Starwood, the Westin / Sheraton / W / aloft etc hotel group, has announced some changes (ie cost increases) to its popular ‘cash and points’ awards. Full details can be found here. Note .....

Starwood, the Westin / Sheraton / W / aloft etc hotel group, has announced some changes (ie cost increases) to .....

19 Feb 201319 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Back in October, I ran this article explaining how to earn some cheap Avios by buying used printer ink cartridges on eBay and sending them to Tesco for recycling, in return for Tesco Clubcard points. .....

Back in October, I ran this article explaining how to earn some cheap Avios by buying used printer ink .....

19 Feb 201319 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Next week, if all goes to plan, Head for Points will be relaunched with a snazzy new look. You’ll (hopefully) be pleased to know that nothing is going to change under the surface. The content .....

Next week, if all goes to plan, Head for Points will be relaunched with a snazzy new look. You’ll .....

18 Feb 201318 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is my review of the Radisson Blu hotel at Hamburg Airport. My New York jaunt is on. Having dropped the family in Hamburg (I will spare you the joys of Club Europe with a 5 yr old and a 1 year .....

This is my review of the Radisson Blu hotel at Hamburg Airport. My New York jaunt is on. Having dropped the .....

18 Feb 201318 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is a topic that is only of marginal interest to Head for Points readers, so instead of writing a long post I will direct you to this excellent post on Loyalty Lobby. Here you find the earnings .....

This is a topic that is only of marginal interest to Head for Points readers, so instead of writing a long .....

18 Feb 201318 February 2013 by Rob Burgess

Back in the olden’ days (ie pre 2013), you could always rely on the internet to find you a nice promotional code to reduce the cost of your Heathrow Express ticket …. From the start of .....

Back in the olden’ days (ie pre 2013), you could always rely on the internet to find you a nice .....

17 Feb 201317 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is a marginally indulgent article but if you live in London – especially if you’ve got kids – it is of interest. I wouldn’t normally write about a hotel changing brands, .....

This is a marginally indulgent article but if you live in London – especially if you’ve got kids .....

17 Feb 201317 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

You may have received an email last week from British Airways Executive Club concerning the latest ‘buy Avios’ promotion. A quick search of this site shows that the offer is, to say the .....

You may have received an email last week from British Airways Executive Club concerning the latest ‘buy .....

17 Feb 201317 February 2013 by Rob Burgess

Did avios.com send you a little gift yesterday? My wife got a little package in the post, with a covering letter headed: “We though we’d send you this little note to thank you for .....

Did avios.com send you a little gift yesterday? My wife got a little package in the post, with a covering .....

16 Feb 201316 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Tesco Direct has launched an interesting promotion linked to the upcoming release of video game Bioshock Infinite. Via this link, you will earn 500 bonus Tesco Clubcard points when you pre-order the .....

Tesco Direct has launched an interesting promotion linked to the upcoming release of video game Bioshock .....

16 Feb 201316 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

If you’ve got an American Airlines AAdvantage account, you can earn 500 easy AA miles by updating your personal details at this website.  (EDIT: link deleted as now dead) The deadline for .....

If you’ve got an American Airlines AAdvantage account, you can earn 500 easy AA miles by updating your .....

16 Feb 201316 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

It is clearly the season for devaluing hotel programmes. We have just seen Priority Club undertake one form of devaluation, when it moved from a brand-by-brand points table to a points table based .....

It is clearly the season for devaluing hotel programmes. We have just seen Priority Club undertake one form of .....

15 Feb 201315 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

The US Airways / American Airlines merger – which has been on the cards since American filed for bankruptcy last year, has now been confirmed.  The BBC story is here. The merger will take a .....

The US Airways / American Airlines merger – which has been on the cards since American filed for .....

15 Feb 201315 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, has added some interesting Business Class rewards to its latest list of ‘50% off’ redemption specials. Full details can be found here. The .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, has added some interesting Business Class rewards to its .....

15 Feb 201315 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments