Back in January I explained how Emirates was now offering tickets for Arsenal matches in return for Skywards miles.  ‘General’ and ‘Emirates Skybox’ tickets are available for .....

Back in January I explained how Emirates was now offering tickets for Arsenal matches in return for Skywards .....

28 Apr 201528 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

More news in brief: Avios Suitcase adds new points-earning badges If you have been visiting the Avios Suitcase app on Facebook occasionally, it is worth checking back.  New ‘badges’ .....

More news in brief: Avios Suitcase adds new points-earning badges If you have been visiting the Avios Suitcase .....

28 Apr 201528 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

I have an Automobile Association (AA, not to be confused with American Airlines) membership card in my desk at home. This may not seem surprising, except that I don’t own a car. My AA .....

I have an Automobile Association (AA, not to be confused with American Airlines) membership card in my desk at .....

27 Apr 201527 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

News in brief: Qatar Airways 2-4-1 sale has tickets under £800 I won’t write about this in huge detail because I have covered the recent Qatar Airways ‘£800 tickets to Asia’ a .....

News in brief: Qatar Airways 2-4-1 sale has tickets under £800 I won’t write about this in huge detail .....

27 Apr 201527 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels are currently running a one-week Spring sale with discounts available for stays until the end of October.  You can take a look at the offers here. As I have never .....

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels are currently running a one-week Spring sale with discounts available for .....

27 Apr 201527 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Practical ‘how I used my miles’ stories seem to be popular with HfP readers, so when reader Rick sent an email to show me a complex trip he had booked, I asked if I could run it as an .....

Practical ‘how I used my miles’ stories seem to be popular with HfP readers, so when reader Rick .....

26 Apr 201526 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

As of last Friday, American Express has increased the sign-up bonuses on the two British Airways American Express cards. The Premium Plus version, with the £150 annual fee, now offers 25,000 Avios .....

As of last Friday, American Express has increased the sign-up bonuses on the two British Airways American .....

26 Apr 201526 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Some news in brief: £15 of free Starbucks in Heathrow Terminal 5C scrapped If you had a flight departing from Pier C at Heathrow Terminal 5, you were stuffed in terms of lounge access because BA .....

Some news in brief: £15 of free Starbucks in Heathrow Terminal 5C scrapped If you had a flight departing from .....

26 Apr 201526 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Perhaps it is the fact that Qatar now owns 10% of BA’s parent company that is encouraging BA to follow Qatar Airways into ultra-low pricing? I’m not sure what other explanation there .....

Perhaps it is the fact that Qatar now owns 10% of BA’s parent company that is encouraging BA to .....

25 Apr 201525 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

25 Apr 201525 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Late last night, IHG Rewards Club released a list of the hotels which will be changing reward categories on May 1st. You download the list as a PDF here. A lot of this was already predicted because it .....

Late last night, IHG Rewards Club released a list of the hotels which will be changing reward categories on .....

25 Apr 201525 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Head for Points is partially funded through the commission we receive from readers who use the links to our affiliates. Our main non-travel affiliate partners – whose logos you will see on the site .....

Head for Points is partially funded through the commission we receive from readers who use the links to our .....

25 Apr 201525 April 2015 by Rob Burgess

For the last couple of months, the taxi ordering app Hailo – which is now operating in Madrid and Barcelona – has been running a special promotion with Iberia Plus. If you download the .....

For the last couple of months, the taxi ordering app Hailo – which is now operating in Madrid and .....

24 Apr 201524 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

There has been quite a bit of Starwood coverage on Head for Points over the last week or so.  One thing that came to mind during all this is that I have never written about SPG Hot Escapes, which is .....

There has been quite a bit of Starwood coverage on Head for Points over the last week or so.  One thing that .....

24 Apr 201524 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments