If you are a regular reader of Head for Points, you probably remember that I dedicated some space in May to Will, who had written about his fairly crazy attempt to earn British Airways Gold Guest List .....

If you are a regular reader of Head for Points, you probably remember that I dedicated some space in May to .....

10 Sep 201410 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

If you are heading out to Asia this Autumn, Hilton is running a ‘50% off’ flash sale for the next couple of days. The deal is valid at all 11 Hilton properties in Thailand: Millennium .....

If you are heading out to Asia this Autumn, Hilton is running a ‘50% off’ flash sale for the next .....

10 Sep 201410 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

RedSpottedHanky, the online train booking website, has launched a ‘Fantasy Golf’ game on its website.  To celebrate the Ryder Cup, which tees off on September 26th, you can win a Samsung .....

RedSpottedHanky, the online train booking website, has launched a ‘Fantasy Golf’ game on its .....

9 Sep 20149 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Heathrow Express has extended the ‘free First Class upgrade’ promotion for British Airways Executive Club members until the end of September.  It was meant to finish at the end of August. .....

Heathrow Express has extended the ‘free First Class upgrade’ promotion for British Airways .....

9 Sep 20149 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I wrote recently about the new partnership between pay-by-the-hour car sharing site Zipcar and avios.com / British Airways Executive Club. It wasn’t clear at the time what would happen if you .....

I wrote recently about the new partnership between pay-by-the-hour car sharing site Zipcar and avios.com / .....

9 Sep 20149 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the page for September. There is a sense of deja vu in the market (again) with the current special offers being focussed on the .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the page for September. There is a .....

8 Sep 20148 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Reader Rich dropped me a line with details of an interesting Virgin Atlantic offer via their Shops Away online shopping mall. Online hotel booking site booking.com is currently offering 700 Virgin .....

Reader Rich dropped me a line with details of an interesting Virgin Atlantic offer via their Shops Away online .....

8 Sep 20148 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

US Airways is offering a bonus of up to 100% when you buy its miles. You need to log in via this page to access the offer. You receive a 25% bonus for buying up to 9000 miles, 50% for buying 10000 to .....

US Airways is offering a bonus of up to 100% when you buy its miles. You need to log in via this page to .....

8 Sep 20148 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Tesco is currently running two special deals offering bonus Tesco Clubcard points (and so bonus Avios or Virgin Flying Club miles) for buying various products. Tesco Wine deal Until September 14th, .....

Tesco is currently running two special deals offering bonus Tesco Clubcard points (and so bonus Avios or .....

7 Sep 20147 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

A few British Airways service announcements have dropped into my inbox in the last few days.  Here is a round up: New restrictions on taking children to South Africa This seems to have come out of .....

A few British Airways service announcements have dropped into my inbox in the last few days.  Here is a round .....

7 Sep 20147 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

I wrote last week about how Delta Air Lines was tightening its grip on Virgin Atlantic now that it owns 49% of the UK company.  Virgin will refocus on flying to destinations in North America.  .....

I wrote last week about how Delta Air Lines was tightening its grip on Virgin Atlantic now that it owns 49% .....

7 Sep 20147 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

The new IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, InterContinental etc) promotion “Into The Nights” caused a lot of interest yesterday.  You can read my main article here. I wanted to add three new .....

The new IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, InterContinental etc) promotion “Into The Nights” caused a .....

6 Sep 20146 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

Yes, I know.  It’s not very rock’n’roll, using 34,000 Avios to get into Disneyland Paris aka EuroDisney. It’s not even exceptional value for Avios points.  The best cash .....

Yes, I know.  It’s not very rock’n’roll, using 34,000 Avios to get into Disneyland Paris .....

6 Sep 20146 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Regular readers will know that I have given some coverage to budget airline Norwegian and its attempts to launch low-cost economy services from London Gatwick to the USA. My last article is here, .....

Regular readers will know that I have given some coverage to budget airline Norwegian and its attempts to .....

6 Sep 20146 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments