PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and Ireland. What makes .....

PartnerPlusBenefit, previously Star Alliance Company Plus, is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British .....

18 Dec 201418 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Ever since IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Indigo etc) relaunched its credit cards a couple of months ago, I have been waiting for a repeat of the generous promotions .....

Ever since IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Indigo etc) relaunched its credit .....

17 Dec 201417 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

moneysavingexpert.com has negotiated a special Tesco Grocery code worth 500 bonus Clubcard points.  This is worth 1,200 Avios or 1,250 Virgin Flying Club miles. The rules are simple.  You must .....

moneysavingexpert.com has negotiated a special Tesco Grocery code worth 500 bonus Clubcard points.  This is .....

17 Dec 201417 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Hyatt Gold Passport announced a few changes last week, none of them life-changing on their own but worth summarising.   Award chart changes for 2015 announced Hyatt has published this list on their .....

Hyatt Gold Passport announced a few changes last week, none of them life-changing on their own but worth .....

17 Dec 201417 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

On Saturday I ran through the latest run of American Express cardholder offers – including a generous £50 cashback on a £500 Apple purchase – and surmised that this would be it for the .....

On Saturday I ran through the latest run of American Express cardholder offers – including a generous .....

16 Dec 201416 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 186 comments

Back in August I wrote about ‘the luxury retail project’ – the plan to rebuild much of the south area of Terminal 5 as a destination for luxury shopping brands. Of all the stores .....

Back in August I wrote about ‘the luxury retail project’ – the plan to rebuild much of the .....

16 Dec 201416 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

InterContinental announced yesterday that they are taking over the management of the luxury Four Seasons Dublin hotel from 1st January 2015.  This came as a surprise as it had been reported that .....

InterContinental announced yesterday that they are taking over the management of the luxury Four Seasons .....

16 Dec 201416 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

British Airways is one of 15 major airlines in the oneworld alliance, alongside American, Qatar, Qantas etc.  For you as a customer, the key benefit is that you can earn and spend Avios points on all .....

British Airways is one of 15 major airlines in the oneworld alliance, alongside American, Qatar, Qantas etc.  .....

15 Dec 201415 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

I don’t normally cover general aviation news on Head for Points but this story is of interest.  At a conference in London last week, the Chief Financial Operator of Airbus said that the company .....

I don’t normally cover general aviation news on Head for Points but this story is of interest.  At a .....

15 Dec 201415 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

If you need to head out to Australia before the end of March, Etihad Guest is offering a decent double miles deal. You will receive double Etihad Guest miles when you fly to Sydney, Perth, Melbourne .....

If you need to head out to Australia before the end of March, Etihad Guest is offering a decent double miles .....

15 Dec 201415 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

British Airways rolled out its Winter Sale over Friday evening and Saturday morning.  This was very unfortunate timing, as the airline was still trying to recover from the failure of the Air Traffic .....

British Airways rolled out its Winter Sale over Friday evening and Saturday morning.  This was very .....

14 Dec 201414 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Uber, the app-based taxi service that is doing surprisingly well in London and is also in Manchester, has launched in Leeds.  The company now operates in 225 cities globally. At the moment, only the .....

Uber, the app-based taxi service that is doing surprisingly well in London and is also in Manchester, has .....

14 Dec 201414 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Starwood Preferred Guest is keen to get you to book via their mobile phone app, and is willing to bribe you with SPG points to try it! You will receive 500 bonus SPG points per stay up to a maximum of .....

Starwood Preferred Guest is keen to get you to book via their mobile phone app, and is willing to bribe you .....

14 Dec 201414 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

American Express has launched what I assume will be its final batch of ‘statement credit’ offers for the year. You can access these deals with either an American Express-issued card .....

American Express has launched what I assume will be its final batch of ‘statement credit’ offers .....

13 Dec 201413 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments