This is the most generous hotel promotion available for last minute weekend rooms in the UK.  If you find yourself in need of a hotel room for this weekend, it is definitely the best place to look. .....

This is the most generous hotel promotion available for last minute weekend rooms in the UK.  If you find .....

20 Jan 201520 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

If you are a member of the East Coast Rewards train loyalty scheme you will have received an email yesterday confirming that the scheme is being closed on February 28th.  The franchise is .....

If you are a member of the East Coast Rewards train loyalty scheme you will have received an email yesterday .....

20 Jan 201520 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Today I am launching a fantastic competition in association with Qatar Airways. It is the biggest prize we have ever given away on Head for Points. One lucky Head for Points reader will win two .....

Today I am launching a fantastic competition in association with Qatar Airways. It is the biggest prize we .....

19 Jan 201519 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Back in December I outlined the benefits that Gold Guest List members get from British Airways.  This is the exclusive club for anyone who earns over 3,000 tier points per year.  You can read more .....

Back in December I outlined the benefits that Gold Guest List members get from British Airways.  This is the .....

19 Jan 201519 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

I have run occasional articles on Head for Points offering sign-up deals for GetTaxi / Gett (£10), Uber (£10) and Hailo (nothing at present). I thought it was about time to look at Kabbee as well. .....

I have run occasional articles on Head for Points offering sign-up deals for GetTaxi / Gett (£10), Uber .....

19 Jan 201519 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

American Express Travel has launched a very decent bonus promotion for Platinum charge card holders who spend £300 or more at their website. To qualify for the £100 rebate, you need to spend £300 .....

American Express Travel has launched a very decent bonus promotion for Platinum charge card holders who spend .....

18 Jan 201518 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

British Airways and Hilton HHonors have launched a new promotion that will run from now until April 30th. Ironically, we don’t yet know what the official Hilton HHonors promotion will be once .....

British Airways and Hilton HHonors have launched a new promotion that will run from now until April 30th. .....

18 Jan 201518 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

American Airlines is running another ‘buy miles’ promotion until the end of the month. The maximum bonus is 50% albeit you need to buy 70,000 for that to kick in. American is offering a .....

American Airlines is running another ‘buy miles’ promotion until the end of the month. The maximum .....

18 Jan 201518 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

British Airways has launched a January Avios redemption sale.  It is rather modest in scope – certainly nothing like what we saw last January – but it may work for you. The following .....

British Airways has launched a January Avios redemption sale.  It is rather modest in scope – certainly .....

17 Jan 201517 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Back in November I wrote about a very generous promotion that The Economist was – and still is – offering in conjunction with Iberia Plus. You will receive 12,000 Avios for taking out a .....

Back in November I wrote about a very generous promotion that The Economist was – and still is – .....

17 Jan 201517 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

One of the requests that came up during my request for suggestions over New Year was the idea of a calendar on the site which would show the closing dates for the offers I discuss. This was a good .....

One of the requests that came up during my request for suggestions over New Year was the idea of a calendar on .....

17 Jan 201517 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

IHG – owner of Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc – has brought back the 48-hour Flash Sale that it originally ran earlier in November. Booking is now .....

IHG – owner of Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc – has brought .....

16 Jan 201516 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

This is my review of the Corinthia hotel in London, together with some photographs from my visit. As you can imagine, I get quite a few requests from PR agencies asking me if I want to have a tour of .....

This is my review of the Corinthia hotel in London, together with some photographs from my visit. As you can .....

16 Jan 201516 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Emirates has announced some retrograde changes to its Skywards loyalty programme.  These come into effect from February 1st. The changes are complex but the main impact is to reduce the miles earned .....

Emirates has announced some retrograde changes to its Skywards loyalty programme.  These come into effect .....

16 Jan 201516 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments