I was at the opening party for the Stobart Jet Centre at London Southend Airport last night. The company has done an impressive job with its lounge which is a world away from the sterile (but .....

I was at the opening party for the Stobart Jet Centre at London Southend Airport last night. The company has .....

19 Jan 201819 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

I am appearing on Rip Off Britain on BBC1 this morning, doing an (unpaid and unofficial) PR job on behalf of Avios.  If you’ve visited Head for Points after seeing me on the programme, .....

I am appearing on Rip Off Britain on BBC1 this morning, doing an (unpaid and unofficial) PR job on behalf of .....

18 Jan 201818 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

SWISS is offering a special business class fare of £199 between Heathrow and Zurich.  I will be flying this myself in two weeks so I will be able to report back on how it was, hopefully before the .....

SWISS is offering a special business class fare of £199 between Heathrow and Zurich.  I will be flying this .....

18 Jan 201818 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched a very generous deal with Avis. If you book a car for 2+ days you will pick up 6,000 Virgin Flying Club miles. Full details of the offer are on the Virgin Atlantic website .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a very generous deal with Avis. If you book a car for 2+ days you will pick up .....

18 Jan 201818 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

If your mind has turned to sorting out your insurance issues for the new year, I wanted to give you a reminder about the generous deals available via insurance broker Alan Boswell, which recently .....

If your mind has turned to sorting out your insurance issues for the new year, I wanted to give you a reminder .....

18 Jan 201818 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 13 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. What is the cheapest .....

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

17 Jan 201817 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

It is taking a while to piece together the changes to Tesco Clubcard as the company is not making it easy to find the data. We have covered the change in many redemptions from 4x face value to 3x .....

It is taking a while to piece together the changes to Tesco Clubcard as the company is not making it easy to .....

17 Jan 201817 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

Garuda Indonesia is currently offering an excellent business class fare to Bangkok via Jakarta.  Unlike many of the deals we feature, this involves departing from Heathrow and not positioning .....

Garuda Indonesia is currently offering an excellent business class fare to Bangkok via Jakarta.  Unlike many .....

17 Jan 201817 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Curve Card, the Mastercard that allows you to merge all of your Mastercard and Visa cards into one product, launches to the general public today. It had previously been available only to anyone who .....

Curve Card, the Mastercard that allows you to merge all of your Mastercard and Visa cards into one product, .....

17 Jan 201817 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 113 comments

Heathrow Rewards is launching a revamp of its ‘Premium’ tier today.  To promote it they are launching a transfer bonus to Avios and most of their other airline partners. Heathrow .....

Heathrow Rewards is launching a revamp of its ‘Premium’ tier today.  To promote it they are .....

16 Jan 201816 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Tesco announced a pile of changes to the Clubcard scheme yesterday.  We have covered these in detail on Shopper Points today – click here.  We covered them for The Guardian as well – see .....

Tesco announced a pile of changes to the Clubcard scheme yesterday.  We have covered these in detail on .....

16 Jan 201816 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 257 comments

Two readers have contacted me in recent days to say that they have been told by the American Express call centre that imminent changes are coming to the way sign-up bonuses are earned. The two stories .....

Two readers have contacted me in recent days to say that they have been told by the American Express call .....

16 Jan 201816 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Etihad Guest had its long-awaited ‘devaluation’ yesterday.  Expectations were low, especially as Etihad had refused to tell anyone what the changes were going to be. And yet it .....

Etihad Guest had its long-awaited ‘devaluation’ yesterday.  Expectations were low, especially as .....

16 Jan 201816 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 20 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 .....

15 Jan 201815 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 199 comments