What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2022?  We have turned the Aer Lingus peak and off peak into a neat little table, below, which gives a better overview .....

What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2022?  We have turned the Aer .....

6 Apr 20216 April 2021 by Rhys Jones

What is the best Avios credit card?  In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. There are nine UK credit or .....

What is the best Avios credit card?  In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios .....

5 Apr 20215 April 2021 by Rob Burgess

We ran three articles last week on special offers for buying points: Whilst we haven’t covered it yet, there is also a mystery bonus (75% to 90% usually) when you buy IHG Rewards points. The .....

We ran three articles last week on special offers for buying points: Whilst we haven’t covered it yet, .....

5 Apr 20215 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

This is a coincidence. In my article last weekend about the new Radisson (ex-Moxy, eg-Hyatt) at Gatwick Airport, I explained why we usually don’t write about hotels not due to open for 3-4 .....

This is a coincidence. In my article last weekend about the new Radisson (ex-Moxy, eg-Hyatt) at Gatwick .....

5 Apr 20215 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

American Express is – for another few days – running the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. These are, genuinely, on a scale unlike anything we have seen before. If .....

American Express is – for another few days – running the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK .....

5 Apr 20215 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Cashback credit cards are not a core focus of Head for Points due to, erm, their lack of points. That isn’t going to change, but as the benefit packages on all reward cards continue to be .....

Cashback credit cards are not a core focus of Head for Points due to, erm, their lack of points. That .....

4 Apr 20214 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

In March, we reported on how IHG Rewards had quietly rolled out its new ‘milestone bonuses’. It appeared to be based on Hilton’s milestone bonuses scheme: Whilst IHG had only emailed .....

In March, we reported on how IHG Rewards had quietly rolled out its new ‘milestone bonuses’. It .....

4 Apr 20214 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

American Express is currently running the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. These are, genuinely, on a scale unlike anything we have seen before. If you or someone you know .....

American Express is currently running the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. These are, .....

4 Apr 20214 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

American Express has launched a new batch of cashback deals, with a couple of new hotel deals among them. As usual, you may see all, some or none of these offers on your American Express account. You .....

American Express has launched a new batch of cashback deals, with a couple of new hotel deals among them. As .....

3 Apr 20213 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

A few weeks ago we covered a strong 241 sale that Lufthansa and SWISS were running from the UK. The action has now moved on to Amsterdam. This clearly adds an extra element of risk – you need to .....

A few weeks ago we covered a strong 241 sale that Lufthansa and SWISS were running from the UK. The action has .....

3 Apr 20213 April 2021 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Hotels has announced a new project in Glasgow. Set on Clyde Street and due to open in 2022 – so it seems very likely to happen – it will have 242 rooms, a ‘Commons Club’ .....

Virgin Hotels has announced a new project in Glasgow. Set on Clyde Street and due to open in 2022 – so .....

3 Apr 20213 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

A number of Marriott Bonvoy hotels in England have decided to enter the fray and offer outdoor dining when it is permitted from 12th April. Marriott Bonvoy has provided us with a list of five hotels .....

A number of Marriott Bonvoy hotels in England have decided to enter the fray and offer outdoor dining when it .....

3 Apr 20213 April 2021 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

3 Apr 20213 April 2021 by Rhys Jones

On 1st April, American Express cut the transfer rate from UK Membership Rewards points to the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme. It dropped from 1:1 to 3:2. This was a big surprise, because no .....

On 1st April, American Express cut the transfer rate from UK Membership Rewards points to the Singapore .....

2 Apr 20212 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments