Long term readers of Head for Points will have lived through the acquisition of bmi British Midland (as was) by British Airways and the integration of Diamond Club into British Airways Executive Club. .....

Long term readers of Head for Points will have lived through the acquisition of bmi British Midland (as was) .....

27 Nov 201627 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 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 .....

27 Nov 201627 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the generous bonus of 15,000 Avios points which British Airways has awarded to anyone who has held a British Airways American Express card since it launched in .....

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the generous bonus of 15,000 Avios points which British Airways has .....

26 Nov 201626 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

There are two stories here, with the tenuous link that both have reduced the options you have for redeeming your Avios points. Flybe and Loganair end franchise deal in Scotland Loganair operates .....

There are two stories here, with the tenuous link that both have reduced the options you have for redeeming .....

26 Nov 201626 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

News in brief: Book a £301 British Airways deal to Abu Dhabi British Airways added an extra Black Friday deal yesterday – economy flights to Abu Dhabi for £301.  This is a very good price if .....

News in brief: Book a £301 British Airways deal to Abu Dhabi British Airways added an extra Black Friday deal .....

26 Nov 201626 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

+++Wow that was quick! The Head for Points Christmas party has now reached full capacity. Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket. We look forward to meeting you on the 6th December. Apologies to .....

+++Wow that was quick! The Head for Points Christmas party has now reached full capacity. Thank you to .....

25 Nov 201625 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

Black Friday is here. With an overwhelming amount of Black Friday deals, we’ve decided to put all the exciting ones – or at least the ones we were told about – together to save you .....

Black Friday is here. With an overwhelming amount of Black Friday deals, we’ve decided to put all the .....

25 Nov 201625 November 2016 by Anika Burnett • 29 comments

Here is another batch of Black Friday travel deals we have been notified about in advance. We take no responsibility if these deals have changed or don’t work as promised. Cathay Pacific Cathay .....

Here is another batch of Black Friday travel deals we have been notified about in advance. We take no .....

25 Nov 201625 November 2016 by Anika Burnett • 29 comments

British Airways has launched its Black Friday deals – and they are pretty good.  How does a £1008 Club World trip sound? These deals can be found on the special BA Black Friday page here. .....

British Airways has launched its Black Friday deals – and they are pretty good.  How does a £1008 Club .....

24 Nov 201624 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

Our usual 3rd article today will not appear until 8.30am.  This is because it covers BA’s Black Thursday (and Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday) offers and I can’t write about them .....

Our usual 3rd article today will not appear until 8.30am.  This is because it covers BA’s Black .....

24 Nov 201624 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

News in brief: Good SPG Moments auction ending today There is an attractive SPG Moments auction ending today which, so far, has attracted very little interest.  It is one of those auctions where the .....

News in brief: Good SPG Moments auction ending today There is an attractive SPG Moments auction ending today .....

24 Nov 201624 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

Last weekend I ran an article outlining hotels chains which do not give Avios but which do give Virgin Flying Club miles. I mentioned Yotel.  According to the Virgin Atlantic site, you only earn .....

Last weekend I ran an article outlining hotels chains which do not give Avios but which do give Virgin Flying .....

24 Nov 201624 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

I’m delighted to announce that, after four years of pestering from readers about organising a get-together, we will be holding the first Head for Points reader Christmas party on Tuesday 6th .....

I’m delighted to announce that, after four years of pestering from readers about organising a .....

23 Nov 201623 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 149 comments

We tend not to focus on the two American Express Platinum Cashback cards much on Head for Points because they do not offer miles or points. They are decent products, however, offering cashback on .....

We tend not to focus on the two American Express Platinum Cashback cards much on Head for Points because .....

23 Nov 201623 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments