It is not uncommon for airlines to offer free stopovers at their hubs.  It IS rare, however, for economy passengers to be offered a five star hotel and on flights with are point-to-point. For a .....

It is not uncommon for airlines to offer free stopovers at their hubs.  It IS rare, however, for economy .....

14 Nov 201814 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

Hilton is running an Asia / India / Maldives flash sale until Monday 19th November.  See here for details. It includes hotels such as the Millennium Hilton Bangkok pictured below.  You might also .....

Hilton is running an Asia / India / Maldives flash sale until Monday 19th November.  See here for details. It .....

14 Nov 201814 November 2018 by Rob Burgess

If you are planning a trip to the United States, there is an interesting new cashback offer available via American Express. You will receive £100 cashback when you spend £500+ on a United Airlines .....

If you are planning a trip to the United States, there is an interesting new cashback offer available via .....

14 Nov 201814 November 2018 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

This is my review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles .....

14 Nov 201814 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Expedia and Nectar have announced that they are ending their partnership on 15th December. At present, you can earn Nectar points on all Expedia bookings at the following rates: Package .....

Expedia and Nectar have announced that they are ending their partnership on 15th December. At present, you can .....

13 Nov 201813 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 146 comments

There are two deals running this week if you want to top up your Avios balance via a purchase. The first deal offers a bonus of up to 45% when you buy Avios between now and 25th November. It is .....

There are two deals running this week if you want to top up your Avios balance via a purchase. The first deal .....

13 Nov 201813 November 2018 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Atlantic has gained a very valuable Heathrow slot pair from Cobalt Air. We have covered the rise and fall of Cyprus-based Cobalt Air on Head for Points, since they offered an impressive .....

Virgin Atlantic has gained a very valuable Heathrow slot pair from Cobalt Air. We have covered the rise and .....

13 Nov 201813 November 2018 by Rob Burgess

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  This has run slightly later than usual this month, but it does not make major difference as most of the offers .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  This has run slightly later .....

13 Nov 201813 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

This is my review of the Tesco Clubcard Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying .....

This is my review of the Tesco Clubcard Mastercard credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at .....

13 Nov 201813 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

If you know where you want to go and when you want to go, the process for booking Avios redemptions is good.  Compared to other airlines and other alliances, the Avios seat booking system on ba.com .....

If you know where you want to go and when you want to go, the process for booking Avios redemptions is good.  .....

12 Nov 201812 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 188 comments

On Friday, Virgin Atlantic launched a special limited-time sign-up bonus on its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin Money. Full details are on the airline website here.  In .....

On Friday, Virgin Atlantic launched a special limited-time sign-up bonus on its two new Virgin Flying Club .....

12 Nov 201812 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

I wanted to give you a final reminder today that the exclusive promotion Head for Points has been running with hotel booking site Kaligo.com, which awards Avios with every hotel you book, ends VERY .....

I wanted to give you a final reminder today that the exclusive promotion Head for Points has been running .....

12 Nov 201812 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched its semi-regular bonus for buying miles and for ‘Miles Booster’. The first offer is an ‘up to 40%’ bonus when you buy Virgin Flying Club miles. The .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched its semi-regular bonus for buying miles and for ‘Miles Booster’. The .....

11 Nov 201811 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

This is my review of the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing .....

This is my review of the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is .....

11 Nov 201811 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments