Three weeks ago I wrote about Accor’s ‘40% off UK bookings’ sale, which offered some good deals for Novotel, Pullman, Sofitel, Mercure, M Gallery and Ibis hotels. What I missed is .....

Three weeks ago I wrote about Accor’s ‘40% off UK bookings’ sale, which offered some good .....

26 Jun 201426 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

I received an email from a reader on Sunday asking whether Amex Platinum cardholders still get a free British Airways Premium Plus American Express card (they can’t!).  It made me think .....

I received an email from a reader on Sunday asking whether Amex Platinum cardholders still get a free British .....

25 Jun 201425 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

British Airways has launched another round of sale fares, this time focussing on World Traveller and World Traveller Plus. This new batch of deals needs to be booked by July 8th. There is nothing .....

British Airways has launched another round of sale fares, this time focussing on World Traveller and World .....

25 Jun 201425 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, is running a bonus promotion for anyone who is looking to top up their account: Did you know you can give your Award Miles balance a big boost .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, is running a bonus promotion for anyone who is looking to .....

25 Jun 201425 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

For a few weeks now, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has been running a special promotion in conjunction with Little Red.  Little Red is the Virgin domestic airline which is running services to Heathrow .....

For a few weeks now, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has been running a special promotion in conjunction with .....

24 Jun 201424 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

I wrote last week about the very interesting promotion that Blinkbox, the Tesco-owned digital media group, was offering to people who download ‘Game of Thrones Series 4’. In all the fuss .....

I wrote last week about the very interesting promotion that Blinkbox, the Tesco-owned digital media group, was .....

24 Jun 201424 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

British Airways is moving into ‘slow TV’ according to an announcement on Monday. Impressed by the high viewing figures for the ‘moving map’, the airline has bought the rights .....

British Airways is moving into ‘slow TV’ according to an announcement on Monday. Impressed by the .....

24 Jun 201424 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

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