If you have a Starwood Preferred Guest account, here is a very easy way to pick up 200 free SPG points.  In most hotel programmes 200 points won’t get you far, but I value an SPG point at 1.5p .....

If you have a Starwood Preferred Guest account, here is a very easy way to pick up 200 free SPG points.  In .....

3 Oct 20153 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

For just two days, until October 3rd, hotel booking site Rocketmiles is offering 3,000 bonus airline miles with any hotel booking. The only rule is that you must not have used their service before. .....

For just two days, until October 3rd, hotel booking site Rocketmiles is offering 3,000 bonus airline miles .....

2 Oct 20152 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

News in brief: Get 1,000 bonus Avios with Avis rentals Car rental group Avis is offering a special deal. You will earn 1,000 bonus Avios on any 3 day rental completed by 30th November.  The car must .....

News in brief: Get 1,000 bonus Avios with Avis rentals Car rental group Avis is offering a special deal. You .....

2 Oct 20152 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Whilst we wait for another round of cheap Qatar Airways business class fares, two interesting offers have appeared from Finnair and SWISS. Both are worth a look.  Finnair is a British Airways partner .....

Whilst we wait for another round of cheap Qatar Airways business class fares, two interesting offers have .....

2 Oct 20152 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

This is possibly an IT glitch, but the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum in London is offering one bedroom suites for reward redemption. They seem to be available EVERY NIGHT for the next year where .....

This is possibly an IT glitch, but the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum in London is offering one bedroom suites .....

1 Oct 20151 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

News in brief: Priority Pass relaunches Priority Pass, the membership scheme which gives you global airline lounge access, relaunched yesterday with a new website and a new logo.  The new logo was .....

News in brief: Priority Pass relaunches Priority Pass, the membership scheme which gives you global airline .....

1 Oct 20151 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

News in brief: Get 15% off Avis with American Express Until December 8th, American Express is offering 15% off Avis car hire rentals.  This is valid for rentals in the UK, Europe, Middle East and .....

News in brief: Get 15% off Avis with American Express Until December 8th, American Express is offering 15% off .....

1 Oct 20151 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Short-notice hotel booking specialist LateRooms.com is supporting Head for Points this week through some advertising, so I felt it was only fair to introduce the company properly to readers as I have .....

Short-notice hotel booking specialist LateRooms.com is supporting Head for Points this week through some .....

1 Oct 20151 October 2015 by Rob Burgess

I spent last Monday in a shed in Crawley. This is not my normal Monday routine, but when the shed is the headquarters of Virgin Atlantic it becomes more interesting. I had been invited to tag along to .....

I spent last Monday in a shed in Crawley. This is not my normal Monday routine, but when the shed is the .....

30 Sep 201530 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards.  The offer is as good as it ever gets on these cards. Full details can be found here on the Emirates website.  .....

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards.  The offer is as good as .....

30 Sep 201530 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Iberia Plus, the Iberia frequent flyer scheme which also uses Avios as its reward currency, has extended its current ‘ buy Avios’ bonus by a week.  The offer now closes on October 4th. .....

Iberia Plus, the Iberia frequent flyer scheme which also uses Avios as its reward currency, has extended its .....

30 Sep 201530 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Head for Points offers a specialist travel booking service for luxury hotels.  We can get you better deals than you can achieve by booking direct. The luxury hotel companies (Four Seasons, Mandarin .....

Head for Points offers a specialist travel booking service for luxury hotels.  We can get you better deals .....

30 Sep 201530 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

The received wisdom, prior to the April 28th Avios devaluation, was that the British Airways Premium Plus American Express 2-4-1 voucher was the best thing since sliced bread whilst the Lloyds .....

The received wisdom, prior to the April 28th Avios devaluation, was that the British Airways Premium Plus .....

29 Sep 201529 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

I had the dubious benefit of visiting Gatwick Airport on both Monday – to visit Virgin – and Tuesday – to visit No 1 Traveller – last week.  Having spent a substantial chunk .....

I had the dubious benefit of visiting Gatwick Airport on both Monday – to visit Virgin – and .....

29 Sep 201529 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments