IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) confirmed yesterday that it is switching its loyalty scheme to Avios in a few weeks. This is worth knowing about because of .....

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) confirmed yesterday that it is switching its .....

25 Aug 201725 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

You may remember my day out at London Southend Airport last year. I had decided it was about time I checked out London’s fifth (or sixth, see comments!) airport and I was pleasantly surprised .....

You may remember my day out at London Southend Airport last year. I had decided it was about time I checked .....

25 Aug 201725 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Three new Avios deals in brief: Alan Boswell insurance deal extended Insurance broker Alan Boswell Group has extended their ‘new partner’ offer with Avios for another month until 30th .....

Three new Avios deals in brief: Alan Boswell insurance deal extended Insurance broker Alan Boswell Group has .....

25 Aug 201725 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Autumn promotion which is now open for registration. To give Hilton credit, it is very straightforward with minimal small print: You will earn DOUBLE Hilton .....

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Autumn promotion which is now open for registration. To give Hilton .....

24 Aug 201724 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, will today launch a 50% bonus on transfers to Avios. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow (1 per £10 on .....

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, will today launch a 50% bonus on transfers to .....

24 Aug 201724 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

News in brief: New Qatar Airways and Hilton offers from Amex American Express appears to have launched two decent new offers with Qatar Airways and Hilton.  I say ‘appears’ because they .....

News in brief: New Qatar Airways and Hilton offers from Amex American Express appears to have launched two .....

24 Aug 201724 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

A reader sent me a link to a Flickr album (yes, it still exists) he created featuring some photographs of the new Club World food service found on Instagram. For copyright reasons I have not published .....

A reader sent me a link to a Flickr album (yes, it still exists) he created featuring some photographs of the .....

23 Aug 201723 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

I’ve been running a few reference articles this month as news is thin on the ground, sharing some tips which new readers might not know about. One of those ‘things you didn’t know .....

I’ve been running a few reference articles this month as news is thin on the ground, sharing some tips .....

23 Aug 201723 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

News in brief: Virgin East Coast flash sale launched Virgins Trains (East Coast) has launched a flash sale with a full 50% off Advance Standard and Advance First tickets. You need to book by Monday .....

News in brief: Virgin East Coast flash sale launched Virgins Trains (East Coast) has launched a flash sale .....

23 Aug 201723 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

This is the second part of the updated article I began two weeks ago, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon.  You need to remember that .....

This is the second part of the updated article I began two weeks ago, discussing the best ways to .....

22 Aug 201722 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

News in brief: Get 1,000 free Marriott Rewards points Marriott Rewards is giving another push to its promotion which tries to get to you to follow Marriott on social media. You can earn: 250 points .....

News in brief: Get 1,000 free Marriott Rewards points Marriott Rewards is giving another push to its promotion .....

22 Aug 201722 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today.  Since I relaunched this six months ago with Emyr Thomas of Bon Vivant, the feedback from Head for Points readers has been .....

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today.  Since I relaunched this six months .....

22 Aug 201722 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

I’ve written before about the generous deal between AerClub, the new Aer Lingus Avios-based frequent flyer scheme, and Ireland’s Irish Independent / Sunday Independent newspapers. The .....

I’ve written before about the generous deal between AerClub, the new Aer Lingus Avios-based frequent .....

21 Aug 201721 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 164 comments

Back in January, I wrote about the Al Wadi desert resort in Ral Al-Khaimah, a short drive from Dubai.  This is now a luxury The Ritz-Carlton resort, having been taken over from Banyan Tree. The .....

Back in January, I wrote about the Al Wadi desert resort in Ral Al-Khaimah, a short drive from Dubai.  This .....

21 Aug 201721 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments