Between 6th and 13th October, Marriott Bonvoy has brought back ‘Week of Wonders’, a series of special offers and promotions. I wanted to run through three of the deals today that will .....

Between 6th and 13th October, Marriott Bonvoy has brought back ‘Week of Wonders’, a series of .....

9 Oct 20229 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Qatar Airways has launched an exclusive sale for Privilege Club members with discounts of up to 20% off the base fare (excluding taxes and charges) on selected routes. Until 7th July, you can save on .....

Qatar Airways has launched an exclusive sale for Privilege Club members with discounts of up to 20% off the .....

27 Jun 202227 June 2022 by Rob Burgess

British Airways launched ‘Avios Balance Boost’ in June 2023. It is a surprisingly good value way of buying Avios. Put simply, you can buy a lump sum of Avios equivalent to 100%, 200% or .....

British Airways launched ‘Avios Balance Boost’ in June 2023. It is a surprisingly good value way .....

31 Jan 202531 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 112 comments

This is our review of Aer Lingus business class to Barbados on an A330-300. Aer Lingus isn’t necessarily the first airline that springs to mind when you want to fly across the Atlantic from .....

This is our review of Aer Lingus business class to Barbados on an A330-300. Aer Lingus isn’t necessarily .....

11 Apr 202211 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 78 comments

For many years now we’ve been encouraging, via anyone who would listen, BA and American Express to start issuing British Airways Executive Club tier points on credit card spend. We thought that .....

For many years now we’ve been encouraging, via anyone who would listen, BA and American Express to start .....

21 Nov 202321 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 432 comments

American Express is throwing out travel-based cashback offers from all directions this week. The latest two deals offer £100 back if you can put your spending in the right place. These two promotions .....

American Express is throwing out travel-based cashback offers from all directions this week. The latest two .....

24 Sep 202124 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Nectar has a ‘card linked offers’ programme called Nectar Connect. This allows you to earn Nectar points (and therefore Avios) when you link your credit and debit card details to your .....

Nectar has a ‘card linked offers’ programme called Nectar Connect. This allows you to earn Nectar .....

30 Nov 202230 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

In January 2021, Sainsbury’s became the official Avios supermarket partner. That means you can now convert your Nectar points into Avios and Avios into Nectar points. What is the conversion rate .....

In January 2021, Sainsbury’s became the official Avios supermarket partner. That means you can now .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Etihad is offering some surprisingly attractive business class deals to the Maldives. This is part of a broader business class sale which runs until 8th February. We’ve already covered some good .....

Etihad is offering some surprisingly attractive business class deals to the Maldives. This is part of a .....

6 Feb 20246 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

This is our review of the Jumeriah One hotel loyalty scheme. Jumeirah One is the programme for Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts, the Dubai-based group with properties across the Middle East. Jumeirah One .....

This is our review of the Jumeriah One hotel loyalty scheme. Jumeirah One is the programme for Jumeirah Hotels .....

24 Apr 202424 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

This is second part of an interview with Sir Tim Clark, CEO of Emirates. We published Part 1 on Friday, click here to read. It is his combined thoughts from a moderated public Q&A and a private .....

This is second part of an interview with Sir Tim Clark, CEO of Emirates. We published Part 1 on Friday, click .....

4 Mar 20244 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

This is our review of The Platinum Card from American Express, which for the sake of simplicity we will sometimes refer to as Amex Platinum. Is The Platinum Card worth the £650 fee? We look at the .....

This is our review of The Platinum Card from American Express, which for the sake of simplicity we will .....

4 May 20254 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

22 Mar 202522 March 2025 by Rob Burgess

British Airways launched ‘Avios Balance Boost’ in June 2023. It is a surprisingly good value way of buying Avios. As we haven’t mentioned it for a year I thought it was worth running .....

British Airways launched ‘Avios Balance Boost’ in June 2023. It is a surprisingly good value way .....

29 Dec 202429 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments