I’m not sure how long this offer has been available, but estate agent Chestertons is offering Avios points to anyone who uses it to rent out or sell a property. Interestingly, they are not .....

I’m not sure how long this offer has been available, but estate agent Chestertons is offering Avios .....

1 Jun 20151 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

American Express has launched a new cashback deal in association with the Post Office – and a pretty generous one at that. I wrote back in April about how the Post Office had begun to accept .....

American Express has launched a new cashback deal in association with the Post Office – and a pretty .....

1 Jun 20151 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 90 comments

I receive an email yesterday from a reader who had suddenly found that he was again able to make ‘Combine My Avios’ transactions out of Iberia Plus – using the Iberia website – .....

I receive an email yesterday from a reader who had suddenly found that he was again able to make .....

1 Jun 20151 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Last August, I ran a story about British Airways offering Club World tickets to Australia for just £2,050.  The snag was that you had to start and end your journey in Oslo. Reader David booked one .....

Last August, I ran a story about British Airways offering Club World tickets to Australia for just £2,050.  .....

31 May 201531 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

I am running two articles today based on reader experiences of flying British Airways long-haul by starting your trip in Europe. This story, from reader Mark, is an example of how it can go (slightly) .....

I am running two articles today based on reader experiences of flying British Airways long-haul by starting .....

31 May 201531 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Yesterday I took a look at the 49 hotels which are just 5,000 Hilton HHonors points per night.  These are incredibly cheap redemptions – you could stay for 20 nights for the cost of just one .....

Yesterday I took a look at the 49 hotels which are just 5,000 Hilton HHonors points per night.  These are .....

31 May 201531 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

It is sometimes the little things in a loyalty scheme which make the difference.  Here are three things I have come across in recent weeks which I thought other schemes could benefit .....

It is sometimes the little things in a loyalty scheme which make the difference.  Here are three things .....

30 May 201530 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Every couple of months, IHG Rewards Club generates a wave of publicity – including on Head for Points – by reducing the reward cost of 100 or so properties. They are all offered for 5,000 .....

Every couple of months, IHG Rewards Club generates a wave of publicity – including on Head for Points .....

30 May 201530 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

News in brief: Kabbee raises our special sign-up code to £10 London minicab firm Kabbee has put the exclusive Head for Points sign up code [deleted as now expired] back to £10 for this weekend .....

News in brief: Kabbee raises our special sign-up code to £10 London minicab firm Kabbee has put the exclusive .....

30 May 201530 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

This is an offer you don’t see very often.  Hilton HHonors is currently offering a 100% bonus when you buy points – see this page. This may or may not be a great bargain as it .....

This is an offer you don’t see very often.  Hilton HHonors is currently offering a 100% bonus when .....

29 May 201529 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

British Airways opened a new lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol earlier this year.  At roughly the same time, a new Aspire lounge – accessible with a Priority Pass or Lounge Club card – opened .....

British Airways opened a new lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol earlier this year.  At roughly the same time, a new .....

29 May 201529 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Last month, IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel brands – launched a new scheme aimed at travel bookers and small businesses, IHG Business Rewards. This .....

Last month, IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel brands – .....

29 May 201529 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

News in brief: Book £750 business class tickets to Bangkok I have devoted quiet a bit of coverage recently to exceptionally cheap Qatar Airways flights to Asia from Europe, often sub £800.  There .....

News in brief: Book £750 business class tickets to Bangkok I have devoted quiet a bit of coverage recently to .....

28 May 201528 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Is avios.com feeling the pressure, post devaluation, of persuading Tesco Clubcard collectors of the wonders of the scheme? It may be, because they have come up with one of the least rewarding .....

Is avios.com feeling the pressure, post devaluation, of persuading Tesco Clubcard collectors of the wonders of .....

28 May 201528 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments