27th October, to all intents and purposes, will mark the end of bmi Diamond Club.  As of that day, the only way to earn points will be via the bmi credit cards, and the only way to spend points will .....

27th October, to all intents and purposes, will mark the end of bmi Diamond Club.  As of that day, the only .....

16 Oct 201216 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

American Express has launched a new promotion in association with Opodo, offering a £20 saving. You need to register your Amex card (must be an Amex-issued Amex card, eg BA, Platinum, Gold, Green, .....

American Express has launched a new promotion in association with Opodo, offering a £20 saving. You need to .....

16 Oct 201216 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Most people, when it comes to searching for award space for their frequent flier redemptions, use the website of that same frequent flyer programme. Logical, innit? However, in general airline .....

Most people, when it comes to searching for award space for their frequent flier redemptions, use the website .....

15 Oct 201215 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

The Independent newspaper is running a very nice little promotion in association with 35 Ramada hotels across Britain. You can book a room for just £20 all-in, for a stay between 8 November 2012 and .....

The Independent newspaper is running a very nice little promotion in association with 35 Ramada hotels across .....

14 Oct 201214 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

topcashback, the Quidco-style cashback shopping site, has negotiated a special deal with Tesco which is worth a look. They are offering 1,000 Tesco Clubcard points (good for 2,400 Avios or 2,500 .....

topcashback, the Quidco-style cashback shopping site, has negotiated a special deal with Tesco which is worth .....

14 Oct 201214 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

I have been running a few articles to show people how they can travel from the regions via Avios, using BA partner airlines. I have already looked at routes on Vueling here and here. Sun-Air of .....

I have been running a few articles to show people how they can travel from the regions via Avios, using BA .....

13 Oct 201213 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Over the last couple of months, a number of cases have been emerging on Flyertalk and elsewhere of people who have had their Priority Club points stolen.  (Priority Club is the loyalty scheme for .....

Over the last couple of months, a number of cases have been emerging on Flyertalk and elsewhere of people who .....

12 Oct 201212 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

If you haven’t heard of Uber, it is the new ‘luxury taxi’ service available in London, having already been operating in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Paris, amongst other .....

If you haven’t heard of Uber, it is the new ‘luxury taxi’ service available in London, .....

12 Oct 201212 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Here is a decent freebie worth grabbing if you can. moneysavingexpert.com is giving away 30,000 £10 vouchers for train booking website redspottedhanky.com on Thursday 11 October (ie today!). There .....

Here is a decent freebie worth grabbing if you can. moneysavingexpert.com is giving away 30,000 £10 vouchers .....

11 Oct 201211 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Last month I wrote this post about the excellent pre-opening deal available at the new luxury InterContinental Westminster in London.  It was bookable for 30,000 Priority Club points per night .....

Last month I wrote this post about the excellent pre-opening deal available at the new luxury InterContinental .....

11 Oct 201211 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

I had an email from a reader who has the Priority Club Black Visa card. This gives double points (4 points per £1) on overseas spend. He has noticed that both Amazon and Expedia were giving double .....

I had an email from a reader who has the Priority Club Black Visa card. This gives double points (4 points per .....

10 Oct 201210 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

As I have written a few times, Head for Points is NOT the site for you if you are interested in 15-part trip reports or photographs of airline food or aircraft toilets.  However, I do make the odd .....

As I have written a few times, Head for Points is NOT the site for you if you are interested in 15-part trip .....

10 Oct 201210 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

A while ago I wrote this post about the possible decline of Priority Club’s PointBreaks, the specially reduced redemptions that can be 90% cheaper than a standard redemption. Priority Club did .....

A while ago I wrote this post about the possible decline of Priority Club’s PointBreaks, the specially .....

9 Oct 20129 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

As you may have read in the press, Qatar Airways has signed a deal to join the oneworld alliance in the next 12-18 months. As you can redeem Avios on all oneworld carriers (current members include .....

As you may have read in the press, Qatar Airways has signed a deal to join the oneworld alliance in the next .....

9 Oct 20129 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments