One of the coolest things about flying Club World on British Airways is the ability to sit “upstairs” if you are on a Boeing 747. Frankly, the Boeing 777 layout in Club World resembles a .....

One of the coolest things about flying Club World on British Airways is the ability to sit .....

10 Feb 201310 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

I posted two weeks ago about the offer of 1,000 bonus Avios via British Airways Executive Club for buying £300 of currency from American Express Currency Exchange. This is a quick heads up that the .....

I posted two weeks ago about the offer of 1,000 bonus Avios via British Airways Executive Club for buying .....

10 Feb 201310 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

So, how is the American Express / Foursquare 2013 promotion going for you so far?! (See here for details of the current deals if you are new to this.) On Wednesday I picked up 6 x £50 gift cards in .....

So, how is the American Express / Foursquare 2013 promotion going for you so far?! (See here for details of .....

9 Feb 20139 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

Virgin Atlantic was promoting its new domestic services at the Business Travel Show when I was there on Tuesday. At six flights per day, the Edinburgh service looks like the most useful of the three .....

Virgin Atlantic was promoting its new domestic services at the Business Travel Show when I was there on .....

9 Feb 20139 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I posted yesterday about the current Avis / Avios promotion, and I compared it to the 1,000 Virgin Flying Club miles available on Hertz rentals. Duncan posted a link to this promotion which looks .....

I posted yesterday about the current Avis / Avios promotion, and I compared it to the 1,000 Virgin Flying Club .....

9 Feb 20139 February 2013 by Rob Burgess

As I have mentioned before on Head for Points, the American Express Platinum sign-up bonus of 50,000 Membership Rewards points (good for 50,000 Avios or various other things) is a great deal. The Amex .....

As I have mentioned before on Head for Points, the American Express Platinum sign-up bonus of 50,000 .....

8 Feb 20138 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

British Airways Executive Club has launched a promotion offering 15% off Avios redemptions to Las Vegas. The deal is valid in ALL classes, which is relatively rare – these promotions usually do .....

British Airways Executive Club has launched a promotion offering 15% off Avios redemptions to Las Vegas. The .....

8 Feb 20138 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you are a British Airways Executive Club member, you probably received an email promoting a new special offer with Avis. Rent between 1 February and 17 March, and you will receive 6 Avios per £1 .....

If you are a British Airways Executive Club member, you probably received an email promoting a new special .....

8 Feb 20138 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

British Airways is launching its latest ‘luxury seat sale’ today (Thursday 7th) for just five days – although the fares were quietly added to ba.com yesterday afternoon. It covers .....

British Airways is launching its latest ‘luxury seat sale’ today (Thursday 7th) for just five days .....

7 Feb 20137 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

I was down at the Business Travel Show at Earls Court on Tuesday, of which more to follow. This is the best offer that caught my eye, but booking will be a little tricky. East Coast Trains is running .....

I was down at the Business Travel Show at Earls Court on Tuesday, of which more to follow. This is the best .....

7 Feb 20137 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

I ran this post a couple of weeks ago about a status match for the Air France / KLM Flying Blue programme.  They were willing to match any other airline Gold card you had to their own Gold, which .....

I ran this post a couple of weeks ago about a status match for the Air France / KLM Flying Blue programme.  .....

7 Feb 20137 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Three quick things which don’t justify their own post! First … the 20,000 Starwood points (= 25,000 Avios) bonus on the Starwood American Express card is still showing on the .....

Three quick things which don’t justify their own post! First … the 20,000 Starwood points (= .....

6 Feb 20136 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

There seem to be two types of people out there. Those who have heard of Coutts only by reputation and believe it to be some super-flash private bank for the rich and famous, and those who bank with .....

There seem to be two types of people out there. Those who have heard of Coutts only by reputation and believe .....

6 Feb 20136 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

According to this article, Barclays has a signed a deal with American Express to issue Amex cards in the UK.  The first fruits of this deal will be seen during 2013. At present, Lloyds and MBNA are .....

According to this article, Barclays has a signed a deal with American Express to issue Amex cards in the UK.  .....

6 Feb 20136 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments