IHG Rewards Club has launched a new promotion letting you earn up to quadruple points on your next stay. You need to register here. I called it a ‘new’ promotion, but it was actually .....

IHG Rewards Club has launched a new promotion letting you earn up to quadruple points on your next stay. You .....

16 Jul 202016 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

What is international flying like now that airports and airlines are reopening? Since the Government eased restrictions on international travel last week airlines have been relaunching an increasing .....

What is international flying like now that airports and airlines are reopening? Since the Government eased .....

16 Jul 202016 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 99 comments

John Lewis and Waitrose have made a sharp cut to the cashback reward on their Partnership credit card. Whilst it has nothing to do with miles and points, we mention the John Lewis / Waitrose .....

John Lewis and Waitrose have made a sharp cut to the cashback reward on their Partnership credit card. Whilst .....

16 Jul 202016 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

In 2019, American Express lanunched a new British Airways credit card for SME’s – the British Airways American Express Accelerating Business Card (“BA Amex Business” for short).  .....

In 2019, American Express lanunched a new British Airways credit card for SME’s – the British Airways .....

16 Jul 202016 July 2020 by Rob Burgess

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is The Vineyard hotel, Cape Town. We are currently running this reader-written feature to provide some positivity and inspiration to Head for Points.  You .....

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is The Vineyard hotel, Cape Town. We are currently running this .....

16 Jul 202016 July 2020 by Anika Burnett • 18 comments

News in brief: Save up to £70 with an Opodo discount code If you are looking to book a flight this week, Opodo has launched two new discount codes: Offer 1:  £20 off flight bookings (minimum .....

News in brief: Save up to £70 with an Opodo discount code If you are looking to book a flight this week, .....

15 Jul 202015 July 2020 by Rob Burgess

Nectar has launched its own hotel booking site, which you can find at hotels.nectar.com. As you will see, it is a white lable version of Rocketmiles, which is itself part of Agoda.  Annoyingly it is .....

Nectar has launched its own hotel booking site, which you can find at hotels.nectar.com. As you will see, it .....

15 Jul 202015 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

With airline and hotel loyalty programmes rushing to extend your status automatically for next year, a problem has emerged. Once your status is assured for next year, what is the benefit of continuing .....

With airline and hotel loyalty programmes rushing to extend your status automatically for next year, a problem .....

15 Jul 202015 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

There are two ‘buy points’ offers ending today.  If you are thinking of booking any stays for the next couple of months, it may be cheaper to buy points instead of paying cash. Get a 100% .....

There are two ‘buy points’ offers ending today.  If you are thinking of booking any stays for the .....

15 Jul 202015 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Virgin Atlantic will continue to fly – at least for the medium term.  The airline has just announced its £1.2 billion recapitalisation which will hopefully provide enough liquidity to see it .....

Virgin Atlantic will continue to fly – at least for the medium term.  The airline has just announced .....

14 Jul 202014 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

American Express recently launched a series of cashback offers for its Business Platinum and Business Gold cardholders.  This is how I am trying to maximise one of them to generate as much money as .....

American Express recently launched a series of cashback offers for its Business Platinum and Business Gold .....

14 Jul 202014 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

The vast majority of Norwegian’s long-haul network from the UK is to the US. This makes operating these routes very difficult given the travel ban implemented by the US on European travellers, .....

The vast majority of Norwegian’s long-haul network from the UK is to the US. This makes operating these .....

14 Jul 202014 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is The Peninsula hotel in Shanghai. We are currently running this reader-written feature to provide some positivity and inspiration to Head for Points.  .....

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is The Peninsula hotel in Shanghai. We are currently running this .....

14 Jul 202014 July 2020 by Anika Burnett • 25 comments

The British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card offers you a very attractive sign-up bonus of 25,000 Avios. It also comes with a hugely valuable long term benefit.  You receive a .....

The British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card offers you a very attractive sign-up bonus of .....

14 Jul 202014 July 2020 by Rob Burgess