News in brief: Get £100 off the Air New Zealand Skycouch to Los Angeles Regular readers will know that we gave away a flight to Los Angeles on the Air New Zealand Skycouch last year. The Skycouch, .....

News in brief: Get £100 off the Air New Zealand Skycouch to Los Angeles Regular readers will know that we .....

7 Apr 20167 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Virgin Atlantic announced major changes to Virgin Flying Club yesterday.  You can find the details at this dedicated microsite. I am looking at the changes in detail across two articles.  If you .....

Virgin Atlantic announced major changes to Virgin Flying Club yesterday.  You can find the details at this .....

1 Nov 20161 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

Qatar Airways is currently running a sale from the UK.  This includes, as of a few weeks ago, Birmingham. There are some decent economy deals available (Dubai from £315 for example) but I want to .....

Qatar Airways is currently running a sale from the UK.  This includes, as of a few weeks ago, Birmingham. .....

17 Apr 201617 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Today is the last day to book the excellent deals currently available in the Qatar Airways UK sale.  For certain destinations, the pricing is unprecedented for UK-departing business class flights. .....

Today is the last day to book the excellent deals currently available in the Qatar Airways UK sale.  For .....

25 Apr 201625 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

The Qatar Airways UK sale which finished on Monday does not seem to have the impact they hoped.  That is great news for you because it has bounced back with pricing which is unprecedented for .....

The Qatar Airways UK sale which finished on Monday does not seem to have the impact they hoped.  That is .....

20 Apr 201620 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments

For people who look to earn British Airways status via a tier point run – booking a specific flight primarily because of the number of tier points earned – it seems like the biggest gravy .....

For people who look to earn British Airways status via a tier point run – booking a specific flight .....

20 Oct 201620 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Last month I wrote about changes to the way that American Airlines codes its flights which impact how you spend Avios and how you earn British Airways tier points. Two class American Airlines .....

Last month I wrote about changes to the way that American Airlines codes its flights which impact how you .....

17 Nov 201617 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

I’ve managed to get my hands on the launch date and operational details of the changes to British Airways domestic flights.  As was first flagged in a BA investor presentation last year, .....

I’ve managed to get my hands on the launch date and operational details of the changes to British .....

17 Feb 201717 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments

If you need to head over to Germany on business over the next few weeks, you may want to switch from Heathrow to the British Airways services from London City. You will earn double Avios on BA .....

If you need to head over to Germany on business over the next few weeks, you may want to switch from Heathrow .....

16 May 201616 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

After a number of delays, The Curve Card launches Curve Rewards at 3pm today. Hopefully. This has been some time coming, to put it mildly, but it does look it will be quite cool when it is up and .....

After a number of delays, The Curve Card launches Curve Rewards at 3pm today. Hopefully. This has been some .....

12 Jan 201712 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 166 comments

The Virgin Atlantic Black credit cards – issued by MBNA (Bank of America) – are a pretty good product.  They currently come as a double-pack of an American Express and a Visa card.  This model .....

The Virgin Atlantic Black credit cards – issued by MBNA (Bank of America) – are a pretty good product. .....

14 Apr 201614 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 139 comments

There were many reports on Head for Points yesterday, in the comments, from readers who have seen fake transactions appearing on their Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards.  It appears that there has .....

There were many reports on Head for Points yesterday, in the comments, from readers who have seen fake .....

17 Nov 201717 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 150 comments

News in brief: Tesco Bank shows first hit from EU interchange fee caps The Tesco financial results last week gave the first indication of how credit card companies will be hit from the 0.3% cap on .....

News in brief: Tesco Bank shows first hit from EU interchange fee caps The Tesco financial results last week .....

18 Apr 201618 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

News in brief: British Airways ‘Upgrade to First’ promotion returns British Airways has brought back its regular ‘Upgrade To First’ promotion.  This allows anyone purchasing .....

News in brief: British Airways ‘Upgrade to First’ promotion returns British Airways has brought .....

6 Apr 20166 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments