive nights at a .....

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza hotel group, has kicked off 2015 with a bang by launching a .....

6 Jan 20156 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

This is my review of the Post Office Money Platinum credit card. Link to apply: The Post Office Money Platinum credit card application page Key facts:  No annual fee, representative APR 17.8% .....

This is my review of the Post Office Money Platinum credit card. Link to apply: The Post Office Money .....

6 Jan 20156 January 2015 by Rob Burgess

Yes, you read that correctly. This week on Head for Points we are giving away 100,000 Avios points in association with the new British Airways Executive Club hotel booking partner Kaligo. There is .....

Yes, you read that correctly. This week on Head for Points we are giving away 100,000 Avios points in .....

5 Jan 20155 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 95 comments

InterContinental, the luxury hotel brand inside IHG Rewards Club (which also covers Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and others) is a little odd when it comes to loyalty schemes: As part of the Holiday .....

InterContinental, the luxury hotel brand inside IHG Rewards Club (which also covers Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza .....

5 Jan 20155 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 46 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 travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios points balance.  You should never take airline miles by default, though, as it is .....

If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios .....

4 Jan 20154 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

TopCashback, like Quidco, is a site which allows you to earn a small amount of cashback on your day to day shopping by clicking through to participating merchants. You can join TopCashback via my .....

TopCashback, like Quidco, is a site which allows you to earn a small amount of cashback on your day to day .....

4 Jan 20154 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, has launched a new batch of discounted redemption routes. Frankly, this list is pretty poor if you are looking for business class seats but that will .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, has launched a new batch of discounted redemption routes. .....

4 Jan 20154 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

If you were planning on heading into a remote jungle on Monday, miles from an internet connection, I seriously recommend that you change your plans. Because, at 7am on Monday, I am starting the New .....

If you were planning on heading into a remote jungle on Monday, miles from an internet connection, I seriously .....

3 Jan 20153 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

The Jury’s Inn hotel at Heathrow / Hatton Cross reopened on December 10th as the Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow Airport. What I like about this hotel is that it is very close – a .....

The Jury’s Inn hotel at Heathrow / Hatton Cross reopened on December 10th as the Hilton Garden Inn .....

3 Jan 20153 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

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

I occasionally get asked for a full list of Avios airlines, or whether there is somewhere online that has a full list of Avios redemption partners. The bottom line is that there isn’t one, .....

I occasionally get asked for a full list of Avios airlines, or whether there is somewhere online that has a .....

2 Jan 20152 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

It came down to the wire, but the UAE newspaper The National reported on December 30th that Dubai International Airport was on course to overtake Heathrow for the first time to become the .....

It came down to the wire, but the UAE newspaper The National reported on December 30th that Dubai .....

2 Jan 20152 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments