The Avios reward chart, as most people know, is based purely on distance. The further you fly, the more it costs. However, this can lead to interesting arbitrages when you get very close – but .....

The Avios reward chart, as most people know, is based purely on distance. The further you fly, the more it .....

26 Nov 201326 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Hilton Hotels is giving away 15 x 2-night stay vouchers in their Vacationitis competition. As Hilton’s PR for the competition says: A new Hilton Hotels & Resorts study reveals that 4.5 .....

Hilton Hotels is giving away 15 x 2-night stay vouchers in their Vacationitis competition. As Hilton’s .....

26 Nov 201326 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Following the recent devaluation announcement by Hyatt Gold Passport, which led to a new higher Category 7 being introduced, the group has sweetened the pill by announcing a raft of new innovations. .....

Following the recent devaluation announcement by Hyatt Gold Passport, which led to a new higher Category 7 .....

26 Nov 201326 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Apologies for dropping this in as a mid-morning post.  I was expecting this sale to go live tomorrow, but it is actually available NOW.  This is well worth jumping on. IHG Rewards Club is running a .....

Apologies for dropping this in as a mid-morning post.  I was expecting this sale to go live tomorrow, but it .....

25 Nov 201325 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

There are plenty of Head for Points readers currently chasing a spending target on their American Express card to trigger a lucrative sign-up bonus.  There is 20,000 Starwood points (=25,000 .....

There are plenty of Head for Points readers currently chasing a spending target on their American Express card .....

25 Nov 201325 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

I’m not sure exactly when this happened, but Avios (ie avios.com) has dropped mytrainticket.co.uk as their exclusive train ticket booking partner.  They are now working with traingenius.com It .....

I’m not sure exactly when this happened, but Avios (ie avios.com) has dropped mytrainticket.co.uk as .....

25 Nov 201325 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

OK, OK … please don’t start throwing rotten vegetables at me already.  After all, redeeming your miles and points for merchandise is generally seen as a very poor use of them. However, in .....

OK, OK … please don’t start throwing rotten vegetables at me already.  After all, redeeming your .....

25 Nov 201325 November 2013 by Rob Burgess

On our credit cards pages, I list a link for the IHG Rewards Club Black credit card which shows 40,000 points.  I don’t make a big song and dance about it, because the link was sent out in .....

On our credit cards pages, I list a link for the IHG Rewards Club Black credit card which shows 40,000 .....

24 Nov 201324 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Every year, British Airways parent company, IAG, holds an investor day for the financial community to update it on what is happening. The slides from this are always made available to the public, and .....

Every year, British Airways parent company, IAG, holds an investor day for the financial community to update .....

24 Nov 201324 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

The Lanesborough hotel sits at Hyde Park Corner in London, directly opposite the back gardens of Buckingham Palace. Across the road is Apsley House, and next to that the InterContinental Park Lane and .....

The Lanesborough hotel sits at Hyde Park Corner in London, directly opposite the back gardens of Buckingham .....

24 Nov 201324 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Two Tuesdays ago, I found myself in the Holiday Inn Express in Croydon city centre. Not somewhere I would usually spend time, to be honest, but I needed one IHG hotel night in London to complete The .....

Two Tuesdays ago, I found myself in the Holiday Inn Express in Croydon city centre. Not somewhere I would .....

23 Nov 201323 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Back in July, I published this long article about the problems that Head for Points readers have had getting Lloyds Bank to give them the credit card sign-up bonus they were due. To summarise, the .....

Back in July, I published this long article about the problems that Head for Points readers have had getting .....

23 Nov 201323 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

The Starwood American Express card is currently one of my recommended choices, due to the excellent 20,000 SPG points that you receive as a sign-up bonus. As this offer is now back, I thought that it .....

The Starwood American Express card is currently one of my recommended choices, due to the excellent 20,000 SPG .....

23 Nov 201323 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I promised that I would keep readers reminded about the ‘3rd Anniversary’ game running each week for six weeks on the Shangri-La Golden Circle website. Week 5 is now available to play on .....

I promised that I would keep readers reminded about the ‘3rd Anniversary’ game running each week .....

22 Nov 201322 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments