Tesco promotions for bonus Clubcard points – and therefore bonus Avios points or Virgin miles – are very thin on the ground at the moment. It is a rather poor state of affairs when the .....

Tesco promotions for bonus Clubcard points – and therefore bonus Avios points or Virgin miles .....

19 Feb 201519 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This article is my review of the Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 4 hotel. This is the first part of my series on my recent trip to Abu Dhabi.  Other articles cover the Etihad lounge in Heathrow .....

This article is my review of the Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 4 hotel. This is the first part of my series .....

18 Feb 201518 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

I’d like to give a very big ‘thank you’ to everyone who entered our Qatar Airways competition. Running for almost a month, it attracted a mammoth 6,786 entries. There can only be one .....

I’d like to give a very big ‘thank you’ to everyone who entered our Qatar Airways .....

18 Feb 201518 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

There are some phrases you never expect to be writing and that is one of them.  However, confirmation arrived yesterday that British Airways franchisee SUN-AIR of Scandinavia is launching a service .....

There are some phrases you never expect to be writing and that is one of them.  However, confirmation arrived .....

18 Feb 201518 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

A little surprisingly, to put it mildly, Head for Points has just hit 1 million ‘unique visitors’ for the past 365 days: (The little dip last August is when I accidentally deleted the .....

A little surprisingly, to put it mildly, Head for Points has just hit 1 million ‘unique .....

18 Feb 201518 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

News in brief: British Airways to return to Birmingham According to press reports – although the flights are not timetabled yet – Sun-Air of Scandinavia, the small airline which operates .....

News in brief: British Airways to return to Birmingham According to press reports – although the flights .....

17 Feb 201517 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

In December I told you that Hilton had been dropping hints that ‘Lifetime Diamond’ status would soon be available.  Hyatt, Marriott and Starwood already have lifetime status schemes .....

In December I told you that Hilton had been dropping hints that ‘Lifetime Diamond’ status would .....

17 Feb 201517 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Tesco has brought back its promotion offering bonus Tesco Clubcard points if you fill in a very short form telling them when your various insurance products were up for renewal. The number of points .....

Tesco has brought back its promotion offering bonus Tesco Clubcard points if you fill in a very short form .....

17 Feb 201517 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

On Business is the British Airways loyalty scheme for small businesses (PartnerPlusBenefit is the Star Alliance equivalent if you are based in the UK and Ireland.) I wrote two long explanatory .....

On Business is the British Airways loyalty scheme for small businesses (PartnerPlusBenefit is the Star .....

16 Feb 201516 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

News in brief: Fly to Los Angeles in Premium Economy for £1,000 Air New Zealand is having a flash sale on flights to Los Angeles which ends TODAY.  They sell this route because they fly London .....

News in brief: Fly to Los Angeles in Premium Economy for £1,000 Air New Zealand is having a flash sale on .....

16 Feb 201516 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

If you have an American Airlines AAdvantage account, or are looking for a home for a large pile of hotel loyalty points you feel you may never use, this promotion may be of interest. Until March 15th, .....

If you have an American Airlines AAdvantage account, or are looking for a home for a large pile of hotel .....

16 Feb 201516 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

For non-UK readers, Next is a hugely popular mid-market chain of clothing and homeware stores, possibly best known for the huge crowds which always attends its sales. If you spend at Next, there are .....

For non-UK readers, Next is a hugely popular mid-market chain of clothing and homeware stores, possibly best .....

15 Feb 201515 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Emirates is currently running a ‘flash’ redemption sale.  You can save 50% on the usual number of Skywards miles required for a redemption in Economy in Saver class. Unfortunately, just .....

Emirates is currently running a ‘flash’ redemption sale.  You can save 50% on the usual number of .....

15 Feb 201515 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Just a reminder that 10am tomorrow (Monday 16th) is the deadline for earning 500 Clubcard points (1,200 Avios or 1,250 Virgin miles) for joining cashback site TopCashback. I apologise for plugging .....

Just a reminder that 10am tomorrow (Monday 16th) is the deadline for earning 500 Clubcard points (1,200 Avios .....

15 Feb 201515 February 2015 by Rob Burgess