On a one to ten scale of weirdness, this is – on the face of it – quite high. At the ITB travel show in Berlin yesterday (and where I am today) Qatar Airways announced two to three new .....

On a one to ten scale of weirdness, this is – on the face of it – quite high. At the ITB travel .....

8 Mar 20188 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

Eurostar is gearing up for the launch of its services to the Netherlands on 4th April. Redemption seats on the new routes for Club Eurostar members are now bookable online.  In reality – .....

Eurostar is gearing up for the launch of its services to the Netherlands on 4th April. Redemption seats on the .....

8 Mar 20188 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

If you thought that South African Airways was the major airline in Africa, you’re wrong.  Following major investment in recent years, Ethiopian Airlines is now Africa’s largest airline .....

If you thought that South African Airways was the major airline in Africa, you’re wrong.  Following .....

8 Mar 20188 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

The first ‘densified’ British Airways Boeing 777 is now in service at London Gatwick.   The number of seats has been increased from 280 to a whopping 332. The main way this has been .....

The first ‘densified’ British Airways Boeing 777 is now in service at London Gatwick.   The .....

7 Mar 20187 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Promos’ page which contains details .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this .....

7 Mar 20187 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Emirates has launched a decent cashback deal with American Express although not many people appear to have it. There seem to be a few variants so you will need to look through the .....

Emirates has launched a decent cashback deal with American Express although not many people appear to have .....

7 Mar 20187 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

Regular readers will know that there have been some great points opportunities over the past three years to see top musical acts at the The O2 arena in London via SPG Moments. Starwood Preferred Guest .....

Regular readers will know that there have been some great points opportunities over the past three years to .....

7 Mar 20187 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

How does the idea of a free credit card which has NO foreign exchange fees and pays you 0.5% cashback on all your spending sound? Tempting, I imagine, which is why we thought we would take a closer .....

How does the idea of a free credit card which has NO foreign exchange fees and pays you 0.5% cashback on all .....

6 Mar 20186 March 2018 by Anika Burnett • 109 comments

Club Carlson rebranded as Radisson Rewards yesterday.  This is part of a swathe of changes to the Radisson hotel group which we covered in this article. The new Radisson Rewards website is here. The .....

Club Carlson rebranded as Radisson Rewards yesterday.  This is part of a swathe of changes to the Radisson .....

6 Mar 20186 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

News in brief: The Radio 4 documentary In the end it turned out that there was a fair bit of me in the Radio 4 documentary, Inside the World of the Frequent Flyer, broadcast yesterday. If you have 28 .....

News in brief: The Radio 4 documentary In the end it turned out that there was a fair bit of me in the Radio 4 .....

6 Mar 20186 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

If you came to the Head for Points Christmas party in December you may have met Laurence Grissell from BBC Radio 4.  He was – with our permission – looking for interesting characters .....

If you came to the Head for Points Christmas party in December you may have met Laurence Grissell from BBC .....

5 Mar 20185 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Iberia Plus sent out an email last week offering a 20% bonus if you convert your American Express Membership Rewards points into Avios before 31st March. This was a big mistake. In teeny tiny small .....

Iberia Plus sent out an email last week offering a 20% bonus if you convert your American Express Membership .....

5 Mar 20185 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

‘The Club’, the British Airways Executive Club online magazine, is – bizarrely – very rarely the source of any useful information about British Airways Executive Club. Here is .....

‘The Club’, the British Airways Executive Club online magazine, is – bizarrely – very .....

5 Mar 20185 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 98 comments

Etihad Guest has launched another of its occasional transfer bonuses. This is not a bad time to take advantage.  The recent ‘devaluation’ of Etihad Guest actually made business class .....

Etihad Guest has launched another of its occasional transfer bonuses. This is not a bad time to take .....

5 Mar 20185 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments