Here is one of those odd little quirks that few people know about. It may be that you have a small number of Miles & More miles languishing.  Unlike BA, there is very little that the average .....

Here is one of those odd little quirks that few people know about. It may be that you have a small number of .....

6 Aug 20126 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

One of the lesser known uses of Tesco Clubcard vouchers is the ability to convert them into Hilton HHonors points via Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. (You can also convert Tesco Clubcard vouchers into .....

One of the lesser known uses of Tesco Clubcard vouchers is the ability to convert them into Hilton HHonors .....

5 Aug 20125 August 2012 by Rob Burgess

This is slightly OT for a frequent flyer site, but it is the weekend. On my way to the Olympic beach volleyball the other day (!), I popped into Christies auction house on King Street in Mayfair.  .....

This is slightly OT for a frequent flyer site, but it is the weekend. On my way to the Olympic beach .....

5 Aug 20125 August 2012 by Rob Burgess

We spent last weekend at the Crowne Plaza Marlow (a short report will follow), which is bargain bucket place to go if you’ve got kids and live in London. Four Seasons Hampshire it is not, but .....

We spent last weekend at the Crowne Plaza Marlow (a short report will follow), which is bargain bucket place .....

4 Aug 20124 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

View from the Wing highlights another route to get yourself a free upgrade to Platinum status with Le Club Accorhotels. Jumeirah Hotels, very popular with British visitors to Dubai as they run Madinat .....

View from the Wing highlights another route to get yourself a free upgrade to Platinum status with Le Club .....

4 Aug 20124 August 2012 by Rob Burgess

This is the 5th of my series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These posts will be linked to the relevant sections of the .....

This is the 5th of my series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of .....

3 Aug 20123 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

You need to be on your toes to keep up with the rules governing the very generous referral bonuses offered by American Express on the Gold and Platinum charge cards. It was less than four weeks ago .....

You need to be on your toes to keep up with the rules governing the very generous referral bonuses offered by .....

2 Aug 20122 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

There are three types of loyalty credit card: The card you actually use day-to-day because of its good earning rate in a programme you value The card you get purely for the sign-up bonus, and cancel .....

There are three types of loyalty credit card: The card you actually use day-to-day because of its good earning .....

2 Aug 20122 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I have posted before about interesting sign-up bonuses for the BAA WorldPoints loyalty scheme.  It rewards you for spending in the duty free shops at BAA’s airports (Heathrow, Aberdeen, .....

I have posted before about interesting sign-up bonuses for the BAA WorldPoints loyalty scheme.  It rewards .....

1 Aug 20121 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Amex has launched a special promotion, limited to just 1,000 cardholders, planning to fly with Virgin Atlantic. The first 1,000 holders of an Amex-issued Amex card to register and then book a Virgin .....

Amex has launched a special promotion, limited to just 1,000 cardholders, planning to fly with Virgin .....

1 Aug 20121 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

The daily articles on Head for Points are a mixture of news, interesting links and in-depth articles on specific topics of interest to the keen miles and points collector. This page contains links to .....

The daily articles on Head for Points are a mixture of news, interesting links and in-depth articles on .....

31 Jul 201231 July 2012 by HfP team

I was alerted to this interesting offer for Tesco Homephone. Tesco Clubcard is currently offering 2,500 bonus points – equivalent to 6,000 Avios or 6,250 Virgin Flying Club miles – if you .....

I was alerted to this interesting offer for Tesco Homephone. Tesco Clubcard is currently offering 2,500 bonus .....

31 Jul 201231 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

There were some interesting fun and games going on during Sunday, and I don’t mean down at the Olympic Park. On View from the Wing on Sunday, Gary Leff posted an unbelievably juicy .....

There were some interesting fun and games going on during Sunday, and I don’t mean down at the Olympic .....

31 Jul 201231 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

I wrote a post last week about the possible decline of Priority Club’s PointBreaks, the specially reduced redemptions that can be 90% cheaper than a standard redemption. The new list is now .....

I wrote a post last week about the possible decline of Priority Club’s PointBreaks, the specially reduced .....

31 Jul 201231 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment