The British Airways data breach saga, which first emerged in early September, has taken another painful turn for the airline. British Airways disclosed on Thursday afternoon that a further 185,000 .....

The British Airways data breach saga, which first emerged in early September, has taken another painful turn .....

25 Oct 201825 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 245 comments

Apologies for the short notice on this but hopefully someone can still take advantage. Marriott Rewards is offering VIP packages to the England v Japan game on Saturday 17th November at Twickenham. .....

Apologies for the short notice on this but hopefully someone can still take advantage. Marriott Rewards is .....

25 Oct 201825 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Between 15th October and 14th November we are running an exclusive promotion with hotel booking site Kaligo.com, the booking site which awards Avios points with every hotel you book. If you spend over .....

Between 15th October and 14th November we are running an exclusive promotion with hotel booking site .....

25 Oct 201825 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Hilton is breaking into the hostel market, of all things, with the launch of a new brand – Motto.  And London is going to be the testing ground. Motto “is a micro-hotel with an urban vibe .....

Hilton is breaking into the hostel market, of all things, with the launch of a new brand – Motto.  And .....

25 Oct 201825 October 2018 by Rob Burgess

The Kimpton Fitzroy London hotel in Russell Square is now bookable via ihg.com.  This includes reward nights, which are pricing up at 70,000 IHG Rewards Club points. The hotel website has launched .....

The Kimpton Fitzroy London hotel in Russell Square is now bookable via ihg.com.  This includes reward nights, .....

25 Oct 201825 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 150 comments

This is my review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not .....

This is my review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) credit card. It is part of my .....

25 Oct 201825 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

This is my review of The American Express Card (Amex Green) charge card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit and charge cards and discussing whether or not they .....

This is my review of The American Express Card (Amex Green) charge card. It is part of my series of articles .....

24 Oct 201824 October 2018 by Rob Burgess

I am looking to hire a new writer for Head for Points. If you’re interested, read on. I ran this site on my own for the first three years. Anika worked for me part-time for a year and, two years .....

I am looking to hire a new writer for Head for Points. If you’re interested, read on. I ran this site on my .....

24 Oct 201824 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 196 comments

American Express has launched a no-brainer offer of 500 ‘free’ Avios for most British Airways American Express cardholders. Look at the ‘Offers’ tab on your online statement .....

American Express has launched a no-brainer offer of 500 ‘free’ Avios for most British Airways .....

24 Oct 201824 October 2018 by Rob Burgess

If you are due to fly to Abu Dhabi in the near future, you may be in for a surprise.  Air Belgium has been standing in for British Airways due to its problematic Boeing 787-9 fleet. Reader Gill .....

If you are due to fly to Abu Dhabi in the near future, you may be in for a surprise.  Air Belgium has been .....

24 Oct 201824 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 197 comments

Virgin Atlantic is about to roll out some new meal options in Upper Class and in the Clubhouse restaurants.  We got to take a look at it (and sample it) at a private dinner event.  As both Rob and .....

Virgin Atlantic is about to roll out some new meal options in Upper Class and in the Clubhouse restaurants. .....

24 Oct 201824 October 2018 by Anika Burnett • 37 comments

Virgin Money has launched a new Virgin Atlantic 1-year Flying Club Savings Account and sharply increased the miles you can earn. The partnership between Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Money is now really .....

Virgin Money has launched a new Virgin Atlantic 1-year Flying Club Savings Account and sharply increased the .....

23 Oct 201823 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

From Thursday, there are changes to how Iberia flights are handled at Heathrow Terminal 5. Because Terminal 5 was built exclusively for British Airways, the IT systems were not designed to handle .....

From Thursday, there are changes to how Iberia flights are handled at Heathrow Terminal 5. Because Terminal 5 .....

23 Oct 201823 October 2018 by Rob Burgess

Hertz has been running various promotions this year to celebrate its 100th birthday and has now launched the official ‘Centenary Sale’. It runs until Monday 12th November, although .....

Hertz has been running various promotions this year to celebrate its 100th birthday and has now launched the .....

23 Oct 201823 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 129 comments