Tesco is running another competition this quarter for people who convert their Clubcard vouchers to Avios. This competition is targeted, and if you have not received an email about it then you are not .....

Tesco is running another competition this quarter for people who convert their Clubcard vouchers to Avios. .....

6 Aug 20136 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

East Coast Rewards is my preferred train travel reward scheme. As per this old article, I believe that it offers genuinely good value for money. You only need to spend £300 on First Class tickets to .....

East Coast Rewards is my preferred train travel reward scheme. As per this old article, I believe that it .....

6 Aug 20136 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

To be honest, I feel a little bit silly writing about this again.  After running a big “apply now, it’s about to go away!” post in late July, this impressive deal is still alive. It .....

To be honest, I feel a little bit silly writing about this again.  After running a big “apply now, .....

6 Aug 20136 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is my review of business class on airberlin, flying from New York to Berlin. This is the final part of my review of my recent US trip. Previous articles in this series cover the Sheraton .....

This is my review of business class on airberlin, flying from New York to Berlin. This is the final part of my .....

5 Aug 20135 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Over at Business Traveller magazine, they are running a very simple email competition to win 10,000 Heathrow Rewards points.  This is to promote the relaunch of the scheme and their current (until .....

Over at Business Traveller magazine, they are running a very simple email competition to win 10,000 Heathrow .....

5 Aug 20135 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

It is generally accepted that residents of the USA have by far the best range of credit card sign-up bonuses to choose from.  It is difficult to disagree with that, especially when you compare US to .....

It is generally accepted that residents of the USA have by far the best range of credit card sign-up bonuses .....

4 Aug 20134 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

During Wimbledon, regular readers will know that train ticket booking company redspottedhanky.com ran a fantasy tennis league. The better your players did, the more money you made – paid to you .....

During Wimbledon, regular readers will know that train ticket booking company redspottedhanky.com ran a .....

4 Aug 20134 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

This is my review of the InterContinental Times Square hotel in New York. This is the penultimate part of my review of my recent US trip.  Previous articles in this series cover the Sheraton .....

This is my review of the InterContinental Times Square hotel in New York. This is the penultimate part of my .....

3 Aug 20133 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

There was an interesting piece on The Economist website a couple of weeks ago about the SkyTeam alliance, which is well worth a read. The link is here. If you are a regular reader of Head for Points, .....

There was an interesting piece on The Economist website a couple of weeks ago about the SkyTeam alliance, .....

3 Aug 20133 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

If you live in London, you will presumably have seen advertising for the MasterCard ‘Priceless London’ events programme over the past couple of years. If you don’t live in London, .....

If you live in London, you will presumably have seen advertising for the MasterCard ‘Priceless .....

2 Aug 20132 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

As preparations continue for the first proper commercial flights of BA’s first A380, the airline has announced the third route to utilise the plane – Johannesburg. The airliner is .....

As preparations continue for the first proper commercial flights of BA’s first A380, the airline has .....

2 Aug 20132 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

This post is another part of my current US trip.  Previous posts have focussed on the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport hotel, the Lufthansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt, the Swiss First Class lounge .....

This post is another part of my current US trip.  Previous posts have focussed on the Sheraton Frankfurt .....

1 Aug 20131 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Virgin Atlantic is offering 250 Flying Club miles for free to any member who downloads a special toolbar for their ‘Shops Away’ shopping portal. As per their website: Simply download the .....

Virgin Atlantic is offering 250 Flying Club miles for free to any member who downloads a special toolbar for .....

1 Aug 20131 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

This article is part of the Avios Redemption University, a series of articles aimed at explaining some of the most important things you need to know when planning on redeeming your Avios. The original .....

This article is part of the Avios Redemption University, a series of articles aimed at explaining some of the .....

31 Jul 201331 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments