The kids are off school and the travel marketing machine has started to wind down.  There are few people at their desks to be interested in their special offers – and most people wait to get .....

The kids are off school and the travel marketing machine has started to wind down.  There are few people at .....

3 Aug 20143 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

A couple of months ago I posted a link to Will’s online diary of his slightly crazy tier point run to reach British Airways Gold Guest List status in the quickest time possible. It was a .....

A couple of months ago I posted a link to Will’s online diary of his slightly crazy tier point run to .....

2 Aug 20142 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

I finally got myself an iPhone earlier this year.  Some of the travel apps I have been using were discussed here and some of your alternative suggestions were listed here. I didn’t write about .....

I finally got myself an iPhone earlier this year.  Some of the travel apps I have been using were discussed .....

2 Aug 20142 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Over the next few days I will running updated versions of the travel planning series I wrote last year, covering the best ways of earning Avios points from every aspect of your trip. “How to get .....

Over the next few days I will running updated versions of the travel planning series I wrote last year, .....

2 Aug 20142 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

One of the things that makes this hobby so fascinating is the ability to arbitrage.  The aim is to collect miles and points as cheaply as possible and then use them for the maximum possible .....

One of the things that makes this hobby so fascinating is the ability to arbitrage.  The aim is to collect .....

1 Aug 20141 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

First off, here is the ‘no news’ you were probably expecting. It has been confirmed to me that there will be no ‘Tesco Clubcard to Avios points’ conversion bonus this quarter. .....

First off, here is the ‘no news’ you were probably expecting. It has been confirmed to me that .....

1 Aug 20141 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Possibly the longest on-going saga at Head for Points is drawing to a close. Last October, Shangri-La Golden Circle, the loyalty scheme for the luxury hotel group, had a promotion where you could earn .....

Possibly the longest on-going saga at Head for Points is drawing to a close. Last October, Shangri-La Golden .....

1 Aug 20141 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

Over the next couple of days I will be writing some pieces on the new Heathrow Terminal 2.  I finally had the chance to try it out last week. My timing was rubbish.  I was flying to Dublin on Aer .....

Over the next couple of days I will be writing some pieces on the new Heathrow Terminal 2.  I finally had .....

31 Jul 201431 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

News in brief: Etihad ex-Dublin deals Etihad is currently running a number of aggressive deals out of Dublin in both economy and business class. You need to book by August 4th for travel by 30 June .....

News in brief: Etihad ex-Dublin deals Etihad is currently running a number of aggressive deals out of Dublin .....

31 Jul 201431 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

This is the last of my observational pieces from my recent New York / Germany tour.  After landing at Frankfurt Airport from my Singapore Airlines JFK to Frankfurt flight, I had a couple of hours to .....

This is the last of my observational pieces from my recent New York / Germany tour.  After landing at .....

31 Jul 201431 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Not a lot of people know that Nectar is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards.  You can transfer your Amex points into Nectar points in a ratio of 1:1. The minimum transfer to .....

Not a lot of people know that Nectar is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards.  You can .....

30 Jul 201430 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

This article is my review of the new Hilton St George’s Park hotel – better known as the National Football Centre. Two weeks ago, immediately after my children finished school, we headed .....

This article is my review of the new Hilton St George’s Park hotel – better known as the .....

30 Jul 201430 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

If this article sounds familiar, it is because I originally ran it last month. Blinkbox then extended the closing the date of the offer by a month. It is worth mentioning again though.  You have .....

If this article sounds familiar, it is because I originally ran it last month. Blinkbox then extended the .....

30 Jul 201430 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Tesco has launched a 20% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club. This means that you will receive 300 miles per £1 of Clubcard vouchers you convert, rather .....

Tesco has launched a 20% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club. .....

29 Jul 201429 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments