This Saturday, May 4th, is the day that Tesco Clubcard closes the book for the current quarter. Points must have hit your account by this date for you to receive them in the May mailing. (Tesco .....

This Saturday, May 4th, is the day that Tesco Clubcard closes the book for the current quarter. Points must .....

2 May 20132 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

British Airways and BAA WorldPoints – the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty programme – have launched another sign up promotion. This one is not as generous as some of the others we have .....

British Airways and BAA WorldPoints – the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty programme – have .....

2 May 20132 May 2013 by Rob Burgess

Starwood Preferred Guest, the Westin / Sheraton / W / aloft etc scheme, has brought in a special gift for members who qualify for Gold or Platinum for the first time in 2013, or who manage to .....

Starwood Preferred Guest, the Westin / Sheraton / W / aloft etc scheme, has brought in a special gift for .....

2 May 20132 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Yesterday, in this article, I explained how Tesco is now including Visa branded gift cards in its ‘150 bonus Clubcard points for spending £50 on gift cards’ promotion. At the time, I had .....

Yesterday, in this article, I explained how Tesco is now including Visa branded gift cards in its ‘150 .....

1 May 20131 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 170 comments

British Airways has launched a new ‘fruit machine’ promotion via Facebook, which allows you to win a few Avios points. The Facebook page is here (deleted as game now over). You will need .....

British Airways has launched a new ‘fruit machine’ promotion via Facebook, which allows you to win .....

1 May 20131 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

The most recent Priority Club promotion, covering Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc, was due to finish on April 30th. This is my original article from January.  You could select your .....

The most recent Priority Club promotion, covering Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc, was due to .....

1 May 20131 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

For a surprisingly long time now (over six months) Tesco has been offering 150 bonus Clubcard points when you spend £50 on gift cards in-store. Here is the Tesco webpage which outlines the deal and .....

For a surprisingly long time now (over six months) Tesco has been offering 150 bonus Clubcard points when you .....

30 Apr 201330 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 133 comments

Back in February, Tesco Direct was offering you the chance to pre-order the new Dan Brown book for just £9. You got 500 bonus Tesco Clubcard points with each copy, so 1200 Avios or 1250 Flying Club .....

Back in February, Tesco Direct was offering you the chance to pre-order the new Dan Brown book for just £9. .....

30 Apr 201330 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

You may not have heard of WorldHotels, but it is an independent marketing group for 500 upscale hotels, spread across 65 countries.  These are hotels which do not want to formally join a branded .....

You may not have heard of WorldHotels, but it is an independent marketing group for 500 upscale hotels, spread .....

30 Apr 201330 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

I had an email from a reader recently who asked me about how easy it was to ‘churn’ various credit cards, ie cancel them and then reapply, picking up another sign-up bonus. He suggested .....

I had an email from a reader recently who asked me about how easy it was to ‘churn’ various credit .....

29 Apr 201329 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

However many planes you have flown on, I bet you’ve never flown on one that looks sillier than this: Welcome to the world of EVA Air, the Taiwan-based airline! Luckily, it is the only airline .....

However many planes you have flown on, I bet you’ve never flown on one that looks sillier than this: .....

29 Apr 201329 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

When BAA WorldPoints ran their recent conversion bonus to Avios points, there was a reference in the email to the exchange rate moving to 250 : 250 from the current 250 : 300.  However, the small .....

When BAA WorldPoints ran their recent conversion bonus to Avios points, there was a reference in the email to .....

28 Apr 201328 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I have been running an unofficial series of posts on Head for Points about good hotels for redeeming your loyalty points in the south of France.  This is because it is a popular weekend break .....

I have been running an unofficial series of posts on Head for Points about good hotels for redeeming your .....

28 Apr 201328 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

I have written a few articles about the Jumeirah hotels and resorts in Dubai, such as this one last week reviewing Emirates Towers, because they are very popular with people in the UK who are heading .....

I have written a few articles about the Jumeirah hotels and resorts in Dubai, such as this one last .....

28 Apr 201328 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments