This is my review of the Holiday Inn Express Alcorcon in Madrid. Regular readers will know that I was in Madrid last week, taking advantage of my Amex Platinum free night at the Grand Melia Fenix. .....

This is my review of the Holiday Inn Express Alcorcon in Madrid. Regular readers will know that I was in .....

19 Oct 201319 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn / Crowne Plaza / InterContinental hotels grouping, will be running a second ‘flash sale’ on Monday 21st. A selection of hotels will be offered at 25%-75% .....

IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn / Crowne Plaza / InterContinental hotels grouping, will be running a second .....

19 Oct 201319 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Not content with losing €1m per day, BA’s sister airline, Iberia, has been splashing out on a new logo.  It won’t have been cheap, given that the press release speaks of 9,000 .....

Not content with losing €1m per day, BA’s sister airline, Iberia, has been splashing out on a new .....

19 Oct 201319 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Yes, I have clearly hit a new low (or high) today in terms of post headlines. Tesco Clubcard is offering a deal on cabbages at the moment.  For every cabbage you buy, you get 20 bonus Clubcard .....

Yes, I have clearly hit a new low (or high) today in terms of post headlines. Tesco Clubcard is offering a .....

18 Oct 201318 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

The new generation of fuel efficient airlines, driven by the Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’, was meant to open up new possibilities for low-cost airlines to operate on long-haul routes. We .....

The new generation of fuel efficient airlines, driven by the Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’, was meant to .....

18 Oct 201318 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

There have been some excellent deals in Tesco recently for pre-ordering video games.  The last couple (see here and here) were very generous – you paid £5 to reserve a video game (which you, .....

There have been some excellent deals in Tesco recently for pre-ordering video games.  The last couple (see .....

18 Oct 201318 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

One of the more mind-boggling articles I have ever run on Head for Points was this one from June, discussing the various complex combinations of earning Avios from buying petrol. At the end of the .....

One of the more mind-boggling articles I have ever run on Head for Points was this one from June, discussing .....

17 Oct 201317 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Someone asked me a few weeks ago about upgrading British Airways flights using American Airlines miles, and I thought it was worth giving this topic a slighter wider airing. Being able to upgrade BA .....

Someone asked me a few weeks ago about upgrading British Airways flights using American Airlines miles, and I .....

17 Oct 201317 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, is running a bonus promotion for anyone who is looking to top up their account: As a Flying Blue member, you can buy yourself Award Miles to get .....

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

17 Oct 201317 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Avios.com has launched a Facebook app called Avios Suitcase.  This is currently in beta mode, ahead of a wider roll out.  However, anyone can join – and there are 390 Avios to be collected for .....

Avios.com has launched a Facebook app called Avios Suitcase.  This is currently in beta mode, ahead of a .....

16 Oct 201316 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

Two people have asked me recently if I know a way of tracking prices at the same hotel over long periods of time. Both were trying to do ‘mattress run’ nights for “The Big .....

Two people have asked me recently if I know a way of tracking prices at the same hotel over long periods of .....

16 Oct 201316 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Aer Lingus redemptions to the United States are very popular amongst Head for Points readers.  There are two reasons for this. The first is that they charge SUBSTANTIALLY less tax than British .....

Aer Lingus redemptions to the United States are very popular amongst Head for Points readers.  There are two .....

16 Oct 201316 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

I am not a big fan of earning Avios or indeed any loyalty points via e-Rewards. That said, when I wrote this article about the ‘points for questionnaires’ company here, I got a .....

I am not a big fan of earning Avios or indeed any loyalty points via e-Rewards. That said, when I wrote this .....

15 Oct 201315 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

If you have an Amex Gold or Amex Platinum charge card, and are opted in to postal mailshots from Amex, you should have received the Membership Rewards Christmas offers brochure recently. There is a .....

If you have an Amex Gold or Amex Platinum charge card, and are opted in to postal mailshots from Amex, you .....

15 Oct 201315 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments