This is my review of the American Express Nectar credit card. Head for Points mainly focusses on credit cards which offer airline miles or hotel loyalty points for your spending.  However, as .....

This is my review of the American Express Nectar credit card. Head for Points mainly focusses on credit cards .....

10 Aug 201510 August 2015 by Rob Burgess

Whilst I know that this view is not universally shared, I generally recommend newcomers to Avios redemptions to try Club Europe on short-haul redemptions from Heathrow. Why? Because, if you .....

Whilst I know that this view is not universally shared, I generally recommend newcomers to Avios redemptions .....

10 Aug 201510 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

In response to a KLM fare sale, Iberia has launched an aggressive £875 return business class fare to Rio. This is a very, very good deal, and makes it worth cancelling any Avios redemption you have .....

In response to a KLM fare sale, Iberia has launched an aggressive £875 return business class fare to Rio. .....

10 Aug 201510 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

I am in Canada all week, helping my Mum realise an ambition to see Niagara Falls and chaperoning her to a family wedding next weekend. We flew out to Toronto yesterday afternoon in British Airways .....

I am in Canada all week, helping my Mum realise an ambition to see Niagara Falls and chaperoning her to a .....

10 Aug 201510 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller?  I thought it was worth updating this article which I originally ran in 2013. Whilst Head for Points generally .....

How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller?  I thought it was worth .....

9 Aug 20159 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

News in brief: Get a 100% bonus on Etihad Guest transfers Etihad Guest has launched a special offer for Heathrow Rewards members (the loyalty scheme which gives points for Heathrow Airport shopping, .....

News in brief: Get a 100% bonus on Etihad Guest transfers Etihad Guest has launched a special offer for .....

9 Aug 20159 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Back in 2014, Starwood (owners of St Regis, Le Meridien, Westin, W, Sheraton, Aloft etc) ran a ‘3 for 2’ promotion in the Middle East in association with Mastercard.  I took advantage of .....

Back in 2014, Starwood (owners of St Regis, Le Meridien, Westin, W, Sheraton, Aloft etc) ran a ‘3 for .....

9 Aug 20159 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is the second part of the updated article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon.  You need to remember that you .....

This is the second part of the updated article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero .....

8 Aug 20158 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty scheme for Sheraton, Westin, W, aloft etc – is an oddity amongst hotel programmes.  Whilst it works in the same way as other schemes, with different tier .....

Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty scheme for Sheraton, Westin, W, aloft etc – is an oddity amongst .....

8 Aug 20158 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the .....

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way .....

7 Aug 20157 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Three years ago, I wrote an article about my experience claiming on the American Express Platinum card travel insurance. Amex made some nasty changes to the insurance on the Platinum card in January .....

Three years ago, I wrote an article about my experience claiming on the American Express Platinum card travel .....

7 Aug 20157 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

Head for Points offers a specialist travel booking service for luxury hotels.  We can get you better deals than you can achieve by booking direct. The luxury hotel companies (Four Seasons, Mandarin .....

Head for Points offers a specialist travel booking service for luxury hotels.  We can get you better deals .....

7 Aug 20157 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic and Delta’s O2 bar is now open I wrote back in June about the new bar that Virgin Atlantic and Delta were opening at the O2 Arena in Greenwich.  The facility is .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic and Delta’s O2 bar is now open I wrote back in June about the new bar .....

6 Aug 20156 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

British Airways announced yesterday that it will launch flights to Costa Rica (San Jose) in May 2016. The service will operate from Gatwick.  It will start out at two flights per week, on Wednesday .....

British Airways announced yesterday that it will launch flights to Costa Rica (San Jose) in May 2016. The .....

6 Aug 20156 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments