It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Let’s be honest …. if you’re sitting around at .....

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

13 Apr 202013 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

If the plans are still on schedule, Heathrow Airport is to begin the process of closing Terminal 3 and Terminal 4 from today. Remaining flights will be consolidated in Terminal 2 and Terminal 5. The .....

If the plans are still on schedule, Heathrow Airport is to begin the process of closing Terminal 3 and .....

13 Apr 202013 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you are currently planning your post-corona travel, Hilton Honors is currently running another promotion offering a 100% bonus when you purchase 10,000+ points. The Hilton ‘buy points’ page is .....

If you are currently planning your post-corona travel, Hilton Honors is currently running another promotion .....

13 Apr 202013 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

If you have any friends or relatives in the UK who are looking to fly home as soon as possible, Qatar Airways is offering a 10% discount off base fares for one-way flights. The offer runs until 28th .....

If you have any friends or relatives in the UK who are looking to fly home as soon as possible, Qatar Airways .....

13 Apr 202013 April 2020 by Rob Burgess

What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from .....

What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good .....

13 Apr 202013 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Are you trying to get a refund on a British Airways Avios flight ticket?  There is still one way – and only one way – to get a refund online. This only applies to tickets where your Avios .....

Are you trying to get a refund on a British Airways Avios flight ticket?  There is still one way – and .....

12 Apr 202012 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 278 comments

If you usually work in London but are working from home for the forseeable future, you should be claiming a refund on your season ticket. The reason I’m discussing this on Head for Points is .....

If you usually work in London but are working from home for the forseeable future, you should be claiming a .....

12 Apr 202012 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

This article explains how to make best use of the 2-4-1 companion voucher that comes with the British Airways American Express credit card. It is not an understatement to say that, used properly, the .....

This article explains how to make best use of the 2-4-1 companion voucher that comes with the British Airways .....

12 Apr 202012 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

This is our review of Club@YOTEL, the membership scheme for YOTEL hotels. You can sign up for Club@YOTEL on the website here. Back in 2018, YOTEL launched a free membership scheme called My YOTEL.  .....

This is our review of Club@YOTEL, the membership scheme for YOTEL hotels. You can sign up for Club@YOTEL on .....

12 Apr 202012 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

British Airways started offering short-haul Avios redemptions for as little as £1 in taxes and charges last year. As we have covered numerous times on Head for Points, the £1 deal is a bad deal. If .....

British Airways started offering short-haul Avios redemptions for as little as £1 in taxes and charges last .....

11 Apr 202011 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 274 comments

This is the third, and probably final, Amazon special deal which has been launched to help see you through lockdown whilst retaining your sanity! We have already covered two deals: Amazon Music .....

This is the third, and probably final, Amazon special deal which has been launched to help see you through .....

11 Apr 202011 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This came up in the comments on Thursday, and I realised we haven’t explained it since August 2017.  Apologies to anyone who has spent the last 32 months wondering how to do it …. You .....

This came up in the comments on Thursday, and I realised we haven’t explained it since August .....

11 Apr 202011 April 2020 by Rob Burgess

This article explains how and why you can create a household account in British Airways Executive Club. One way of earning a free flight quicker is to pool the Avios points of all the members of your .....

This article explains how and why you can create a household account in British Airways Executive Club. One .....

11 Apr 202011 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Regular Head for Points will know that The Platinum Card from American Express is, in the UK, now a ‘proper’ metal card. We covered the launch of the metal Amex Platinum card here.  .....

Regular Head for Points will know that The Platinum Card from American Express is, in the UK, now a .....

10 Apr 202010 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments