When British Airways Executive Club was restructured in 2011, the biggest losers were members based in Continental Europe.  They had previously enjoyed far lower thresholds for earning Silver and .....

When British Airways Executive Club was restructured in 2011, the biggest losers were members based in .....

26 Feb 201426 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

American Airlines has copied BA’s popular promotion and is offering a 25% bonus when you convert your hotel points into American Airlines miles. You can find full details of this promotion here. .....

American Airlines has copied BA’s popular promotion and is offering a 25% bonus when you convert your .....

26 Feb 201426 February 2014 by Rob Burgess

A Head for Points reader got in touch with me on 11th December with a question.  Whilst a committed Avios collector, he had to travel to San Francisco for work and was required to fly on United .....

A Head for Points reader got in touch with me on 11th December with a question.  Whilst a committed Avios .....

25 Feb 201425 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

This is the seventh and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be covered over two article.  One will list the basic facts of the scheme, the other will be .....

This is the seventh and last of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be .....

25 Feb 201425 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

In my other article today, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty scheme.  This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want .....

In my other article today, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty .....

25 Feb 201425 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Last Monday, I ran an article about the travel apps that I had downloaded to my new iPhone.  This brought a fantastic response from Head for Points readers who submitted lots of other ideas for apps .....

Last Monday, I ran an article about the travel apps that I had downloaded to my new iPhone.  This brought a .....

24 Feb 201424 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

British Airways has published its first raft of service changes for London Gatwick for the Winter season, which starts on 26th October.  All in all, it looks positive and reiterates BA’s .....

British Airways has published its first raft of service changes for London Gatwick for the Winter season, .....

24 Feb 201424 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Starwood Preferred Guest is running an attractive promotion in Asia to promote the addition of Virgin Australia as an airline partner.  You don’t have to have anything to do with Virgin .....

Starwood Preferred Guest is running an attractive promotion in Asia to promote the addition of Virgin .....

24 Feb 201424 February 2014 by Rob Burgess

I wrote recently about earning Avios points via Tesco Clubcard by buying cheap used printer ink cartridges on eBay and then selling them to Tesco’s recycling partner. You earn 50 – 100 .....

I wrote recently about earning Avios points via Tesco Clubcard by buying cheap used printer ink cartridges on .....

23 Feb 201423 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Etihad is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for reviewing hotels on their website.  It seems that, in an attempt to compete with TripAdvisor, .....

Etihad is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for reviewing .....

23 Feb 201423 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

American Express has launched a 20% bonus on transfers of Membership Rewards points to Virgin Flying Club. A lot of people, including myself, did not receive the email.  However, the bonus is NOT .....

American Express has launched a 20% bonus on transfers of Membership Rewards points to Virgin Flying Club. A .....

22 Feb 201422 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Hotel Tonight is an iOS and Android app which lets you book hotels for the same day only in various European cities. At present, it covers London, Birmingham, Brighton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool .....

Hotel Tonight is an iOS and Android app which lets you book hotels for the same day only in various European .....

22 Feb 201422 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Clubcard TV was launched last year as a spin-off of the Blinkbox business acquired by Tesco. It is a totally free service.  You don’t need to sign up or subscribe, all you need is an active .....

Clubcard TV was launched last year as a spin-off of the Blinkbox business acquired by Tesco. It is a totally .....

22 Feb 201422 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

In the ‘I didn’t see that coming’ stakes, Qatar Airways announcement this week of an ‘all business class’ service from Doha to Heathrow scores pretty highly. Using a .....

In the ‘I didn’t see that coming’ stakes, Qatar Airways announcement this week of an .....

21 Feb 201421 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments