A couple of Sundays ago, I received an email from Head for Points reader Nick who was sunning himself in his villa at the luxurious Conrad resort in Koh Samui, Thailand. It looks good: He .....

A couple of Sundays ago, I received an email from Head for Points reader Nick who was sunning himself in his .....

31 Jan 201431 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Last September I wrote this long piece on the special discount codes which allowed you to save money at Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Indigo, InterContinental etc hotels. The .....

Last September I wrote this long piece on the special discount codes which allowed you to save money at .....

31 Jan 201431 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

This is my review of the new Qbic Hotel in London. Last year, I promoted the £1 room sale being offered by the new Qbic Hotel in London.  A few Head for Points readers managed to grab the £1 rooms, .....

This is my review of the new Qbic Hotel in London. Last year, I promoted the £1 room sale being offered by .....

30 Jan 201430 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Just a quick heads up that tomorrow is the last day to apply for the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card with the current 20,000 point bonus. This can be transferred into 25,000 airline .....

Just a quick heads up that tomorrow is the last day to apply for the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express .....

30 Jan 201430 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

There is only one way to earn Avios points when renting with Hertz and that is to credit them to Iberia Plus.  Hertz is not a British Airways partner. Once in Iberia Plus you can easily move your .....

There is only one way to earn Avios points when renting with Hertz and that is to credit them to Iberia Plus. .....

30 Jan 201430 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

With the US being a top tourist destination for Brits, it is worth remembering that Avios can have substantial value when you redeem them for American Airlines or Alaska Airlines flights inside the .....

With the US being a top tourist destination for Brits, it is worth remembering that Avios can have substantial .....

29 Jan 201429 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

If you are self-employed, 31st January is the day that you will need to make your final tax payment for the 2012-2013 tax year. HMRC now accepts credit cards for tax payment.  However, they do .....

If you are self-employed, 31st January is the day that you will need to make your final tax payment for the .....

29 Jan 201429 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

I made a throw-away remark in my post on Virgin and Tesco yesterday that Virgin Flying Club is reducing the transfer ratio of miles to Hilton HHonors points.  I want to look at that more closely .....

I made a throw-away remark in my post on Virgin and Tesco yesterday that Virgin Flying Club is reducing the .....

29 Jan 201429 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Tesco has launched a 30% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club.  This means that you will receive 325 miles per £1 of Clubcard vouchers you convert, .....

Tesco has launched a 30% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club.  .....

28 Jan 201428 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

A quick reminder that the Hilton “Any Weekend, Anywhere” sale is coming to an end on Friday. What is interesting about this deal is that it is valid until the END of 2014, although you .....

A quick reminder that the Hilton “Any Weekend, Anywhere” sale is coming to an end on Friday. What .....

28 Jan 201428 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you are heading to the Asia Pacific region (including Australia) this Spring, Starwood is offering a ‘3 for 2’ deal on a number of properties when you pay with a MasterCard. The website .....

If you are heading to the Asia Pacific region (including Australia) this Spring, Starwood is offering a .....

28 Jan 201428 January 2014 by Rob Burgess

When the Avios scheme was launched in late 2011, avios.com brought in a range of new airline partners alongside BA, Iberia and American Airlines. As per this page, it is a little known fact that you .....

When the Avios scheme was launched in late 2011, avios.com brought in a range of new airline partners .....

27 Jan 201427 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

On  Saturday, I listed the hotels which will be bookable for just 5,000 IHG Rewards Club points in the latest round of PointBreaks. This is just a reminder that these hotels will open up for booking .....

On  Saturday, I listed the hotels which will be bookable for just 5,000 IHG Rewards Club points in the latest .....

27 Jan 201427 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in conjunction with British Airways, although you can redeem the bonus .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....

27 Jan 201427 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments