I wanted to give 3More another mention today as there are still a few days – until the end of the month – to qualify to win your share of £1,000-worth of Amazon vouchers. Over the last .....

I wanted to give 3More another mention today as there are still a few days – until the end of the month .....

25 Sep 201625 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

We will shortly be saying goodbye to three generous Avios collection opportunities.  If you want to take advantage, this weekend is the time to do so. Last day for 360 Avios per £50 Tesco gift cards .....

We will shortly be saying goodbye to three generous Avios collection opportunities.  If you want to take .....

24 Sep 201624 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

A HfP reader sent me a link yesterday to a truly fascinating article on the West London Air Terminal. If you have ever driven from London to Heathrow, you will have passed a huge Sainsburys .....

A HfP reader sent me a link yesterday to a truly fascinating article on the West London Air Terminal. If you .....

24 Sep 201624 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

The merger of the Marriott and Starwood hotel groups completed this morning.  It creates the largest hotel company in the world with a – frankly crazy – rota of 30 brands and 5,700 .....

The merger of the Marriott and Starwood hotel groups completed this morning.  It creates the largest hotel .....

23 Sep 201623 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 84 comments

News in brief: Share your Heathrow Express upgrade codes Heathrow Express emailed its database on Wednesday with a free First Class upgrade code. These are valid for one person on a ticket (one-way or .....

News in brief: Share your Heathrow Express upgrade codes Heathrow Express emailed its database on Wednesday .....

23 Sep 201623 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

With the sign-up bonus on the British Airways American Express Premium Plus (BAPP) card increased to 25,000 Avios until February, I thought it was worth taking another look at why I rate this .....

With the sign-up bonus on the British Airways American Express Premium Plus (BAPP) card increased to .....

23 Sep 201623 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 171 comments

British Airways, or their selected third party, lounges in Europe are generally unexciting and I wasn’t expecting to find anything to write about in Vienna.  However, it turned out that I had .....

British Airways, or their selected third party, lounges in Europe are generally unexciting and I wasn’t .....

23 Sep 201623 September 2016 by Anika Burnett • 11 comments

I thought I’d drop this in during the afternoon as something to think about …. This morning a Mandarin-speaking reader, who I know fairly well via previous emails, sent me a document which .....

I thought I’d drop this in during the afternoon as something to think about …. This morning a .....

22 Sep 201622 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

The Curve Card got a lot of coverage on Head for Points this year, for better and worse.  It launched as an intermediary payment card which, among other things, allowed you to recharge Visa .....

The Curve Card got a lot of coverage on Head for Points this year, for better and worse.  It .....

22 Sep 201622 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 203 comments

I wrote two months ago that the dismal Swissport lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 was scheduled to close at the end of October. If you want to know how bad the Swissport lounge is, take a look at my .....

I wrote two months ago that the dismal Swissport lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 was scheduled to close at the .....

22 Sep 201622 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: New Starwood SPG Moments concerts at The O2 now bookable Starwood Preferred Guest released a new batch of O2 concerts yesterday.  The list, it is fair to say, has something for .....

News in brief: New Starwood SPG Moments concerts at The O2 now bookable Starwood Preferred Guest released a .....

22 Sep 201622 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer.  You will receive up to 10,000 Avios points when you open a Stocks & Shares ISA or a pension with Nutmeg before 9th .....

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer.  You will receive up to 10,000 .....

21 Sep 201621 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

News in brief: Get 3,600 Avios and £10 off with LEGO Friends As we covered on Shopper Points yesterday, there is a VERY generous LEGO deal running again this week on Tesco Direct. As you can see on .....

News in brief: Get 3,600 Avios and £10 off with LEGO Friends As we covered on Shopper Points yesterday, there .....

21 Sep 201621 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Club Carlson, the Radisson Blu / Park Inn / Park Plaza programme, launched a status match programme back in June which is still running. If you have elite status with another hotel group, it is worth .....

Club Carlson, the Radisson Blu / Park Inn / Park Plaza programme, launched a status match programme back in .....

21 Sep 201621 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments