Time for a change of topic, I think.  Let’s forget Avios points for a minute. Hilton is about to wind up its Winter Sale, offering discounts of up to 33% off the Best Available Rate for .....

Time for a change of topic, I think.  Let’s forget Avios points for a minute. Hilton is about to wind .....

30 Jan 201530 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

The changes to, and devaluation of, Avios / British Airways Executive Club announced yesterday are hugely complex.  In this 10 part series, spread over a number of days, I will look at all the .....

The changes to, and devaluation of, Avios / British Airways Executive Club announced yesterday are hugely .....

29 Jan 201529 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

My three articles today look at the headline changes announced by BA yesterday.  I will follow this up with some deeper discussion tomorrow. Key link: ‘Club Changes’ page on ba.com Here .....

My three articles today look at the headline changes announced by BA yesterday.  I will follow this up with .....

29 Jan 201529 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

The changes to, and devaluation of, Avios / British Airways Executive Club announced yesterday are hugely complex and the three articles today are simply scratching the surface.  I will return to .....

The changes to, and devaluation of, Avios / British Airways Executive Club announced yesterday are hugely .....

29 Jan 201529 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 200 comments

In what is clearly a co-ordinated plan by British Airways, they announced massive changes to British Airways Executive Club just minutes after I boarded an eight hour flight. They forgot, though, that .....

In what is clearly a co-ordinated plan by British Airways, they announced massive changes to British Airways .....

28 Jan 201528 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 178 comments

Yes, it’s true.  But only by a bit.  It’s a start, though. I reported two weeks ago about how British Airways has scrapped ALL fuel surcharges on short-haul redemptions.  This means .....

Yes, it’s true.  But only by a bit.  It’s a start, though. I reported two weeks ago about how .....

28 Jan 201528 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

One piece of feedback from my New Year reader survey was for more details on my own redemptions and how I justified the choices I made.  I’m happy to oblige. I am in Abu Dhabi for a few days .....

One piece of feedback from my New Year reader survey was for more details on my own redemptions and how I .....

28 Jan 201528 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Last year the IHG hotel group, parent of Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn Express etc, launched a generous promotion code for its UK and selected European properties to .....

Last year the IHG hotel group, parent of Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn Express etc, .....

28 Jan 201528 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in conjunction with Etihad Guest, although you can redeem the bonus with .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....

27 Jan 201527 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Preferred Hotels Group is not a hotel chain.  It is, effectively, a marketing consortium made up of a number of independent hotels from around the world. Whilst it is one of the British Airways .....

Preferred Hotels Group is not a hotel chain.  It is, effectively, a marketing consortium made up of a number .....

27 Jan 201527 January 2015 by Rob Burgess

On paper, Dubai should have been the ideal place to redeem Starwood Preferred Guest points for a beach holiday.  The group has four beach resorts in the Emirate: The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach .....

On paper, Dubai should have been the ideal place to redeem Starwood Preferred Guest points for a beach .....

27 Jan 201527 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Most readers of Head for Points will know that you can redeem Avios points sitting in a British Airways Executive Club account for any of the 15 airlines and their subsidiaries within the oneworld .....

Most readers of Head for Points will know that you can redeem Avios points sitting in a British Airways .....

26 Jan 201526 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This is your final reminder that the British Airways Winter Sale ends at midnight tomorrow, Tuesday. The ‘travel by’ date varies based on a complicated matrix of travel class, departure .....

This is your final reminder that the British Airways Winter Sale ends at midnight tomorrow, Tuesday. The .....

26 Jan 201526 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

News in brief: Get 250 Accor points (€5) for joining e-rewards Market research group e-rewards has teamed up with Le Club Accorhotels. My general view on e-rewards is well known – I .....

News in brief: Get 250 Accor points (€5) for joining e-rewards Market research group e-rewards has teamed up .....

26 Jan 201526 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments