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

Hyatt Gold Passport announced a few changes last week, none of them life-changing on their own but worth summarising.   Award chart changes for 2015 announced Hyatt has published this list on their .....

Hyatt Gold Passport announced a few changes last week, none of them life-changing on their own but worth .....

17 Dec 201417 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

On Saturday I ran through the latest run of American Express cardholder offers – including a generous £50 cashback on a £500 Apple purchase – and surmised that this would be it for the .....

On Saturday I ran through the latest run of American Express cardholder offers – including a generous .....

16 Dec 201416 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 186 comments

Back in August I wrote about ‘the luxury retail project’ – the plan to rebuild much of the south area of Terminal 5 as a destination for luxury shopping brands. Of all the stores .....

Back in August I wrote about ‘the luxury retail project’ – the plan to rebuild much of the .....

16 Dec 201416 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

InterContinental announced yesterday that they are taking over the management of the luxury Four Seasons Dublin hotel from 1st January 2015.  This came as a surprise as it had been reported that .....

InterContinental announced yesterday that they are taking over the management of the luxury Four Seasons .....

16 Dec 201416 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

British Airways is one of 15 major airlines in the oneworld alliance, alongside American, Qatar, Qantas etc.  For you as a customer, the key benefit is that you can earn and spend Avios points on all .....

British Airways is one of 15 major airlines in the oneworld alliance, alongside American, Qatar, Qantas etc.  .....

15 Dec 201415 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

I don’t normally cover general aviation news on Head for Points but this story is of interest.  At a conference in London last week, the Chief Financial Operator of Airbus said that the company .....

I don’t normally cover general aviation news on Head for Points but this story is of interest.  At a .....

15 Dec 201415 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

If you need to head out to Australia before the end of March, Etihad Guest is offering a decent double miles deal. You will receive double Etihad Guest miles when you fly to Sydney, Perth, Melbourne .....

If you need to head out to Australia before the end of March, Etihad Guest is offering a decent double miles .....

15 Dec 201415 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment