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

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a flyer from Heathrow Terminal 1, without automatic lounge access, may end up in the Servisair lounge.  You can, after all, access it via Priority Pass or .....

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a flyer from Heathrow Terminal 1, without automatic lounge access, .....

15 Oct 201315 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Here is a final reminder that Tuesday October 15th is the last day to initiate a transfer of hotel points to British Airways Avios points to receive a 25% bonus. Here is a quick reminder of the .....

Here is a final reminder that Tuesday October 15th is the last day to initiate a transfer of hotel points to .....

14 Oct 201314 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Train ticket booking website redspottedhanky.com has been very lucrative this year for Head for Points readers.  Our mini-league shared over £1,100 in their Fantasy Wimbledon competition and their .....

Train ticket booking website redspottedhanky.com has been very lucrative this year for Head for Points .....

14 Oct 201314 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

It is, of course, hugely frustrating to find that you can book half of a reward ticket but cannot find seats for other leg.  On short haul flights it isn’t so bad, because British Airways now .....

It is, of course, hugely frustrating to find that you can book half of a reward ticket but cannot find seats .....

14 Oct 201314 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is my review of the Grand Melia Fenix hotel in Madrid. Back in June, Amex Platinum charge card holders received a leaflet in the post.  As I wrote here, it offered everyone a free night – .....

This is my review of the Grand Melia Fenix hotel in Madrid. Back in June, Amex Platinum charge card holders .....

13 Oct 201313 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments