We are now getting very close to the grand opening on Heathrow Terminal 2 on June 4th. You will hardly notice it at the time because – learning lessons from Terminal 5 – the airport is .....

We are now getting very close to the grand opening on Heathrow Terminal 2 on June 4th. You will hardly notice .....

23 May 201423 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I have written a couple of pieces on Head for Points over the last year about people getting their Tesco Clubcard points stolen.  It is becoming an increasing problem. Is it Royal Mail?  Is it .....

I have written a couple of pieces on Head for Points over the last year about people getting their Tesco .....

22 May 201422 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 109 comments

For the second time this year, Virgin Atlantic has launched a seat sale for reward seats. And this time Premium Economy is included as well. Virgin taxes on economy redemptions are already lower (by .....

For the second time this year, Virgin Atlantic has launched a seat sale for reward seats. And this time .....

22 May 201422 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Heathrow Airport has announced the opening of the new walkway between the two Terminal 5 satellite terminals – 5B and 5C – and the main 5A building. There is a separate arrivals and .....

Heathrow Airport has announced the opening of the new walkway between the two Terminal 5 satellite terminals .....

22 May 201422 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

The general mantra about using airline miles goes like this – ‘redeeming for Economy flights is a waste of miles’. In general, of course, this is true. I was looking at a Lufthansa .....

The general mantra about using airline miles goes like this – ‘redeeming for Economy flights is a .....

21 May 201421 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

This isn’t an article you can take advantage of, unless you live in Germany or Austria, but it is another example of how the credit card industry is shaping the loyalty business. airberlin is .....

This isn’t an article you can take advantage of, unless you live in Germany or Austria, but it is .....

21 May 201421 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, has launched a new batch of discounted redemption routes. These rewards have been poorer value this year and the last list had no business class deals .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty scheme, has launched a new batch of discounted redemption routes. .....

21 May 201421 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Most people know that – if you redeem your Avios points via avios.com and not ba.com – you can redeem for flights on Air Malta.  Aurigny, the Channel Islands airline, Flybe and Monarch .....

Most people know that – if you redeem your Avios points via avios.com and not ba.com – you can .....

20 May 201420 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

IHG’s PointBreaks, which let you book over 100 different hotels every two months for just 5,000 IHG Rewards Club points per night, is possibly the most generous deal in the hotel loyalty game. .....

IHG’s PointBreaks, which let you book over 100 different hotels every two months for just 5,000 IHG .....

20 May 201420 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

You won’t be flying very far with 300 Lufthansa Miles & More miles, I admit!  If you have an account this is an offer worth taking up, however, as Miles & More miles are not so easy to .....

You won’t be flying very far with 300 Lufthansa Miles & More miles, I admit!  If you have an .....

20 May 201420 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

British Airways has announced the launch of several new holiday routes from Gatwick for the Summer 2015 timetable. The new routes are: Bodrum, below (x 2 per week) Cagliari (Sardinia) (x 3 per week) .....

British Airways has announced the launch of several new holiday routes from Gatwick for the Summer 2015 .....

19 May 201419 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

If you have a Marriott Rewards account, you can earn a quick free 2,000 point per month with their new social platform ‘Plus Points’. You can earn this 2,000 points each month until the .....

If you have a Marriott Rewards account, you can earn a quick free 2,000 point per month with their new social .....

19 May 201419 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Just a quick reminder that the current sign-up offer on the two British Airways American Express cards ends in two days: The Premium Plus version, with the £150 annual fee, currently offers 25,000 .....

Just a quick reminder that the current sign-up offer on the two British Airways American Express cards ends in .....

19 May 201419 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

As I wrote yesterday, Italian airline Meridiana has just relaunched its loyalty scheme as Meridiana Club – and is using Avios as its loyalty currency!  Read the previous piece if you missed it .....

As I wrote yesterday, Italian airline Meridiana has just relaunched its loyalty scheme as Meridiana Club .....

18 May 201418 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments