American Express Platinum and Centurion cardholders get a number of decent hotel deals, mainly through the Fine Hotels & Resorts programme (late check-out, upgrade if available at check-in, free .....

American Express Platinum and Centurion cardholders get a number of decent hotel deals, mainly through the .....

7 Feb 20187 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

Virgin Atlantic sent me a press release this week about the expansion of Heathrow.  There is nothing in it that you haven’t heard before, but it did contain three interesting statistics .....

Virgin Atlantic sent me a press release this week about the expansion of Heathrow.  There is nothing in .....

7 Feb 20187 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

If you have a Regus card (or a DragonPass, as they are usually accepted at airport locations), you’ll be interested to know that the new Regus Express business centre in Heathrow Terminal 3 I .....

If you have a Regus card (or a DragonPass, as they are usually accepted at airport locations), you’ll be .....

7 Feb 20187 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

A number of airline Business Class sales are about to expire in the next few days.  We have put them all together in brief in this article – click through to the relevant sale pages for more .....

A number of airline Business Class sales are about to expire in the next few days.  We have put them all .....

7 Feb 20187 February 2018 by Anika Burnett • 2 comments

Qatar Airways has launched a 15% discount code on the base fare, valid in Economy and Business, for flights from the UK on four new routes: Canberra Chiang Mai Pattaya Penang The promo code to use on .....

Qatar Airways has launched a 15% discount code on the base fare, valid in Economy and Business, for flights .....

6 Feb 20186 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 143 comments

We wrote on Sunday about how South African Airways is dropping one of its two daily flights from Heathrow to Johannesburg with the upside of a new Airbus A330-300 with SAA’s newest business .....

We wrote on Sunday about how South African Airways is dropping one of its two daily flights from Heathrow to .....

6 Feb 20186 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

We wrote recently about how Curve Card looks like it could be a replacement way of earning miles and points from HMRC now that HMRC refuses to take credit cards.  The article is here. Curve Card is a .....

We wrote recently about how Curve Card looks like it could be a replacement way of earning miles and points .....

6 Feb 20186 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our directory of the 15 main UK travel credit cards can be .....

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

6 Feb 20186 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 92 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 .....

6 Feb 20186 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Hotels.com has once again offered Head for Points readers an exclusive promotion code to help boost your Hotels.com Rewards account. And, unlike many Hotels.com promotions, this one is valid on .....

Hotels.com has once again offered Head for Points readers an exclusive promotion code to help boost your .....

5 Feb 20185 February 2018 by Anika Burnett • 42 comments

At the end of March, Hilton Honors will no longer let you earn airline miles from your stays.  ‘Points and Miles’ will be stopped and the only option will be taking points.   I .....

At the end of March, Hilton Honors will no longer let you earn airline miles from your stays.  ‘Points .....

5 Feb 20185 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

Tesco Clubcard points from the last collection period should now be showing online at tesco.com. If you are thinking of where to convert, we now have an inkling of what is available in terms of .....

Tesco Clubcard points from the last collection period should now be showing online at tesco.com. If you are .....

5 Feb 20185 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

Starwood has added Hertz as a car rental partner.  This is not hugely surprising, since Starwood’s new owner Marriott already has a Hertz partnership. The rate is not hugely generous at 200 SPG .....

Starwood has added Hertz as a car rental partner.  This is not hugely surprising, since Starwood’s new .....

5 Feb 20185 February 2018 by Rob Burgess

When you travel with Virgin Trains West Coast, you can choose to earn either Nectar points or Virgin Flying Club miles, assuming you book directly on the Virgin Trains website. Following changes last .....

When you travel with Virgin Trains West Coast, you can choose to earn either Nectar points or Virgin Flying .....

5 Feb 20185 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments