Here is an odd one I didn’t see coming – but which could be very handy for a lot of Head for Points readers. The first bit of news is not hugely surprising. Emirates Skywards has joined .....

Here is an odd one I didn’t see coming – but which could be very handy for a lot of Head for .....

6 May 20156 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

I have written about HotelTonight a few times in the past, and they generously gave away £1,000 of free stays to HfP readers in a competition last year. If you haven’t tried their app yet, .....

I have written about HotelTonight a few times in the past, and they generously gave away £1,000 of free stays .....

5 May 20155 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza programme, slipped out a list of category changes on its website yesterday.  No announcement has been made to members. The impact is shocking with .....

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza programme, slipped out a list of category changes on its .....

5 May 20155 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Eurostar Frequent Traveller (not to be confused with Eurostar Plus Points, their leisure-based loyalty scheme) announced on Thursday that it was introducing a ‘part points, part cash’ .....

Eurostar Frequent Traveller (not to be confused with Eurostar Plus Points, their leisure-based loyalty scheme) .....

5 May 20155 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty scheme for Novotel, Sofitel, Ibis, Mercure, M Gallery, Pullman etc, has launched a very generous promotion which could allow you to earn a significant number of .....

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty scheme for Novotel, Sofitel, Ibis, Mercure, M Gallery, Pullman etc, has .....

4 May 20154 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Head for Points readers had a lot of fun before Christmas when Iberia offered 12,000 Avios points with a subscription to ‘The Economist’. The Economist historically let you cancel your .....

Head for Points readers had a lot of fun before Christmas when Iberia offered 12,000 Avios points with a .....

4 May 20154 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

American Airlines is offering 1,000 free American AAdvantage miles for watching six short videos about the wonders of the AA loyalty programme. As well as boosting your balance, it will have the added .....

American Airlines is offering 1,000 free American AAdvantage miles for watching six short videos about the .....

4 May 20154 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

A lot of good hotel promotions ended on April 30th with no obvious replacements.  As we are now into May, I thought it was worth doing a quick recap of the best hotel promotions currently available. .....

A lot of good hotel promotions ended on April 30th with no obvious replacements.  As we are now into May, I .....

3 May 20153 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

On the face of it, the fact that Alaska Airways has cut the credit it gives for BA flights does not seem important. Few people even know that Alaska (which is not a oneworld member) is a BA partner .....

On the face of it, the fact that Alaska Airways has cut the credit it gives for BA flights does not seem .....

3 May 20153 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the ‘Autograph’ collection of hotels promoted by Marriott.  This is a group of independent hotels which have chosen to work with Marriott for marketing .....

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the ‘Autograph’ collection of hotels promoted by Marriott.  .....

3 May 20153 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched a 20% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club. This means that you will receive 300 miles per £1 of Clubcard vouchers you .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a 20% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Atlantic’s .....

2 May 20152 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

It’s back, on the fairly regular ‘every nine months’ timetable. I’m talking about the ‘25% bonus when you transfer your hotel points to British Airways Avios‘ .....

It’s back, on the fairly regular ‘every nine months’ timetable. I’m talking about the .....

2 May 20152 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

News in brief: The Telegraph endorses credit card churning In one of the more interesting personal finance article on travel credit cards, The Daily Telegraph published this on Thursday.  What is .....

News in brief: The Telegraph endorses credit card churning In one of the more interesting personal finance .....

2 May 20152 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

British Airways rolled out its Bank Holiday Sale yesterday, which is actually available for booking until May 19th. Depending on where you want to go, you can book for travel up to February 2016. The .....

British Airways rolled out its Bank Holiday Sale yesterday, which is actually available for booking until May .....

1 May 20151 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments