Starwood Preferred Guest is offering a 15%-25% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 30th April.  The link to buy is here. At the top end, 20,000 points will cost you $525. These can be .....

Starwood Preferred Guest is offering a 15%-25% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 30th April.  .....

18 Mar 201318 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

If you are collecting Lufthansa’s Miles & More miles then this is an option for topping up your balance, albeit not by much! Miles & More is currently offering 100 M&M miles for .....

If you are collecting Lufthansa’s Miles & More miles then this is an option for topping up your .....

18 Mar 201318 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is a quick reminder that tomorrow – March 18th – is the last chance to book Priority Club hotel redemptions (for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn Express, InterContinental etc) .....

This is a quick reminder that tomorrow – March 18th – is the last chance to book Priority Club .....

17 Mar 201317 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

As part of the 20th birthday celebrations for Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme, the sign-up bonus on the UK Miles & More credit card has been increased from 1,500 miles to 6,500 miles. .....

As part of the 20th birthday celebrations for Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme, the sign-up bonus .....

17 Mar 201317 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

I am now the proud owner of a Tesco Clubcard MasterCard! This is the highest paying MasterCard or Visa on the market if you want to collect Avios. Now, of course, that does not mean that it has a .....

I am now the proud owner of a Tesco Clubcard MasterCard! This is the highest paying MasterCard or Visa on the .....

16 Mar 201316 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Last month, I wrote about the changes that Starwood was making to the ‘cash and points’ awards available at Sheraton, Westin, W, aloft, Luxury Collection etc hotels. As of 5th March, .....

Last month, I wrote about the changes that Starwood was making to the ‘cash and points’ awards .....

16 Mar 201316 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

The two major Latin American carriers, TAM and LAN, have confirmed they will join the oneword alliance – which includes British Airways – in early 2014. TAM and LAN merged last year to .....

The two major Latin American carriers, TAM and LAN, have confirmed they will join the oneword alliance – .....

16 Mar 201316 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Via a promotion with Lloyds TSB, British Airways is offering a £20 discount when you spend £100 on a Euro Traveller (economy) European flight using a special British Airways promotional code. In .....

Via a promotion with Lloyds TSB, British Airways is offering a £20 discount when you spend £100 on a Euro .....

15 Mar 201315 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

I receive a continual stream of emails about the Cathay Pacific Marco Polo Gold card that comes with the American Express Platinum charge card. The first question is, not unreasonably: If you get this .....

I receive a continual stream of emails about the Cathay Pacific Marco Polo Gold card that comes with the .....

15 Mar 201315 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

A couple of weeks ago I wrote two trip reports about my visit to Lufthansa’s First Class Terminal and my flight in their new First Class cabin, which comes with a seat and a fully separate bed. .....

A couple of weeks ago I wrote two trip reports about my visit to Lufthansa’s First Class Terminal and my .....

15 Mar 201315 March 2013 by Rob Burgess

Hilton has launched an attractive deal for UK residents who work in the public sector! If you work in the public sector (and that is not defined, and in any case they do not seem to ask for ID) then .....

Hilton has launched an attractive deal for UK residents who work in the public sector! If you work in the .....

14 Mar 201314 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

A lot of articles on Head for Points are dedicated to collecting miles and points from credit card sign-up bonuses.  And there is a good reason for this – credit card sign-up deals are by far .....

A lot of articles on Head for Points are dedicated to collecting miles and points from credit card sign-up .....

14 Mar 201314 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

News in brief: BA extends Gatwick ‘hand baggage only’ fares Last month, as I wrote here, BA launched a trial of ‘hand baggage only’ fares on its routes from Gatwick, in an .....

News in brief: BA extends Gatwick ‘hand baggage only’ fares Last month, as I wrote here, BA .....

14 Mar 201314 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Esso and Tesco have had a joint venture for some years now, with Tesco supplying the convenience stores attached to 198 Esso garages across the UK. You have always been able to collect Tesco Clubcard .....

Esso and Tesco have had a joint venture for some years now, with Tesco supplying the convenience stores .....

13 Mar 201313 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments