Tesco Direct will still accept ‘click and collect’ orders until 3pm today, December 21st, to be collected from your local Tesco. If you need to buy some last minute toys, two new deals .....

Tesco Direct will still accept ‘click and collect’ orders until 3pm today, December 21st, to be .....

21 Dec 201221 December 2012 by Rob Burgess

Most Head for Points readers will be familiar with www.quidco.com, the UK cashback website. It is a great little business, paying you cashback for your online shopping when you link via their portal .....

Most Head for Points readers will be familiar with www.quidco.com, the UK cashback website. It is a great .....

21 Dec 201221 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

This is Part 2 of a series that I will publish over the next few weeks on getting the most from your Avios. It is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something .....

This is Part 2 of a series that I will publish over the next few weeks on getting the most from your Avios. It .....

20 Dec 201220 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

The Starwood Hotels Quarter 1 2013 promotion will be called “Power Up”.  There is a holding web page now available although you cannot yet register. It is certainly a straightforward .....

The Starwood Hotels Quarter 1 2013 promotion will be called “Power Up”.  There is a holding .....

20 Dec 201220 December 2012 by Rob Burgess

Yesterday I wrote an article, triggered by our current holiday, on the best credit card to use to pay our hotel bill. Today I am writing about a similar dilemma, also triggered in part by the holiday .....

Yesterday I wrote an article, triggered by our current holiday, on the best credit card to use to pay our .....

19 Dec 201219 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

News from the beach: 360 Avios or 375 Virgin Flying Club miles for £3 when you buy this Cliff Richard CD from Tesco Direct for £3. Points show when you click Pre-Order although do not show on the .....

News from the beach: 360 Avios or 375 Virgin Flying Club miles for £3 when you buy this Cliff Richard CD from .....

19 Dec 201219 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

As you read this I should be sitting on a beach in the Middle East.  Last week, though, I was having a debate with myself about how to pay the hotel bill! It’s not that I can’t .....

As you read this I should be sitting on a beach in the Middle East.  Last week, though, I was having a .....

18 Dec 201218 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

British Airways Executive Club has launched a ‘birthday bonus’ promotion – although if your birthday isn’t in February you won’t have heard about it! This is actually .....

British Airways Executive Club has launched a ‘birthday bonus’ promotion – although if your .....

18 Dec 201218 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

I have finally given in to your requests, by addressing the vexing and unanswerable question – ‘What is the value of an Avios point?‘. I started last week with this post on redeeming .....

I have finally given in to your requests, by addressing the vexing and unanswerable question – .....

17 Dec 201217 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

This is Part 1 of a series that I will publish over the next few weeks on getting the most from your Avios. It is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something .....

This is Part 1 of a series that I will publish over the next few weeks on getting the most from your Avios. It .....

16 Dec 201216 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

If you are a British Airways Executive Club member, you will have been emailed this offer. Convert points from major hotel schemes to Avios by 13th January and get a 25 per cent bonus. If you collect .....

If you are a British Airways Executive Club member, you will have been emailed this offer. Convert points from .....

16 Dec 201216 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Virgin Money is offering 5,000 Flying Club miles to anyone who open a new FTSE Tracker ISA.  There are two ways to invest. You can either invest a lump sum of £1,000, or make a £75 monthly .....

Virgin Money is offering 5,000 Flying Club miles to anyone who open a new FTSE Tracker ISA.  There are two .....

16 Dec 201216 December 2012 by Rob Burgess

Two days ago I looked at the various ways of booking UK train tickets.  My conclusion is that the cheapest option – assuming that your train company does not offer an exclusive discount on its .....

Two days ago I looked at the various ways of booking UK train tickets.  My conclusion is that the cheapest .....

15 Dec 201215 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

As I posted a few weeks ago, Virgin Atlantic is gearing up to launch services from Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen to Heathrow. Virgin will be paying Aer Lingus to operate these flights under a .....

As I posted a few weeks ago, Virgin Atlantic is gearing up to launch services from Manchester, Edinburgh and .....

14 Dec 201214 December 2012 by Rob Burgess