The BRIT Awards is the annual celebration of British music, or at least the more popular end of it. IHG Rewards Club, in conjunction with event sponsor Mastercard, is offering two fantastic VIP .....

The BRIT Awards is the annual celebration of British music, or at least the more popular end of it. IHG .....

12 Jan 202012 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

12 Jan 202012 January 2020 by Rhys Jones • 10 comments

Finnair has launched its Winter sale – and all flights earn Avios and British Airways Executive Club tier points. There are special Business Class fares to Asia from the UK via Helsinki, valid .....

Finnair has launched its Winter sale – and all flights earn Avios and British Airways Executive Club .....

11 Jan 202011 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

If you’re heading down to Sydney this year, here is a good hotel deal to consider. In mid April, a new Crowne Plaza hotel is opening – Crowne Plaza Sydney Darling Harbour. I don’t .....

If you’re heading down to Sydney this year, here is a good hotel deal to consider. In mid April, a new .....

11 Jan 202011 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments

The Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card has become the ugly sister of the American Express portfolio.   For a start, there are not that many people who have the foggiest idea why a card .....

The Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card has become the ugly sister of the American Express .....

11 Jan 202011 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

I am often asked for my thoughts on how to value an Avios point.  In our articles we use 1p as a ball-park figure, and it is the value I use myself, but the real world is more complicated. The value .....

I am often asked for my thoughts on how to value an Avios point.  In our articles we use 1p as a ball-park .....

10 Jan 202010 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 142 comments

News in brief: Save £50 on Addison Lee taxi bookings Addison Lee has launched a new £50 discount offer which will be especially attractive to American Express Platinum cardholders.  This is .....

News in brief: Save £50 on Addison Lee taxi bookings Addison Lee has launched a new £50 discount offer which .....

10 Jan 202010 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 164 comments

Hilton Honors made four small improvements to its programme yesterday.  They have not made a big song and dance about any of this, and I’m not sure if they even intend to contact members .....

Hilton Honors made four small improvements to its programme yesterday.  They have not made a big song and .....

10 Jan 202010 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

In a Stock Market announcement this morning, Willie Walsh announced that he is standing down as Chief Executive of IAG, the British Airways parent company, on 26th March. His formal retirement date .....

In a Stock Market announcement this morning, Willie Walsh announced that he is standing down as Chief .....

9 Jan 20209 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

If you’re looking for something different for a weekend break this Spring, British Airways Holidays is offering free helicopter transfers if you book a break in Monaco. If you’ve never .....

If you’re looking for something different for a weekend break this Spring, British Airways Holidays is .....

9 Jan 20209 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

A quick search of HfP shows that we have never mentioned Albania over the last seven years. The only time the word has ever been used was when we have done a cut and paste of T&Cs for various .....

A quick search of HfP shows that we have never mentioned Albania over the last seven years. The only time the .....

9 Jan 20209 January 2020 by Rob Burgess

The first 250 tickets for the Head for Points Winter Party sold out in literally five minutes yesterday. The 2nd and final batch of 250 will be available from 9pm tonight (Thursday).  Hopefully .....

The first 250 tickets for the Head for Points Winter Party sold out in literally five minutes yesterday. The .....

9 Jan 20209 January 2020 by Rob Burgess

For a long time, our recommended credit card for overseas use was from challenger bank Tandem Money. It was a great product.  There was no annual fee, you paid nothing in foreign exchange fees and .....

For a long time, our recommended credit card for overseas use was from challenger bank Tandem Money. It was a .....

9 Jan 20209 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 212 comments

As regular Head for Points readers will know, we are now very close to the launch date of the full partnership between Virgin Atlantic and Air France KLM. Both the EU and US authorities have approved .....

As regular Head for Points readers will know, we are now very close to the launch date of the full partnership .....

8 Jan 20208 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments