If you can spare 30 seconds of your time to help me out today, I’d be grateful. I recently ran a couple of articles on Thistle Hotels.  I wasn’t expecting them to be very popular, given .....

If you can spare 30 seconds of your time to help me out today, I’d be grateful. I recently ran a couple .....

7 Feb 20157 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Three weeks ago I launched a fantastic competition in association with Qatar Airways. It is the biggest prize we have ever given away on Head for Points. One lucky Head for Points reader will win two .....

Three weeks ago I launched a fantastic competition in association with Qatar Airways. It is the biggest prize .....

7 Feb 20157 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

It’s back. If you missed this deal when it ran last year, now is your chance to jump on board. TopCashback, like Quidco, is a site which allows you to earn a small amount of cashback on your day .....

It’s back. If you missed this deal when it ran last year, now is your chance to jump on board. .....

6 Feb 20156 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Buried away in the new Executive Club terms and conditions – which primarily covers the changes required under the Avios devaluation on April 28th – is a small improvement to the way that .....

Buried away in the new Executive Club terms and conditions – which primarily covers the changes required .....

6 Feb 20156 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

It seems that loyalty schemes which announce major changes do occasionally listen to customer feedback. I’m not talking about the Avios changes, of course, but the changes to (ie abolition of) .....

It seems that loyalty schemes which announce major changes do occasionally listen to customer feedback. .....

6 Feb 20156 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Over the course of the nine articles below, I have managed to pick apart the details of the Avios changes that take effect from April 28th.  I thought the best way of drawing all the strands together .....

Over the course of the nine articles below, I have managed to pick apart the details of the Avios changes that .....

5 Feb 20155 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

Back in October 2013, British Airways introduced ‘Part Pay With Avios’. This was a new scheme which allowed you to reduce the cost of a cash ticket by redeeming Avios points. This had been .....

Back in October 2013, British Airways introduced ‘Part Pay With Avios’. This was a new scheme .....

5 Feb 20155 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Eurostar is gearing up for the launch of its new route to the south of France in May. Trains will head to Marseilles via stops in Lyon and Avignon – both of the latter have previously benefitted .....

Eurostar is gearing up for the launch of its new route to the south of France in May. Trains will head to .....

5 Feb 20155 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

The history of ‘all business class’ airlines flying between London and New York is not a pretty one.  Apart from the British Airways service which operates out of London City, none of the .....

The history of ‘all business class’ airlines flying between London and New York is not a pretty .....

4 Feb 20154 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

The last day to book Avios redemption tickets before the massive devaluation kicks in is April 28th.  Whilst that is still 11 weeks away, you may already be too late if you need to top up your .....

The last day to book Avios redemption tickets before the massive devaluation kicks in is April 28th.  Whilst .....

4 Feb 20154 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has announced a new service from Dusseldorf starting on September 1st. The service will initially operate four days a week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and .....

Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has announced a new service from Dusseldorf starting on September .....

4 Feb 20154 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Whilst not necessarily a case for Sherlock Holmes, I feel a search party is required to track down the missing Tesco / Avios competition for Spring. Last week, British Airways emailed a lot of .....

Whilst not necessarily a case for Sherlock Holmes, I feel a search party is required to track down the missing .....

3 Feb 20153 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Executive summary:  BA has not yet released its new partner earning rates but we know that changes – for the worst – are coming to certain airlines Key link: ‘Club Changes’ .....

Executive summary:  BA has not yet released its new partner earning rates but we know that changes – .....

3 Feb 20153 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

As I wrote last month, East Coast Rewards – the rail loyalty scheme – is closing on February 28th.  The next day, the East Coast rail franchise passes to a Stagecoach / Virgin consortium .....

As I wrote last month, East Coast Rewards – the rail loyalty scheme – is closing on February .....

3 Feb 20153 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments