Emirates sent me details of some aggressive sale fares that are available from Stockholm. The First and business class fares must be booked before the 18th July for travel by 10th December. Economy .....

Emirates sent me details of some aggressive sale fares that are available from Stockholm. The First and .....

11 Jul 201411 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

The ‘official’ sign-up bonus for the British Airways American Express card is currently 3,000 Avios points.  The £150 per year BA Premium Plus Amex is currently offering 18,000 Avios .....

The ‘official’ sign-up bonus for the British Airways American Express card is currently 3,000 .....

10 Jul 201410 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

This is my review of The Langham hotel in London along with a selection of my photographs. Yesterday I reviewed the generous deal that British Airways Executive Club Gold members get with .....

This is my review of The Langham hotel in London along with a selection of my photographs. Yesterday I .....

10 Jul 201410 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Qatar Airways and Lufthansa have both launched new discount codes this week. Lufthansa Lufthansa has launched another of its occasional discount codes, this time for £20 off. For the next few days, .....

Qatar Airways and Lufthansa have both launched new discount codes this week. Lufthansa Lufthansa has launched .....

10 Jul 201410 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

At the end of March, US Airways joined the oneworld alliance following its acquisition by American Airlines. This opened up some attractive new routes from the UK and Ireland to the United States.  .....

At the end of March, US Airways joined the oneworld alliance following its acquisition by American Airlines. .....

9 Jul 20149 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive nearly-top-tier status with the Langham hotel chain. In this post I will explain more about how the .....

One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive .....

9 Jul 20149 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

A quick reminder that the current Heathrow Rewards sign-up bonus, in conjunction with British Airways, ends on the 14th. You will receive 1,000 Heathrow Rewards points – convertible into 1,000 .....

A quick reminder that the current Heathrow Rewards sign-up bonus, in conjunction with British Airways, ends on .....

9 Jul 20149 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Whilst Head for Points focusses heavily on the Gold, Platinum, Starwood and British Airways American Express cards, there are some other products in the portfolio.  There is the Nectar card, the .....

Whilst Head for Points focusses heavily on the Gold, Platinum, Starwood and British Airways American Express .....

8 Jul 20148 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Thank you to the 1,330 people who entered our IHG Rewards Club competition last week. The response was fantastic.  Even if you didn’t win, the great response makes it a lot easier for me to .....

Thank you to the 1,330 people who entered our IHG Rewards Club competition last week. The response was .....

8 Jul 20148 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Radisson Blu and its sister chain Park Inn have both launched ‘40% off’ sales for the quieter Summer period. You need to book by 31st July for stays up to 7th September. The Radisson Blu .....

Radisson Blu and its sister chain Park Inn have both launched ‘40% off’ sales for the quieter .....

8 Jul 20148 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

American Airlines recently launched a new interactive map to help people find reward seats. It is pretty effective and it would be good to see British Airways launch something similar.  Until they .....

American Airlines recently launched a new interactive map to help people find reward seats. It is pretty .....

7 Jul 20147 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Tesco Direct has launched another raft of bonus Clubcard point deals on various CD pre-orders. The CD’s sell for between £10 and £13 and you will receive 360 Avios (ie 150 Clubcard points) for .....

Tesco Direct has launched another raft of bonus Clubcard point deals on various CD pre-orders. The CD’s .....

7 Jul 20147 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Back in December I posted about Eurostar extending their booking window from four months to six months.  This seemed a sensible thing for them to do, especially for the leisure market, and I fully .....

Back in December I posted about Eurostar extending their booking window from four months to six months.  This .....

7 Jul 20147 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is the 2nd part of my analysis into which of the UK hotel-branded credit cards are worth keeping for the long-term.  If you missed Part 1 yesterday, I recommend that you click here to read it .....

This is the 2nd part of my analysis into which of the UK hotel-branded credit cards are worth keeping for the .....

6 Jul 20146 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments