BA’s sister airline, Iberia, has announced its intention to operate an auction system for business class upgrades. Google Translate offers its own slightly dubious version of the announcement on .....

BA’s sister airline, Iberia, has announced its intention to operate an auction system for business class .....

22 Sep 201322 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Hilton is promoting the latest version of its iOS booking app with the offer of 1,000 bonus Hilton HHonors points. You will receive the extra 1,000 points for every booking you make through the app .....

Hilton is promoting the latest version of its iOS booking app with the offer of 1,000 bonus Hilton HHonors .....

22 Sep 201322 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

I spent last night in the true luxury experience that is the Holiday Inn Rotherham / Sheffield M1 Junction 33 (catchy name!). That is as good an excuse as I need to remind people of all of the .....

I spent last night in the true luxury experience that is the Holiday Inn Rotherham / Sheffield M1 Junction 33 .....

21 Sep 201321 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Lufthansa has released a £15 promotional code for use on any flight out of the UK. This is only for users of its mobile app, in theory. Note that there are two different offers appearing at the top .....

Lufthansa has released a £15 promotional code for use on any flight out of the UK. This is only for users of .....

21 Sep 201321 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

An email arrives at Head for Points towers from California, promoting travideos, a new website dedicated exclusively to travel videos. The company makes ambitious claims: For every single city and .....

An email arrives at Head for Points towers from California, promoting travideos, a new website dedicated .....

21 Sep 201321 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you have an American Express Platinum card you should have received the latest emailed edition of Platinum Life yesterday. Tucked away at the bottom, so you might have missed it, was a mention of a .....

If you have an American Express Platinum card you should have received the latest emailed edition of Platinum .....

20 Sep 201320 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

I don’t write much about small business credit cards on Head for Points, because they tend to offer poor value. There are, for example, two British Airways American Express Corporate Cards, .....

I don’t write much about small business credit cards on Head for Points, because they tend to offer poor .....

20 Sep 201320 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

A fortnight ago, two interesting transfer bonuses were announced, both of which I covered. American Express is offering selected charge card holders a 20%-30% bonus on transfer from Membership .....

A fortnight ago, two interesting transfer bonuses were announced, both of which I covered. American Express .....

19 Sep 201319 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

There is yet another massive giveaway of £10 redspottedhanky.com train ticket vouchers today.  This follows on the heels of the two other others in recent weeks, which were well patronised by .....

There is yet another massive giveaway of £10 redspottedhanky.com train ticket vouchers today.  This .....

19 Sep 201319 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

The London Restaurant Festival is back this year, running from 3rd to 21st October. American Express is again sponsoring the festival, and is offering £25 cashback on your statement when you make 2 x .....

The London Restaurant Festival is back this year, running from 3rd to 21st October. American Express is again .....

19 Sep 201319 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Back in June I ran this article discussing other possible travel-based uses for Tesco Clubcard points which may be worth a look. After all, they offer a huge variety of options and it would be foolish .....

Back in June I ran this article discussing other possible travel-based uses for Tesco Clubcard points which .....

18 Sep 201318 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Well, this is a sad day – and with possibly a sadder one to come (in terms of ‘first world problems’, of course). Regular readers will remember the trip review of my SWISS First .....

Well, this is a sad day – and with possibly a sadder one to come (in terms of ‘first world .....

18 Sep 201318 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

It isn’t just airlines who have partnerships with the car rental companies. Some of the hotel groups do too. The downside is that the deals are usually rubbish.  IHG Rewards Club offers just .....

It isn’t just airlines who have partnerships with the car rental companies. Some of the hotel groups do .....

18 Sep 201318 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

PointsPay is an interesting way of cashing out airline miles – for real cash. PointsPay is not new, launching in 2012. It has also failed to take off in a major way, since Etihad Guest is the .....

PointsPay is an interesting way of cashing out airline miles – for real cash. PointsPay is not new, .....

17 Sep 201317 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments