News in brief: Accor’s 3-4-2 global sale returns Accor, parent of Ibis, Novotel, Sofitel (Sofitel St James pictured below), Mercure, Pullman, M Gallery and other chains, has brought back its .....

News in brief: Accor’s 3-4-2 global sale returns Accor, parent of Ibis, Novotel, Sofitel (Sofitel St .....

29 Mar 201529 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Gatwick Airport has replaced the old Gatwick Voucher Passport coupon scheme with a new website – myGatwick. The new site is tailored to your travel plans, allowing you to input details of your .....

Gatwick Airport has replaced the old Gatwick Voucher Passport coupon scheme with a new website – .....

29 Mar 201529 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

A huge percentage of Head for Points readers, including myself and my wife, are currently locked out of their Avios accounts. Changing the password simply shows a zero Avios balance which BA appears .....

A huge percentage of Head for Points readers, including myself and my wife, are currently locked out of their .....

28 Mar 201528 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 144 comments

In what amounts to another slap in the face for British Airways Executive Club Gold card holders, British Airways announced yesterday that the First Class lounge at Gatwick Airport will now be .....

In what amounts to another slap in the face for British Airways Executive Club Gold card holders, British .....

28 Mar 201528 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

28 Mar 201528 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Tesco is offering 100 Clubcard points (240 Avios points or 250 Virgin Flying Club miles) with a selection of forthcoming CDs. You need to pay upfront but you will also receive the bonus points .....

Tesco is offering 100 Clubcard points (240 Avios points or 250 Virgin Flying Club miles) with a selection of .....

28 Mar 201528 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

The Head for Points Instagram page has been up and running for about four months now. After a painful period of copying across most of the proprietary photographs from the last three years, it is now .....

The Head for Points Instagram page has been up and running for about four months now. After a painful period .....

28 Mar 201528 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

More news in brief: Qatar Airways launching Amsterdam with more silly fares Qatar Airways will fly from Amsterdam to Doha from June 16th.  This is a new route and will be served by a Boeing 787 .....

More news in brief: Qatar Airways launching Amsterdam with more silly fares Qatar Airways will fly from .....

27 Mar 201527 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

The British Airways credit card contract was up for renewal recently.  I don’t know when the current deal was ending – the only bit of news I managed to find out in advance was that IAG .....

The British Airways credit card contract was up for renewal recently.  I don’t know when the current .....

27 Mar 201527 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Two interesting new promotions from Le Club Accorhotels have appeared. 250 bonus Accor points (worth €5) on your next stay Via this link, you can register for a promotion which offers 250 Le Club .....

Two interesting new promotions from Le Club Accorhotels have appeared. 250 bonus Accor points (worth €5) on .....

27 Mar 201527 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few pieces on how I value airline miles and hotel points.  This meant that, when a reader .....

I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few .....

26 Mar 201526 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Heathrow Express has announced a major strategic shift which will see it actively chasing leisure customers in an attempt to reverse the stagnation in passenger numbers. From tomorrow, Friday 26 .....

Heathrow Express has announced a major strategic shift which will see it actively chasing leisure customers in .....

26 Mar 201526 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

News in brief: Tesco 3,000 Avios grocery code extended I wrote a week ago about a new bonus code for Tesco grocery deliveries.  If you are a new customer to online grocery, or have not ordered for a .....

News in brief: Tesco 3,000 Avios grocery code extended I wrote a week ago about a new bonus code for Tesco .....

26 Mar 201526 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

My friend Andy was in a British Airways lounge in the US last week when he got talking to a fellow passenger who turned out to be a senior UK Amex employee.  The conversation turned to the Starwood .....

My friend Andy was in a British Airways lounge in the US last week when he got talking to a fellow passenger .....

25 Mar 201525 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments