The Quarter 3 promotion from Hilton HHonors will run from yesterday, 9th July, to 30th September. I haven’t written it up before because – no surprise here for regular Hilton HHonors .....

The Quarter 3 promotion from Hilton HHonors will run from yesterday, 9th July, to 30th September. I .....

10 Jul 201310 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

With Wimbledon now over for the year, it is time to see who won the (just for fun!) Head for Points mini-league.  This was run by redspottedhanky.com, the train booking website, with the carrot of 3p .....

With Wimbledon now over for the year, it is time to see who won the (just for fun!) Head for Points .....

10 Jul 201310 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I’m delighted to say that Head for Points is now ranked as one of the UK’s top 5,000 websites by visitor numbers, based on the rankings produced by alexa.com, Amazons web ranking .....

I’m delighted to say that Head for Points is now ranked as one of the UK’s top 5,000 websites by .....

9 Jul 20139 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 908 comments

…. oddly, the Avios redemption partner airberlin! According to this survey from US consultancy IdeaWorks, you will have the best chance of getting a seat on airberlin than with any other major .....

…. oddly, the Avios redemption partner airberlin! According to this survey from US consultancy .....

9 Jul 20139 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

I ran a long piece yesterday dissecting the recently announced changes to Virgin’s Flying Club.  On the whole, I thought they represented a genuine improvement, mainly to those who fly and .....

I ran a long piece yesterday dissecting the recently announced changes to Virgin’s Flying Club.  On .....

9 Jul 20139 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

If you are a member of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club, you will have received an email last week outlining a number of genuine improvements to the scheme. If you are not a member, and current fly .....

If you are a member of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club, you will have received an email last week .....

8 Jul 20138 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Someone asked me last week if the new A380 and B787 deliveries to BA would finally deliver a decent wi-fi experience.  Does British Airways finally have in-flight wi-fi?  The answer is .....

Someone asked me last week if the new A380 and B787 deliveries to BA would finally deliver a decent wi-fi .....

8 Jul 20138 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

If you applied for the MBNA American Airlines credit card in May when it was offering an amazing 35,000 miles for signing up, you may be looking for additional ways to top up your new American .....

If you applied for the MBNA American Airlines credit card in May when it was offering an amazing 35,000 .....

8 Jul 20138 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is the fourth of my series of articles about – basically – earning Avios from your Summer holiday. Previous articles focussed on getting a discount on airport car parking, selecting .....

This is the fourth of my series of articles about – basically – earning Avios from your Summer .....

7 Jul 20137 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Yesterday was one of those odd days. On Friday night I wrote an article about pre-ordering video game Diablo III from Tesco Direct which was offering 1,000 bonus Clubcard points (2,400 Avios). When I .....

Yesterday was one of those odd days. On Friday night I wrote an article about pre-ordering video game Diablo .....

7 Jul 20137 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 111 comments

It’s time for our monthly round-up of discounted redemption routes available via the Lufthansa Miles & More programme. The July list of discounted Miles & More redemptions from the .....

It’s time for our monthly round-up of discounted redemption routes available via the Lufthansa Miles .....

7 Jul 20137 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you have top-tier status with British Airways or indeed any other oneworld, Star Alliance or non-alliance airline, you have three weeks left to take advantage of the current SkyTeam status match. .....

If you have top-tier status with British Airways or indeed any other oneworld, Star Alliance or non-alliance .....

7 Jul 20137 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

In what could be another great use of Avios points, Aer Lingus has announced new routes from Dublin to Toronto and San Francisco. San Francisco launches on April 1st, whilst Toronto launches on April .....

In what could be another great use of Avios points, Aer Lingus has announced new routes from Dublin to Toronto .....

6 Jul 20136 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Tesco Direct is now accepted pre-order for ‘Diablo III’ on PlayStation 3.  This may mean something to you, although frankly it means nothing to me! What DOES interest me is that Tesco is .....

Tesco Direct is now accepted pre-order for ‘Diablo III’ on PlayStation 3.  This may mean .....

6 Jul 20136 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments