British Airways has announced a new route to Krakow in Poland, with flights commencing on May 1st. Krakow is a lovely city – if you haven’t managed to get there yet then you should put it .....

British Airways has announced a new route to Krakow in Poland, with flights commencing on May 1st. Krakow is a .....

15 Nov 201415 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

The Christmas shopping season is starting to get into gear and the special offers are starting to appear. You have probably received a letter or email about the main American Express deals, although I .....

The Christmas shopping season is starting to get into gear and the special offers are starting to appear. You .....

15 Nov 201415 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Tesco has launched a new version of the Clubcard app, available now from your local app store. The only reason I mention this is that the app allows you to leave your Clubcard at home.  If you .....

Tesco has launched a new version of the Clubcard app, available now from your local app store. The only reason .....

15 Nov 201415 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

The one genuinely interesting thing I found at World Travel Market last week was the Etihad stand.  Etihad is about to start its first A380 services and London will be the first route to receive it. .....

The one genuinely interesting thing I found at World Travel Market last week was the Etihad stand.  Etihad is .....

14 Nov 201414 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

A lot of Head for Points readers earned 1,000 – 1,200 Shangri-La Golden Circle points in a promotion they ran last October.  The reason this offer was so popular is that 1,000 points could be .....

A lot of Head for Points readers earned 1,000 – 1,200 Shangri-La Golden Circle points in a promotion .....

14 Nov 201414 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

It is hopefully just an unfortunate coincidence but a raft of loyalty scheme devaluations have hit my inbox this week.  Let’s take a look. East Coast Rewards The East Coast trains scheme, East .....

It is hopefully just an unfortunate coincidence but a raft of loyalty scheme devaluations have hit my inbox .....

14 Nov 201414 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

In a major boost for anyone looking to use Avios points for long-haul flights from regional airports, American Airlines has announced new routes from Birmingham International and Edinburgh to New .....

In a major boost for anyone looking to use Avios points for long-haul flights from regional airports, American .....

13 Nov 201413 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Mastercard is running a very low key promotion on Friday which will get you free travel to work and back if you live or work in London. Mastercard has announced that Friday is ‘Fare Free .....

Mastercard is running a very low key promotion on Friday which will get you free travel to work and back if .....

13 Nov 201413 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty scheme for Westin, Sheraton, W, St Regis etc, has launched an interesting tie-up with Emirates. It is called ‘Your World Rewards’ and is designed to .....

Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty scheme for Westin, Sheraton, W, St Regis etc, has launched an .....

13 Nov 201413 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Back in September I wrote about the Starwood promotion for mid September to mid December called ‘More For You’. Starwood, the Westin / Sheraton / W / aloft / Luxury Collection etc hotel .....

Back in September I wrote about the Starwood promotion for mid September to mid December called ‘More .....

12 Nov 201412 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Tesco has launched another promotion offering a generous slug of bonus Clubcard points (convertible into Avios points or Virgin Flying Club miles) when you buy a pre-order CD for delivery in the next .....

Tesco has launched another promotion offering a generous slug of bonus Clubcard points (convertible into Avios .....

12 Nov 201412 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Heathrow Rewards has launched its annual bonus promotion on electronics and jewellery, keen to tap into the Christmas rush. Here are the details of the offer, which runs from now until 31st December. .....

Heathrow Rewards has launched its annual bonus promotion on electronics and jewellery, keen to tap into the .....

12 Nov 201412 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Whenever I visit the statement page for my Platinum charge card on the American Express website, I am met with a message encouraging me to use their TripFlex feature to ‘pay with .....

Whenever I visit the statement page for my Platinum charge card on the American Express website, I am met .....

11 Nov 201411 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Marriott has joined the growing number of hotel chains which are throwing in the towel as far as charging for wi-fi goes. From January 15th 2015, all Marriott Rewards members will receive free .....

Marriott has joined the growing number of hotel chains which are throwing in the towel as far as charging for .....

11 Nov 201411 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments