As you may have read in the press, Qatar Airways has signed a deal to join the oneworld alliance in the next 12-18 months. As you can redeem Avios on all oneworld carriers (current members include .....

As you may have read in the press, Qatar Airways has signed a deal to join the oneworld alliance in the next .....

9 Oct 20129 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

On 31st August, the very long-term relationship between Travelex and BA / Avios came to an end. This partnership has been going for years, and was deep enough for Travelex to have occasional built-in .....

On 31st August, the very long-term relationship between Travelex and BA / Avios came to an end. This .....

8 Oct 20128 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

A reader sent me across a questionnaire he received from Avios. It is all very innocent (‘”Which of these loyalty schemes do you know about?”, “Which are you members .....

A reader sent me across a questionnaire he received from Avios. It is all very innocent (‘”Which .....

7 Oct 20127 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Amex sent an interesting offer around to its British Airways Premium Plus American Express cardholders last week. It is, apparently, their ‘hottest ever offer’. We can only hope that .....

Amex sent an interesting offer around to its British Airways Premium Plus American Express cardholders last .....

6 Oct 20126 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

A couple of days ago I wrote here about the generous Hilton HHonors promotion with Virgin Atlantic running over the next three months. Hilton has now released new versions of this promotion covering .....

A couple of days ago I wrote here about the generous Hilton HHonors promotion with Virgin Atlantic running .....

6 Oct 20126 October 2012 by Rob Burgess

Just a quick reminder that Tesco’s promotion to earn 150 Tesco Clubcard points for buying £50 of non-Tesco gift cards in-store is still running. That is worth 360 Avios airmiles or 375 Virgin .....

Just a quick reminder that Tesco’s promotion to earn 150 Tesco Clubcard points for buying £50 of .....

6 Oct 20126 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Club Carlson has launched its 4th Quarter promotion.  Sadly they were unable to come up with a catchy name for it, but lets not hold that against them! It is a simple proposition – the more .....

Club Carlson has launched its 4th Quarter promotion.  Sadly they were unable to come up with a catchy name .....

5 Oct 20125 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

MilesQuest has details of how to get 500 free Hilton HHonors points very quickly by linking to their Facebook page. This worked fine for my wife’s account but not for mine.  This means, I .....

MilesQuest has details of how to get 500 free Hilton HHonors points very quickly by linking to their Facebook .....

5 Oct 20125 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

If you have an Amex Membership Rewards account, and are opted in to emails (and if not, you should be), you should have received an email yesterday which looks, on the face of it, like a piece of .....

If you have an Amex Membership Rewards account, and are opted in to emails (and if not, you should be), you .....

4 Oct 20124 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Following on from their recent promotion on the Samsung Galxy Tab, Tesco Direct is offering 3,000 bonus Clubcard points when you buy the 10 inch version of the Samsung Galaxy Note for £389. The link .....

Following on from their recent promotion on the Samsung Galxy Tab, Tesco Direct is offering 3,000 bonus .....

4 Oct 20124 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

JustBook is a new hotel booking app, available from your local app store (App Store, Android Market, Blackberry).  It is a very niche product – every day, at noon, it lists 3 (and only 3) .....

JustBook is a new hotel booking app, available from your local app store (App Store, Android Market, .....

4 Oct 20124 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Today (Wednesday) and Thursday, Cathay Pacific is showing off its new 2-metre flat bed business class seat in London. They have erected a little tent on the roof of One New Change, the new monster .....

Today (Wednesday) and Thursday, Cathay Pacific is showing off its new 2-metre flat bed business class seat in .....

3 Oct 20123 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

If you are a member of BAA WorldPoints you should have had this news by email yesterday. From 1st January, you will only be able to collect WorldPoints at Heathrow, with Southampton, Stansted (about .....

If you are a member of BAA WorldPoints you should have had this news by email yesterday. From 1st January, you .....

3 Oct 20123 October 2012 by Rob Burgess

Initially started as a hobby by Rob Burgess in 2012, Head for Points was created from a desire to produce a magazine which contained news and views that UK business travellers and high-end leisure .....

Initially started as a hobby by Rob Burgess in 2012, Head for Points was created from a desire to produce a .....

2 Oct 20122 October 2012 by HfP team