The ‘Number of the Day’ today is …. 97 billion. I was quoted in The Sunday Times yesterday (page 2 of the ‘Money’ section) in an article on the lack of Avios reward .....

The ‘Number of the Day’ today is …. 97 billion. I was quoted in The Sunday Times yesterday .....

23 Jun 201423 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Head for Points reader Jon dropped me a line last week to say that Best Western had matched his Club Carlson Gold card to Best Western Diamond Elite. What was especially sweet about this deal was that .....

Head for Points reader Jon dropped me a line last week to say that Best Western had matched his Club Carlson .....

23 Jun 201423 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

A quick reminder that IHG Rewards Club is finally about to move to free internet in all of its European properties.  This covers Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, .....

A quick reminder that IHG Rewards Club is finally about to move to free internet in all of its European .....

23 Jun 201423 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

I get occasional emails from Head for Points readers asking me if it is worth trying to ‘bargain’ with American Express over threatening to cancel your card, hoping to get a lucrative .....

I get occasional emails from Head for Points readers asking me if it is worth trying to ‘bargain’ .....

22 Jun 201422 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

When is a free breakfast not a free breakfast? This is not a trick question. The UK Advertising Standards Authority has been pondering this question.  Holiday Inn Express has always advertised that .....

When is a free breakfast not a free breakfast? This is not a trick question. The UK Advertising Standards .....

22 Jun 201422 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Tesco Clubcard does not mention anywhere that Virgin Media is one of its partners.  I was therefore a little surprised to see that Virgin is currently giving away up to 2,000 Clubcard points (4,800 .....

Tesco Clubcard does not mention anywhere that Virgin Media is one of its partners.  I was therefore a little .....

22 Jun 201422 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Vueling is the little known sister of British Airways and Iberia.  International Airlines Group, the parent of BA and Iberia, took full control of the Spanish low cost carrier last year. The airline .....

Vueling is the little known sister of British Airways and Iberia.  International Airlines Group, the parent .....

21 Jun 201421 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

A lot of people will have taken out the free British Airways American Express card in the last few months.  BA was being very generous and offering 9,000 Avios for taking out the card – a .....

A lot of people will have taken out the free British Airways American Express card in the last few .....

21 Jun 201421 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

I have just finished putting together my travel schedule for the summer and early autumn.  I have a surprisingly large amount going on and, where possible, I have tried to book onto different .....

I have just finished putting together my travel schedule for the summer and early autumn.  I have a .....

21 Jun 201421 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

I wrote in December about how British Airways was offering 50,000 Avios as compensation to anyone who flew in First Class and was unlucky enough to get the old First Class seat, like this one: British .....

I wrote in December about how British Airways was offering 50,000 Avios as compensation to anyone who flew in .....

20 Jun 201420 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Until 13th July, British Airways is offering a 25% bonus if you transfer hotel points from six major loyalty schemes into Avios. Since most of the hotel programmes allow you to buy points – and .....

Until 13th July, British Airways is offering a 25% bonus if you transfer hotel points from six major loyalty .....

20 Jun 201420 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

A new oneworld lounge opened at Los Angeles International Airport this week. Designed and run by Qantas on behalf of oneworld, it is a huge facility.  Phase 1 which has just opened is a 400-seat .....

A new oneworld lounge opened at Los Angeles International Airport this week. Designed and run by Qantas on .....

20 Jun 201420 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

It’s good to see that someone at Tesco still has a sense of humour despite the terrible financial results recently. Blinkbox, Tesco’s ‘video on demand’ subsidiary, is running a .....

It’s good to see that someone at Tesco still has a sense of humour despite the terrible financial .....

19 Jun 201419 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Club Carlson, the loyalty scheme for Radisson, Park Plaza and Park Inn, is running a number of 24-hour flash sales for buying points. Each flash sale will run for a 24-hour period and they will appear .....

Club Carlson, the loyalty scheme for Radisson, Park Plaza and Park Inn, is running a number of 24-hour flash .....

19 Jun 201419 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments