Reader John emailed Amex last week to cancel his Platinum charge card. When they responded, Amex tried to persuade him not to cancel but to downgrade to a new ‘secret’ card – Gold .....

Reader John emailed Amex last week to cancel his Platinum charge card. When they responded, Amex tried to .....

11 Feb 201311 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

A week ago I ran this article about luxury London taxi group Uber, describing their new flat rate pricing for trips from London to the major London airports. I said at the time that I would post if .....

A week ago I ran this article about luxury London taxi group Uber, describing their new flat rate pricing for .....

11 Feb 201311 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Thanks to Miles from Blighty for pointing me towards a new list of discounted Lufthansa Miles & More rewards from the UK. The official website is here. Even at a massive discount, the short haul .....

Thanks to Miles from Blighty for pointing me towards a new list of discounted Lufthansa Miles & More .....

11 Feb 201311 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

I ran a couple of posts in the last few days based on news I picked up last Tuesday at Earls Court at the Business Travel Show. This is the main UK event for the UK business travel industry, and .....

I ran a couple of posts in the last few days based on news I picked up last Tuesday at Earls Court at the .....

10 Feb 201310 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

One of the coolest things about flying Club World on British Airways is the ability to sit “upstairs” if you are on a Boeing 747. Frankly, the Boeing 777 layout in Club World resembles a .....

One of the coolest things about flying Club World on British Airways is the ability to sit .....

10 Feb 201310 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

I posted two weeks ago about the offer of 1,000 bonus Avios via British Airways Executive Club for buying £300 of currency from American Express Currency Exchange. This is a quick heads up that the .....

I posted two weeks ago about the offer of 1,000 bonus Avios via British Airways Executive Club for buying .....

10 Feb 201310 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

So, how is the American Express / Foursquare 2013 promotion going for you so far?! (See here for details of the current deals if you are new to this.) On Wednesday I picked up 6 x £50 gift cards in .....

So, how is the American Express / Foursquare 2013 promotion going for you so far?! (See here for details of .....

9 Feb 20139 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

Virgin Atlantic was promoting its new domestic services at the Business Travel Show when I was there on Tuesday. At six flights per day, the Edinburgh service looks like the most useful of the three .....

Virgin Atlantic was promoting its new domestic services at the Business Travel Show when I was there on .....

9 Feb 20139 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I posted yesterday about the current Avis / Avios promotion, and I compared it to the 1,000 Virgin Flying Club miles available on Hertz rentals. Duncan posted a link to this promotion which looks .....

I posted yesterday about the current Avis / Avios promotion, and I compared it to the 1,000 Virgin Flying Club .....

9 Feb 20139 February 2013 by Rob Burgess

As I have mentioned before on Head for Points, the American Express Platinum sign-up bonus of 50,000 Membership Rewards points (good for 50,000 Avios or various other things) is a great deal. The Amex .....

As I have mentioned before on Head for Points, the American Express Platinum sign-up bonus of 50,000 .....

8 Feb 20138 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

British Airways Executive Club has launched a promotion offering 15% off Avios redemptions to Las Vegas. The deal is valid in ALL classes, which is relatively rare – these promotions usually do .....

British Airways Executive Club has launched a promotion offering 15% off Avios redemptions to Las Vegas. The .....

8 Feb 20138 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you are a British Airways Executive Club member, you probably received an email promoting a new special offer with Avis. Rent between 1 February and 17 March, and you will receive 6 Avios per £1 .....

If you are a British Airways Executive Club member, you probably received an email promoting a new special .....

8 Feb 20138 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

British Airways is launching its latest ‘luxury seat sale’ today (Thursday 7th) for just five days – although the fares were quietly added to ba.com yesterday afternoon. It covers .....

British Airways is launching its latest ‘luxury seat sale’ today (Thursday 7th) for just five days .....

7 Feb 20137 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

I was down at the Business Travel Show at Earls Court on Tuesday, of which more to follow. This is the best offer that caught my eye, but booking will be a little tricky. East Coast Trains is running .....

I was down at the Business Travel Show at Earls Court on Tuesday, of which more to follow. This is the best .....

7 Feb 20137 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments