TopCashback, if you are not yet a member, is running a new sign-up promotion – 500 Avios points. The offer runs for just one week until next Sunday. TopCashback, like Quidco, is a site which .....

TopCashback, if you are not yet a member, is running a new sign-up promotion – 500 Avios points. The .....

26 Jan 201626 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

We have already seen Marriott take over Starwood, although that deal may yet collapse. Accor is taking over Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel. The latest news is that Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / .....

We have already seen Marriott take over Starwood, although that deal may yet collapse. Accor is taking over .....

26 Jan 201626 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Head for Points and hotel booking site Kaligo.com, which awards Avios points with every hotel you book, are running an EXCLUSIVE promotion this week.   It is a simple, straightforward and potentially .....

Head for Points and hotel booking site Kaligo.com, which awards Avios points with every hotel you book, are .....

25 Jan 201625 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

The latest batch of IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) PointBreaks redemptions will be open for booking this afternoon.  It is usually about .....

The latest batch of IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) .....

25 Jan 201625 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

News in brief: How to avoid the Virgin Atlantic credit card fee but still earn double miles One of the benefits of the Virgin Flying Club credit cards is double credit card miles when you purchase .....

News in brief: How to avoid the Virgin Atlantic credit card fee but still earn double miles One of the .....

25 Jan 201625 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

British Airways started trialling a new service last week. If your flight is taking part, you will be automatically checked in six hours before departure. Your boarding pass will be generated and sent .....

British Airways started trialling a new service last week. If your flight is taking part, you will be .....

24 Jan 201624 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

24 Jan 201624 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

News in brief: Get 500 free United MileagePlus miles MileagePlus Dining, the programme which awards you United Airlines miles for eating in certain US restaurants, isn’t of much interest to .....

News in brief: Get 500 free United MileagePlus miles MileagePlus Dining, the programme which awards you United .....

24 Jan 201624 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Back in November, avios.com trialled a new product – 50% off a last-minute break. How last minute?  For the following weekend. The trial apparently went well and Avios will be running this .....

Back in November, avios.com trialled a new product – 50% off a last-minute break. How last minute? .....

23 Jan 201623 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

There was much grating of teeth among Head for Points readers before Christmas when Barclaycard made some draconian changes to its credit card policy. It decided that you could not have two .....

There was much grating of teeth among Head for Points readers before Christmas when Barclaycard made some .....

23 Jan 201623 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

News in brief: New IHG Spire Elite benefit launched A few people have emailed me recently to ask if I know anything about the promised new benefits for IHG’s new Spire Elite top tier. The answer .....

News in brief: New IHG Spire Elite benefit launched A few people have emailed me recently to ask if I know .....

23 Jan 201623 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Just a quick tip off that, if you are thinking of booking a hotel this weekend, you may want to hold off until Monday. All next week, we will be running another exclusive promotion in association with .....

Just a quick tip off that, if you are thinking of booking a hotel this weekend, you may want to hold off until .....

23 Jan 201623 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

To celebrate being named Britain’s No. 1 retailer for consumer satisfaction, Amazon is having a one day sale today. You will receive £10 off any order of £50 or more using the code BIGTHANKS. .....

To celebrate being named Britain’s No. 1 retailer for consumer satisfaction, Amazon is having a one day .....

22 Jan 201622 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Over at our sister site Shopper Points yesterday, I covered a promotion worth 500 bonus Clubcard points (worth 1,200 Avios) for spending £100 at Tesco Wine. I thought it was worth a mention over .....

Over at our sister site Shopper Points yesterday, I covered a promotion worth 500 bonus Clubcard points .....

22 Jan 201622 January 2016 by Anika Burnett • 2 comments