One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive nearly-top-tier status with the Langham hotel chain. In this post I will explain more about how the .....

One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive .....

9 Jul 20149 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

A quick reminder that the current Heathrow Rewards sign-up bonus, in conjunction with British Airways, ends on the 14th. You will receive 1,000 Heathrow Rewards points – convertible into 1,000 .....

A quick reminder that the current Heathrow Rewards sign-up bonus, in conjunction with British Airways, ends on .....

9 Jul 20149 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Whilst Head for Points focusses heavily on the Gold, Platinum, Starwood and British Airways American Express cards, there are some other products in the portfolio.  There is the Nectar card, the .....

Whilst Head for Points focusses heavily on the Gold, Platinum, Starwood and British Airways American Express .....

8 Jul 20148 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Thank you to the 1,330 people who entered our IHG Rewards Club competition last week. The response was fantastic.  Even if you didn’t win, the great response makes it a lot easier for me to .....

Thank you to the 1,330 people who entered our IHG Rewards Club competition last week. The response was .....

8 Jul 20148 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Radisson Blu and its sister chain Park Inn have both launched ‘40% off’ sales for the quieter Summer period. You need to book by 31st July for stays up to 7th September. The Radisson Blu .....

Radisson Blu and its sister chain Park Inn have both launched ‘40% off’ sales for the quieter .....

8 Jul 20148 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

American Airlines recently launched a new interactive map to help people find reward seats. It is pretty effective and it would be good to see British Airways launch something similar.  Until they .....

American Airlines recently launched a new interactive map to help people find reward seats. It is pretty .....

7 Jul 20147 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Tesco Direct has launched another raft of bonus Clubcard point deals on various CD pre-orders. The CD’s sell for between £10 and £13 and you will receive 360 Avios (ie 150 Clubcard points) for .....

Tesco Direct has launched another raft of bonus Clubcard point deals on various CD pre-orders. The CD’s .....

7 Jul 20147 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Back in December I posted about Eurostar extending their booking window from four months to six months.  This seemed a sensible thing for them to do, especially for the leisure market, and I fully .....

Back in December I posted about Eurostar extending their booking window from four months to six months.  This .....

7 Jul 20147 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is the 2nd part of my analysis into which of the UK hotel-branded credit cards are worth keeping for the long-term.  If you missed Part 1 yesterday, I recommend that you click here to read it .....

This is the 2nd part of my analysis into which of the UK hotel-branded credit cards are worth keeping for the .....

6 Jul 20146 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

During July I will be updating the ‘Preparing for Summer’ series of articles that I first ran last year.  These cover the best ways to earn Avios from car hire and hotels and how to save .....

During July I will be updating the ‘Preparing for Summer’ series of articles that I first ran last .....

6 Jul 20146 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I don’t write any many airline fare sales on Head for Points – at least not compared to the number I get emailed about – but KLM is running a very short term sale to China which did .....

I don’t write any many airline fare sales on Head for Points – at least not compared to the number .....

6 Jul 20146 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Today and tomorrow, I am going to take a look at the four major hotel credit cards – Hilton, Starwood, Marriott and IHG Rewards Club – to see if any of them are worth keeping in your .....

Today and tomorrow, I am going to take a look at the four major hotel credit cards – Hilton, Starwood, .....

5 Jul 20145 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

We have seen some really good offers from Tesco recently offering bonus Clubcard points.  These allow you to pick up Avios points and Virgin Flying Club miles very cheaply.  The Blinkbox Books and .....

We have seen some really good offers from Tesco recently offering bonus Clubcard points.  These allow you to .....

5 Jul 20145 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

This post is a reminder that the current British Airways World Traveller and World Traveller Plus sale is coming to an end.  Tickets must be booked by Tuesday. Remember that travel can be .....

This post is a reminder that the current British Airways World Traveller and World Traveller Plus sale is .....

5 Jul 20145 July 2014 by Rob Burgess