Following the success of its ‘Into The Nights’ promotion, which appears – at least anecdotally – to have succeeded in driving a lot of incremental business this Autumn, IHG .....

Following the success of its ‘Into The Nights’ promotion, which appears – at least .....

21 Dec 201421 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

The launch of the British Airways Winter Sale was overshadowed by the Air Traffic Control meltdown which occurred on the same day.  Aviation is always a tricky business to manage at the best of .....

The launch of the British Airways Winter Sale was overshadowed by the Air Traffic Control meltdown which .....

21 Dec 201421 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Marriott Rewards has launched its major promotion for Spring, which will be (yet) another outing for MegaBonus. This promotion is active across all Marriott brands, including Renaissance, Courtyard, .....

Marriott Rewards has launched its major promotion for Spring, which will be (yet) another outing for .....

21 Dec 201421 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Did you receive an email from Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza loyalty scheme, on Thursday?  The headline was ‘Especially for you’. Did you open it and read it? If not, .....

Did you receive an email from Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza loyalty scheme, on .....

20 Dec 201420 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

The No1 Traveller ‘pay as you go’ lounge at London Stansted is to close for good on Christmas Eve. This is not a great loss, to be honest.  Because it was situated on one of the piers, it .....

The No1 Traveller ‘pay as you go’ lounge at London Stansted is to close for good on Christmas Eve. .....

20 Dec 201420 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

British Airways has agreed a new partnership with VitalityHealth and VitalityLife. These are the new names from PruHealth and PruProtect, the private health insurance brands.  You have probably seen .....

British Airways has agreed a new partnership with VitalityHealth and VitalityLife. These are the new names .....

20 Dec 201420 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Whilst I haven’t mentioned LoungeBuddy on Head for Points before, it isn’t because it is not a smart piece of work.  It is, without a doubt, the leading global authority on airport .....

Whilst I haven’t mentioned LoungeBuddy on Head for Points before, it isn’t because it is not a .....

19 Dec 201419 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

British Airways’s parent company, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, announced yesterday that it had made a takeover approach to Aer Lingus.  The board of Aer Lingus rejected the .....

British Airways’s parent company, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, announced yesterday that .....

19 Dec 201419 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Pullman, Adagio, Mercure, M Gallery etc, has launched a new promotion for double points on your next stay. Full details and .....

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Pullman, Adagio, Mercure, M Gallery etc, .....

19 Dec 201419 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Thanks to Air New Zealand, I am running a unique competition today which will run for just 17 hours. Between now and midnight, you can win a rare ‘money can’t buy’ pair of Air New .....

Thanks to Air New Zealand, I am running a unique competition today which will run for just 17 hours. Between .....

18 Dec 201418 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Finnair, a fellow oneworld alliance member alongside British Airways, has announced a new Summer service to Chicago. Flights will operate from 13th June to 17th October 2015. Services will operate .....

Finnair, a fellow oneworld alliance member alongside British Airways, has announced a new Summer service to .....

18 Dec 201418 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and Ireland. What makes .....

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British .....

18 Dec 201418 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Ever since IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Indigo etc) relaunched its credit cards a couple of months ago, I have been waiting for a repeat of the generous promotions .....

Ever since IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Indigo etc) relaunched its credit .....

17 Dec 201417 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

moneysavingexpert.com has negotiated a special Tesco Grocery code worth 500 bonus Clubcard points.  This is worth 1,200 Avios or 1,250 Virgin Flying Club miles. The rules are simple.  You must .....

moneysavingexpert.com has negotiated a special Tesco Grocery code worth 500 bonus Clubcard points.  This is .....

17 Dec 201417 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments