I normally do not recommend buying Avios unless you need to ‘top up’ an account for an immediate redemption. With a few exceptions, buying a large proportion of the miles you need is .....

I normally do not recommend buying Avios unless you need to ‘top up’ an account for an immediate .....

24 May 201624 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

There will be a blitz of New York coverage on Head for Points over the next two months.  Both Anika and myself will be out there on separate trips, and we hope to cover Virgin’s Boeing 787 .....

There will be a blitz of New York coverage on Head for Points over the next two months.  Both Anika and .....

24 May 201624 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Accor’s ‘Happy Mondays’ is the most generous hotel promotion available for last minute weekend rooms in the UK.  If you find yourself in need of a hotel room for the following .....

Accor’s ‘Happy Mondays’ is the most generous hotel promotion available for last minute .....

24 May 201624 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

There are a very confusing number of promotions currently available for anyone planning on flying across the Atlantic on a oneworld airline, including British Airways. The crux of the problem is this .....

There are a very confusing number of promotions currently available for anyone planning on flying across the .....

23 May 201623 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

This is our review of The Resident Victoria hotel in London, formerly known as The Nadler. When this review was written, the hotel was still branded The Nadler.  We have retained the original text .....

This is our review of The Resident Victoria hotel in London, formerly known as The Nadler. When this review .....

23 May 201623 May 2016 by Anika Burnett • 50 comments

This week is the last week to take advantage of the current generous sign-up bonus on the Virgin Atlantic credit cards.   Since MBNA seems to have stopped offering enhanced bonuses on its other cards .....

This week is the last week to take advantage of the current generous sign-up bonus on the Virgin Atlantic .....

23 May 201623 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

News in brief: The Economist’s 1843 on ‘Class War In The Airport Lounge’ Intelligent Life, the quarterly lifestyle glossy from The Economist, was recently relaunched with a new title .....

News in brief: The Economist’s 1843 on ‘Class War In The Airport Lounge’ Intelligent Life, .....

22 May 201622 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

If you convert your Tesco Clubcard points into Avios, you are probably doing it via British Airways Executive Club. As I wrote 10 days, British Airways is running a competition this quarter: For .....

If you convert your Tesco Clubcard points into Avios, you are probably doing it via British Airways .....

22 May 201622 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

On Thursday, we published exclusive details on the new HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard.  Luckily for us, all of those details appear to have been correct. The official website for the card is .....

On Thursday, we published exclusive details on the new HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard.  Luckily for .....

22 May 201622 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Last week I wrote about the ‘quadruple Avios’ promotion which Iberia has launched in association with Hilton. British Airways has now launched its own version of the offer as you can see .....

Last week I wrote about the ‘quadruple Avios’ promotion which Iberia has launched in association .....

21 May 201621 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

News in brief: Interview with Alex Cruz, new CEO of British Airways Business Traveller has a partial transcript of an interview Alex Cruz, the new BA CEO, gave this week. It is worth a read, covering .....

News in brief: Interview with Alex Cruz, new CEO of British Airways Business Traveller has a partial .....

21 May 201621 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

News in brief: The difference between Visa and Mastercard FX rates It is easy to assume that Visa and Mastercard would use the same exchange rates when processing overseas credit card transactions. In .....

News in brief: The difference between Visa and Mastercard FX rates It is easy to assume that Visa and .....

21 May 201621 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Hilton HHonors has, very quietly, brought back its official status match programme. This is a fantastic opportunity to leverage your existing status in another hotel scheme to get Gold or Diamond .....

Hilton HHonors has, very quietly, brought back its official status match programme. This is a fantastic .....

20 May 201620 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

News in brief: British Airways now clear that Qatar ‘R’ class earning is based on travel date Back in March, Qatar Airways introduced a new selling class for discounted business class .....

News in brief: British Airways now clear that Qatar ‘R’ class earning is based on travel date Back .....

20 May 201620 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments