I write quite a bit about Miles & More, the Lufthansa frequent flyer scheme, on Head for Points as it is the logical place for a UK reader to put their miles from Star Alliance flights. It is not .....

I write quite a bit about Miles & More, the Lufthansa frequent flyer scheme, on Head for Points as it is .....

19 May 201319 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

As you are constantly hearing from the Government, from British Airways and from Heathrow Airport itself is that the airport is – to all intents and purposes – ‘full’. This is, .....

As you are constantly hearing from the Government, from British Airways and from Heathrow Airport itself is .....

18 May 201318 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Virgin Flying Club is currently offering double miles (2 miles per £1) when you exchange your foreign currency at Amex Currency Exchange at Heathrow, Edinburgh or Birmingham.  You can also get .....

Virgin Flying Club is currently offering double miles (2 miles per £1) when you exchange your foreign .....

18 May 201318 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Via the Evening Standard this week, British Airways has been promoting some discounted European flights in business class from London City Airport. Full details are here. The good news is that you .....

Via the Evening Standard this week, British Airways has been promoting some discounted European flights in .....

18 May 201318 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Here you go, a little Head for Points exclusive to round off the week. At last, confirmation that BAA WorldPoints will become Heathrow Rewards next week and we will all be sent a little purple card .....

Here you go, a little Head for Points exclusive to round off the week. At last, confirmation that BAA .....

17 May 201317 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Avios is giving away 20,000 Avios points in a competition to predict the winner of Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest. The competition is being run via Facebook, so you will need an account .....

Avios is giving away 20,000 Avios points in a competition to predict the winner of Saturday’s Eurovision .....

17 May 201317 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

British Airways is celebrating its sponsorship of the Taste of London 2013 restaurant festival in Regents Park (see my Taste of London article here on why you may or may not want to visit!) with a .....

British Airways is celebrating its sponsorship of the Taste of London 2013 restaurant festival in Regents Park .....

17 May 201317 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

MeliaRewards – the loyalty scheme for Melia Hotels – has launched an interesting promotion based around your birthday.  Melia has over 350 hotels in Spain and other (mainly Spanish .....

MeliaRewards – the loyalty scheme for Melia Hotels – has launched an interesting promotion based .....

17 May 201317 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Two Head for Points readers both contacted me separately in recent weeks to point out the excellent deals being offered by avios.com when you use them to book a package holiday. The first thing to .....

Two Head for Points readers both contacted me separately in recent weeks to point out the excellent deals .....

16 May 201316 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I don’t usually cover general aviation news on Head for Points, but this story will have an impact on a lot of readers who may be planning to head to Dubai next year. As per this website, one of .....

I don’t usually cover general aviation news on Head for Points, but this story will have an impact on a .....

16 May 201316 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

It’s time for our monthly round-up of discounted redemption routes available via the Lufthansa Miles & More programme. The May list of discounted Miles & More redemptions from the .....

It’s time for our monthly round-up of discounted redemption routes available via the Lufthansa Miles .....

16 May 201316 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

If you hold one of the old BMI credit cards, you probably had a text message recently telling you that MBNA was writing to you with details of enhanced benefits on the cards. You probably thought that .....

If you hold one of the old BMI credit cards, you probably had a text message recently telling you that MBNA .....

15 May 201315 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

It is quite a long time now – back in September – that I originally wrote that the two Priority Club credit cards now come with free status. Holders of the free card receive Gold status at .....

It is quite a long time now – back in September – that I originally wrote that the two Priority .....

15 May 201315 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Yesterday I introduced Clubcard Perks, a new Tesco initiative that has launched with a special British Airways promotional code. There is another Clubcard Perk that is worth a look – a £5 .....

Yesterday I introduced Clubcard Perks, a new Tesco initiative that has launched with a special British Airways .....

15 May 201315 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments