With Flybe Rewards4All points being abolished (see my lead story today for the timetable), Flybe had a problem – what does it do with its branded credit card?  Avios seems to have put its foot .....

With Flybe Rewards4All points being abolished (see my lead story today for the timetable), Flybe had a problem .....

11 Oct 201411 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Flybe announced to the Stock Exchange this morning that it is abandoning its Rewards4All scheme with pretty much immediate effect, from Monday 27th October.  The company will become a full Avios .....

Flybe announced to the Stock Exchange this morning that it is abandoning its Rewards4All scheme with pretty .....

10 Oct 201410 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Back in February, I wrote an article on the fact that the Holiday Inn Wembley was available for just 10,000 IHG Rewards Club points per night. This is astoundingly cheap. For comparison, most London .....

Back in February, I wrote an article on the fact that the Holiday Inn Wembley was available for just 10,000 .....

10 Oct 201410 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Last week I showed you how to get free ‘Loved’ status with Small Luxury Hotels of the World, guaranteeing you free breakfast and potentially other benefits on your stays. SLH is also an .....

Last week I showed you how to get free ‘Loved’ status with Small Luxury Hotels of the World, .....

10 Oct 201410 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Lufthansa‘s Miles & More programme has launched a special promotion with Hilton HHonors that is worth a look. For stays at weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights) until December 15th, you .....

Lufthansa‘s Miles & More programme has launched a special promotion with Hilton HHonors that is .....

10 Oct 201410 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This is possibly the most generous Avios hotel promotion of the year in terms of earning airline miles. Accor is the hotel group behind Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure, Ibis and M Gallery, amongst others. .....

This is possibly the most generous Avios hotel promotion of the year in terms of earning airline miles. Accor .....

9 Oct 20149 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

American Express has two on-going bonus schemes to encourage cardholders to add supplementary cardholders to their accounts.  After all, the more people who are carrying a card, the more spend they .....

American Express has two on-going bonus schemes to encourage cardholders to add supplementary cardholders to .....

9 Oct 20149 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the shopping loyalty scheme for the airport, is offering a 100% transfer bonus for converting your points to airline miles. This does NOT include Avios or British Airways Executive .....

Heathrow Rewards, the shopping loyalty scheme for the airport, is offering a 100% transfer bonus for .....

9 Oct 20149 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

The announcement of the closure of the Virgin Little Red domestic routes to Manchester, Aberdeen and Edinburgh was badly timed for Head for Points – I was sitting in a departure lounge at .....

The announcement of the closure of the Virgin Little Red domestic routes to Manchester, Aberdeen and Edinburgh .....

8 Oct 20148 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

This is my review of the United First lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. What is the new .....

This is my review of the United First lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of .....

8 Oct 20148 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

I have been travelling for 25 years.  I have been seriously interested in the world of miles and points for at least 15.  And yet, somehow, I have never come across Jin Jiang J-Club before. All .....

I have been travelling for 25 years.  I have been seriously interested in the world of miles and points for .....

8 Oct 20148 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

I published a long article in August about earning Avios from car rentals.  Whilst British Airways works exclusively with Avis, Iberia Plus has deals with pretty much everyone.  You simply had to .....

I published a long article in August about earning Avios from car rentals.  Whilst British Airways works .....

7 Oct 20147 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Hilton HHonors has launched a 7-day flash sale which runs until next Sunday night. It covers Europe and the Middle East, with a smattering of Africa, and offers decent discounts on weekend stays until .....

Hilton HHonors has launched a 7-day flash sale which runs until next Sunday night. It covers Europe and the .....

7 Oct 20147 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

This little trick came up in the comments again this week so I thought it was worth a reminder for everyone. Given that the miles and points earned on Amex cards are generally far higher than those .....

This little trick came up in the comments again this week so I thought it was worth a reminder for everyone. .....

7 Oct 20147 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments