Applause Rewards is a new UK hotel loyalty scheme launched by Principal Hotels.  It is worth signing up if you are an occasional guest at Principal or De Vere hotels in the UK. Principal Hotels is a .....

Applause Rewards is a new UK hotel loyalty scheme launched by Principal Hotels.  It is worth signing up if .....

5 Jun 20175 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Today, Sunday, is your last day to enter the great competition we are running in association with Qatar Airways. If you’ve already entered, why not give your friends and family a nudge to .....

Today, Sunday, is your last day to enter the great competition we are running in association with Qatar .....

4 Jun 20174 June 2017 by Anika Burnett • 28 comments

News in brief: Last chance for 20,000 or 40,000 IHG Rewards Club sign-up points Back in February, IHG Rewards Club sent out emails to people who had held the old Barclaycard-issued IHG Rewards Club .....

News in brief: Last chance for 20,000 or 40,000 IHG Rewards Club sign-up points Back in February, IHG Rewards .....

4 Jun 20174 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

Starwood is offering a 35% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 30th June. The link to buy is here. The good news is that the bonus is NOT staggered.  As long as buy more than 5,000 .....

Starwood is offering a 35% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 30th June. The link to buy is .....

4 Jun 20174 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Tesco Direct has launched an exceptional new promotion on HP printer inks. This is so generous that I cannot imagine it lasting long and may even be an error. You receive 1,000 Tesco Clubcard points .....

Tesco Direct has launched an exceptional new promotion on HP printer inks. This is so generous that I cannot .....

3 Jun 20173 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 277 comments

There have been a few developments since I wrote my (well-received, I think) article last Tuesday on BA’s IT melt-down. The good news is that British Airways is starting to back-peddle on its .....

There have been a few developments since I wrote my (well-received, I think) article last Tuesday on .....

3 Jun 20173 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

It had been a couple of years since I’d last been to Stansted airport. I got to the point where I couldn’t get up at 3am for an early morning Ryanair flight any more and they stopped .....

It had been a couple of years since I’d last been to Stansted airport. I got to the point where I .....

3 Jun 20173 June 2017 by Anika Burnett • 41 comments

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Hilton Honors points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Hilton Honors points expire?’. .....

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Hilton Honors points .....

3 Jun 20173 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Which British Airways Club Europe routes offer 160 tier points for a return flight? I often get emails from readers who say “I need XXX tier points in the next few weeks to reach British Airways .....

Which British Airways Club Europe routes offer 160 tier points for a return flight? I often get emails from .....

2 Jun 20172 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 127 comments

News in brief: Europcar offering up to €60 or 3,000 Avios on rentals We don’t cover Europcar much, although its £1 UK one-way rentals have proved very popular with Head for Points readers. .....

News in brief: Europcar offering up to €60 or 3,000 Avios on rentals We don’t cover Europcar much, .....

2 Jun 20172 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Club Carlson points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Club Carlson points expire?’.  This new .....

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Club Carlson points from .....

2 Jun 20172 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles.  You will often find the airlines encouraging it – every 9-10 months, British Airways offers a .....

All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles.  You will .....

1 Jun 20171 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for Shell garages in the UK.  Joining is simple – pick up a card at a Shell station when filling up and register it online. You earn 100 Avios just for .....

Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for Shell garages in the UK.  Joining is simple – pick up a .....

1 Jun 20171 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

News in brief: New Iberia Plus wine offer earns 500 Avios Iberia’s wine partner, Vinoseleccion, is running a new deal for UK residents. For £50, you will receive six bottle of rioja plus free .....

News in brief: New Iberia Plus wine offer earns 500 Avios Iberia’s wine partner, Vinoseleccion, is .....

1 Jun 20171 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments