lastminute.com (currently for sale if press reports are to be believed) is offering a £20 carrot to persuade you to download its smartphone app. Download the app from your local app store and book .....

lastminute.com (currently for sale if press reports are to be believed) is offering a £20 carrot to persuade .....

18 Nov 201418 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

I’m pleased to say that Head for Points has now launched on the photo sharing app Instagram. You can find our Instagram page by clicking here or searching for ‘headforpoints’.  The .....

I’m pleased to say that Head for Points has now launched on the photo sharing app Instagram. You can .....

18 Nov 201418 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I usually run an article at the beginning of the month focussing on the top credit card deals currently available.  With new offers appearing every couple of days in early November, I felt it best to .....

I usually run an article at the beginning of the month focussing on the top credit card deals currently .....

17 Nov 201417 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

German airline airberlin offers one of the best options for spending your Avios points without incurring high taxes. Whilst little known, airberlin is a full member of the oneworld alliance alongside .....

German airline airberlin offers one of the best options for spending your Avios points without incurring high .....

17 Nov 201417 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

With the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow now fully operational – albeit, unknown to most people, still using the old Terminal 1 baggage system so far – British Airways has published the .....

With the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow now fully operational – albeit, unknown to most people, still using .....

17 Nov 201417 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Earlier this year, American Express Platinum launched a new benefit for its US and corporate UK Platinum cardholders. Through a tie-up with a company called Boingo, you can receive free wi-fi when you .....

Earlier this year, American Express Platinum launched a new benefit for its US and corporate UK Platinum .....

16 Nov 201416 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Whilst Head for Points does not officially cover Nectar points, it is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards at 1:1. You can move your 30,000 American Platinum or 20,000 American .....

Whilst Head for Points does not officially cover Nectar points, it is a transfer partner of American Express .....

16 Nov 201416 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

I covered the opening of the Regus business lounge in the Heathrow Terminal 5 arrivals area back in September.  I have since visited it and it is a useful space to work if you have to pass some time .....

I covered the opening of the Regus business lounge in the Heathrow Terminal 5 arrivals area back in .....

16 Nov 201416 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

British Airways has announced a new route to Krakow in Poland, with flights commencing on May 1st. Krakow is a lovely city – if you haven’t managed to get there yet then you should put it .....

British Airways has announced a new route to Krakow in Poland, with flights commencing on May 1st. Krakow is a .....

15 Nov 201415 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

The Christmas shopping season is starting to get into gear and the special offers are starting to appear. You have probably received a letter or email about the main American Express deals, although I .....

The Christmas shopping season is starting to get into gear and the special offers are starting to appear. You .....

15 Nov 201415 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Tesco has launched a new version of the Clubcard app, available now from your local app store. The only reason I mention this is that the app allows you to leave your Clubcard at home.  If you .....

Tesco has launched a new version of the Clubcard app, available now from your local app store. The only reason .....

15 Nov 201415 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

The one genuinely interesting thing I found at World Travel Market last week was the Etihad stand.  Etihad is about to start its first A380 services and London will be the first route to receive it. .....

The one genuinely interesting thing I found at World Travel Market last week was the Etihad stand.  Etihad is .....

14 Nov 201414 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

A lot of Head for Points readers earned 1,000 – 1,200 Shangri-La Golden Circle points in a promotion they ran last October.  The reason this offer was so popular is that 1,000 points could be .....

A lot of Head for Points readers earned 1,000 – 1,200 Shangri-La Golden Circle points in a promotion .....

14 Nov 201414 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

It is hopefully just an unfortunate coincidence but a raft of loyalty scheme devaluations have hit my inbox this week.  Let’s take a look. East Coast Rewards The East Coast trains scheme, East .....

It is hopefully just an unfortunate coincidence but a raft of loyalty scheme devaluations have hit my inbox .....

14 Nov 201414 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments