BA’s sister airline, Iberia, has announced that it is re-launching flights to Havana in Cuba after a hiatus of a few years. This is an ideal opportunity to visit before the influx of American .....

BA’s sister airline, Iberia, has announced that it is re-launching flights to Havana in Cuba after a .....

8 Feb 20158 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

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

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

8 Feb 20158 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

An interesting charity auction caught my eye over at Luxury Travel Diary.  It is possibly the biggest and broadest travel auction that I have seen outside of the mainstream press – and because .....

An interesting charity auction caught my eye over at Luxury Travel Diary.  It is possibly the biggest and .....

8 Feb 20158 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Here is another of those ‘things you didn’t know you didn’t know’. There are many good reasons to fly Emirates from the UK to the Middle East, Asia, Australasia etc.  They .....

Here is another of those ‘things you didn’t know you didn’t know’. There are many good .....

7 Feb 20157 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Hilton revealed recently that it has signed a major global deal with concert organiser Live Nation.  It will form the backbone of ‘Hilton @ Play’, a new Hilton website which you can find .....

Hilton revealed recently that it has signed a major global deal with concert organiser Live Nation.  It will .....

7 Feb 20157 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

If you can spare 30 seconds of your time to help me out today, I’d be grateful. I recently ran a couple of articles on Thistle Hotels.  I wasn’t expecting them to be very popular, given .....

If you can spare 30 seconds of your time to help me out today, I’d be grateful. I recently ran a couple .....

7 Feb 20157 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Three weeks ago I launched a fantastic competition in association with Qatar Airways. It is the biggest prize we have ever given away on Head for Points. One lucky Head for Points reader will win two .....

Three weeks ago I launched a fantastic competition in association with Qatar Airways. It is the biggest prize .....

7 Feb 20157 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

It’s back. If you missed this deal when it ran last year, now is your chance to jump on board. TopCashback, like Quidco, is a site which allows you to earn a small amount of cashback on your day .....

It’s back. If you missed this deal when it ran last year, now is your chance to jump on board. .....

6 Feb 20156 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Buried away in the new Executive Club terms and conditions – which primarily covers the changes required under the Avios devaluation on April 28th – is a small improvement to the way that .....

Buried away in the new Executive Club terms and conditions – which primarily covers the changes required .....

6 Feb 20156 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

It seems that loyalty schemes which announce major changes do occasionally listen to customer feedback. I’m not talking about the Avios changes, of course, but the changes to (ie abolition of) .....

It seems that loyalty schemes which announce major changes do occasionally listen to customer feedback. .....

6 Feb 20156 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Over the course of the nine articles below, I have managed to pick apart the details of the Avios changes that take effect from April 28th.  I thought the best way of drawing all the strands together .....

Over the course of the nine articles below, I have managed to pick apart the details of the Avios changes that .....

5 Feb 20155 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

Back in October 2013, British Airways introduced ‘Part Pay With Avios’. This was a new scheme which allowed you to reduce the cost of a cash ticket by redeeming Avios points. This had been .....

Back in October 2013, British Airways introduced ‘Part Pay With Avios’. This was a new scheme .....

5 Feb 20155 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Eurostar is gearing up for the launch of its new route to the south of France in May. Trains will head to Marseilles via stops in Lyon and Avignon – both of the latter have previously benefitted .....

Eurostar is gearing up for the launch of its new route to the south of France in May. Trains will head to .....

5 Feb 20155 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

The history of ‘all business class’ airlines flying between London and New York is not a pretty one.  Apart from the British Airways service which operates out of London City, none of the .....

The history of ‘all business class’ airlines flying between London and New York is not a pretty .....

4 Feb 20154 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments