Wine retailer Laithwaites, the UK’s largest mail-order wine retailer (it runs The Sunday Times Wine Club as well as pretty much every other branded mail-order operation), has been a BAEC partner .....

Wine retailer Laithwaites, the UK’s largest mail-order wine retailer (it runs The Sunday Times Wine Club .....

29 Nov 201329 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

British Airways is running yet another money-off promotion with one its partners.  Following the recent Hilton, Shell and Avis offers, it is now partnering with Fairmont Hotels (Fairmont Banff .....

British Airways is running yet another money-off promotion with one its partners.  Following the recent .....

28 Nov 201328 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

I dedicated a lot of space on Head for Points in March to discussing TopCashback and its great new feature – the ability to convert your cashback into Tesco Clubcard points, and so effectively .....

I dedicated a lot of space on Head for Points in March to discussing TopCashback and its great new feature .....

28 Nov 201328 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Shell has launched a double Avios promotion across its full range of fuels.  It starts today and will run until December 31st. During this period, you will earn 20 Avios for every 20 litres of Shell .....

Shell has launched a double Avios promotion across its full range of fuels.  It starts today and will run .....

28 Nov 201328 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

This is spooky stuff, and is really pushing the boundaries of what can be done with IT today. This shot is from a British Airways billboard installed in Piccadilly Circus: Whilst you can’t tell .....

This is spooky stuff, and is really pushing the boundaries of what can be done with IT today. This shot is .....

27 Nov 201327 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

For the first time in a long time, Tesco Bank is offering a sign-up bonus on the Tesco Clubcard MasterCard. See here for details. If you apply for the card by 15th December via the link above, you .....

For the first time in a long time, Tesco Bank is offering a sign-up bonus on the Tesco Clubcard MasterCard. .....

27 Nov 201327 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the new Qbic hotel in London and their plan to offer 5 rooms per day for just £1. This promotion is going live today at midday.  The system is a little odd – .....

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the new Qbic hotel in London and their plan to offer 5 rooms per day for just .....

27 Nov 201327 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

The Avios reward chart, as most people know, is based purely on distance. The further you fly, the more it costs. However, this can lead to interesting arbitrages when you get very close – but .....

The Avios reward chart, as most people know, is based purely on distance. The further you fly, the more it .....

26 Nov 201326 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Hilton Hotels is giving away 15 x 2-night stay vouchers in their Vacationitis competition. As Hilton’s PR for the competition says: A new Hilton Hotels & Resorts study reveals that 4.5 .....

Hilton Hotels is giving away 15 x 2-night stay vouchers in their Vacationitis competition. As Hilton’s .....

26 Nov 201326 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Following the recent devaluation announcement by Hyatt Gold Passport, which led to a new higher Category 7 being introduced, the group has sweetened the pill by announcing a raft of new innovations. .....

Following the recent devaluation announcement by Hyatt Gold Passport, which led to a new higher Category 7 .....

26 Nov 201326 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Apologies for dropping this in as a mid-morning post.  I was expecting this sale to go live tomorrow, but it is actually available NOW.  This is well worth jumping on. IHG Rewards Club is running a .....

Apologies for dropping this in as a mid-morning post.  I was expecting this sale to go live tomorrow, but it .....

25 Nov 201325 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

There are plenty of Head for Points readers currently chasing a spending target on their American Express card to trigger a lucrative sign-up bonus.  There is 20,000 Starwood points (=25,000 .....

There are plenty of Head for Points readers currently chasing a spending target on their American Express card .....

25 Nov 201325 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

I’m not sure exactly when this happened, but Avios (ie avios.com) has dropped mytrainticket.co.uk as their exclusive train ticket booking partner.  They are now working with traingenius.com It .....

I’m not sure exactly when this happened, but Avios (ie avios.com) has dropped mytrainticket.co.uk as .....

25 Nov 201325 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

OK, OK … please don’t start throwing rotten vegetables at me already.  After all, redeeming your miles and points for merchandise is generally seen as a very poor use of them. However, in .....

OK, OK … please don’t start throwing rotten vegetables at me already.  After all, redeeming your .....

25 Nov 201325 November 2013 by Rob Burgess