For a long time, our recommended credit card for overseas use was from challenger bank Tandem Money. It was a great product.  There was no annual fee, you paid nothing in foreign exchange fees and .....

For a long time, our recommended credit card for overseas use was from challenger bank Tandem Money. It was a .....

9 Jan 20209 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 212 comments

As regular Head for Points readers will know, we are now very close to the launch date of the full partnership between Virgin Atlantic and Air France KLM. Both the EU and US authorities have approved .....

As regular Head for Points readers will know, we are now very close to the launch date of the full partnership .....

8 Jan 20208 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

As we announced on Tuesday, we are pleased to say that we are holding our fourth Head for Points reader Winter Party on Monday 20th January. The first batch of tickets will be sold at noon on .....

As we announced on Tuesday, we are pleased to say that we are holding our fourth Head for Points reader Winter .....

8 Jan 20208 January 2020 by Rhys Jones • 142 comments

Since 2014, when Tesco launched its current account, it has been possible to earn Avios or Virgin Flying Club miles with your day-to-day DEBIT card banking. Until this week. Tesco has suspended new .....

Since 2014, when Tesco launched its current account, it has been possible to earn Avios or Virgin Flying Club .....

8 Jan 20208 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 208 comments

We ran an article this morning about the new Qatar Airways sale. For TODAY ONLY (Tuesday), you can get an additional 10% off the base fare of any Economy or Business Class ticket. We thought that this .....

We ran an article this morning about the new Qatar Airways sale. For TODAY ONLY (Tuesday), you can get an .....

7 Jan 20207 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses.  Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus and potentially move on. However, if you are .....

Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses.  Get a card, spend .....

7 Jan 20207 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

The Head for Points Winter Party is nearly here!  We are taking over the ballroom of the Marriott Grosvenor Square in Mayfair for another fun evening. Marriott Bonvoy is sponsoring the event again, .....

The Head for Points Winter Party is nearly here!  We are taking over the ballroom of the Marriott Grosvenor .....

7 Jan 20207 January 2020 by Rob Burgess

Qatar Airways has launched a week-long sale. We haven’t seen any pricing at the time of writing, but we’ll give it some extra coverage later in the week. If you book TODAY, however, you .....

Qatar Airways has launched a week-long sale. We haven’t seen any pricing at the time of writing, but .....

7 Jan 20207 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 138 comments

American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. When this offer has run in the past there have been two versions: £50 back on a £200 spend £200 back on a £600 spend This time .....

American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. When this offer has run in the past .....

7 Jan 20207 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

It turns out that there is a clever way to buy airport lounge passes, valid globally, for just £7.80 each. Even better, this includes the Plaza Premium Lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5 which is NOT .....

It turns out that there is a clever way to buy airport lounge passes, valid globally, for just £7.80 each. .....

6 Jan 20206 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 282 comments

History shows that this week will see a lot of new readers finding Head for Points for the first time, as they start to plan their 2020 holidays.  For the benefit of those people, many of whom will .....

History shows that this week will see a lot of new readers finding Head for Points for the first time, as they .....

6 Jan 20206 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 121 comments

The five-star Sofitel at London Heathrow Terminal 5 is your obvious choice if you are flying with British Airways from T5 and need a hotel immediately before or after your flight.  It is directly .....

The five-star Sofitel at London Heathrow Terminal 5 is your obvious choice if you are flying with British .....

6 Jan 20206 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

This is my review of Club H10, the loyalty scheme for H10 Hotels. H10 Hotels is a Spanish based chain but, as they widen their reach across Europe, you may start to come across them in other cities .....

This is my review of Club H10, the loyalty scheme for H10 Hotels. H10 Hotels is a Spanish based chain but, as .....

5 Jan 20205 January 2020 by Rob Burgess

One of the more interesting Clubcard Boost redemptions is for UK Hilton Hotels.  You can see details on this page of the Clubcard website. Tesco and Hilton have made some positive changes to this .....

One of the more interesting Clubcard Boost redemptions is for UK Hilton Hotels.  You can see details on this .....

5 Jan 20205 January 2020 by Anika Burnett