A few days ago we wrote about the current quarter’s Clubcard to Avios and Clubcard to Flying Club offers.  BA hadn’t confirmed a special deal at that time but we have more info now. If .....

A few days ago we wrote about the current quarter’s Clubcard to Avios and Clubcard to Flying Club .....

11 Feb 201811 February 2018 by Anika Burnett

We wanted to remind you today of the special deal we are currently running with Hotels.com. Hotels.com has once again offered Head for Points readers an exclusive promotion code to help boost your .....

We wanted to remind you today of the special deal we are currently running with Hotels.com. Hotels.com has .....

11 Feb 201811 February 2018 by Anika Burnett • 105 comments

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. This article .....

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....

11 Feb 201811 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is my review of the Hyatt Place Dubai Al Rigga hotel. Arriving off a flight into Dubai late at night, I didn’t see any value in paying for an expensive hotel that evening.  I had booked .....

This is my review of the Hyatt Place Dubai Al Rigga hotel. Arriving off a flight into Dubai late at night, I .....

11 Feb 201811 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

It’s half-term (at least, it is in our house).  If you are planning to take the kids on a train trip, it is worth noting that Friends & Family Railcards can now be bought and downloaded .....

It’s half-term (at least, it is in our house).  If you are planning to take the kids on a train trip, .....

10 Feb 201810 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

Eurostar has confirmed that its long-delayed service to Rotterdam and Amsterdam will begin on 4th April. There will be two trains per day from London St Pancras, leaving at 8.31am and 5.31pm.  It .....

Eurostar has confirmed that its long-delayed service to Rotterdam and Amsterdam will begin on 4th April. There .....

10 Feb 201810 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

As the story (as told by Marriott’s CEO) goes, the company was very surprised by the lack of overlap between its existing customer base and the customers it acquired when it bought Starwood .....

As the story (as told by Marriott’s CEO) goes, the company was very surprised by the lack of overlap .....

10 Feb 201810 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

If you’ve got a bit of spare time over the next few weeks, you could take advantage of a new Virgin Atlantic promotion for 40% off redemption flights from London to Miami. Full details are on .....

If you’ve got a bit of spare time over the next few weeks, you could take advantage of a new Virgin .....

10 Feb 201810 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

In an attempt to stem the flow of business to Norwegian, British Airways is offering some very aggressive World Traveller Plus fares from Scandinavia to the USA. These deals are laughably cheap, .....

In an attempt to stem the flow of business to Norwegian, British Airways is offering some very aggressive .....

9 Feb 20189 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

The price gap between refundable and non-refundable flights is normally huge, as we all know.  The risks of buying a non-refundable flight can be offset by travel insurance, but that doesn’t .....

The price gap between refundable and non-refundable flights is normally huge, as we all know.  The risks of .....

9 Feb 20189 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

It is ‘hotel category changes’ week.  Marriott and Starwood announced their 2018 changes yesterday, but first I want to look at Club Carlson. Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park .....

It is ‘hotel category changes’ week.  Marriott and Starwood announced their 2018 changes .....

9 Feb 20189 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

The end could be approaching, medium term, for the free British Airways American Express credit card after American Express finally lost a key European Union ruling yesterday. The decision means that .....

The end could be approaching, medium term, for the free British Airways American Express credit card after .....

8 Feb 20188 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

If you missed our article last week, American Express is now accepted at Aldi. A ‘£5 cashback when you spend £10’ offer appeared on many Amex cards yesterday – I have it on my .....

If you missed our article last week, American Express is now accepted at Aldi. A ‘£5 cashback when you .....

8 Feb 20188 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

One thing that keeps this job interesting is that you always learn something new about schemes you thought you understood backwards. It is a fairly well known fact that you can cancel any BA flight .....

One thing that keeps this job interesting is that you always learn something new about schemes you thought you .....

8 Feb 20188 February 2018 by Rob Burgess