A very, very quick late evening post to say that redspottedhanky has launched a new TV advertising campaign tonight. The ads are offering 30,000 x £10 RSH vouchers, redeemable for UK train travel.  .....

A very, very quick late evening post to say that redspottedhanky has launched a new TV advertising campaign .....

6 Mar 20146 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Dixons Travel is running a promotion with Heathrow Rewards during March which could prove attractive. The company is offering bonus Heathrow Rewards points on all Apple branded products: You receive .....

Dixons Travel is running a promotion with Heathrow Rewards during March which could prove attractive. The .....

6 Mar 20146 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

I don’t feature that many external competitions on Head for Points.  I do have a soft spot for the Business Traveller ones, however, because the prizes are usually very generous and your .....

I don’t feature that many external competitions on Head for Points.  I do have a soft spot for the .....

6 Mar 20146 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Avios has launched a new Facebook game – Avios Dropple. Fundamentally, it is a silly arcade game where you have to catch falling objects, suitable for anyone with the mental and motor skills of .....

Avios has launched a new Facebook game – Avios Dropple. Fundamentally, it is a silly arcade game where .....

5 Mar 20145 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Three weeks ago, I ran details of an American Express promotion which offered 500 people a £15 credit for signing up for London taxi app Hailo.  Head for Points readers ran through all of the 500 .....

Three weeks ago, I ran details of an American Express promotion which offered 500 people a £15 credit for .....

5 Mar 20145 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Barring any last minute mishaps, Garuda Indonesia will today become the latest airline to join one of the three main airline alliances when it joins SkyTeam as their 20th member. To quote: Garuda .....

Barring any last minute mishaps, Garuda Indonesia will today become the latest airline to join one of the .....

5 Mar 20145 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Here is an interesting development.  Most people know that there are NO third party airport lounges in Heathrow Terminal 5.  This is not entirely surprising, as BA / Iberia have monopoly use of the .....

Here is an interesting development.  Most people know that there are NO third party airport lounges in .....

4 Mar 20144 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Last year, buying 3V Virtual Visa cards from Tesco was very profitable. For £50, you got £50 of Visa gift cards.  Tesco also gave you 150 bonus Clubcard points and (if you had an Amex sign-up bonus .....

Last year, buying 3V Virtual Visa cards from Tesco was very profitable. For £50, you got £50 of Visa gift .....

4 Mar 20144 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

The train operating companies have launched a new railcard this week, Two Together. There are currently railcards for older people, students and families travelling together.  What there hasn’t .....

The train operating companies have launched a new railcard this week, Two Together. There are currently .....

4 Mar 20144 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

A new British Airways promotional code has appeared – this is the first one to launch this year as far as I know. This new deal is in partnership with deals site LivingSocial, although you do .....

A new British Airways promotional code has appeared – this is the first one to launch this year as far .....

3 Mar 20143 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Is it a mistake or are the seats not selling? In any event, this is a quick heads up that there is fantastic Club World availability to the Maldives and Mauritius at the moment. To the Maldives, it is .....

Is it a mistake or are the seats not selling? In any event, this is a quick heads up that there is fantastic .....

3 Mar 20143 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

I’ve no idea how long this offer has been going, but Stansted Express is currently offering ‘free’ access to the No 1 Traveller lounge at Stansted with the purchase of a first class .....

I’ve no idea how long this offer has been going, but Stansted Express is currently offering .....

3 Mar 20143 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

There was an interesting post on US site The Points Guy last weekend about whether – when flying on a reward ticket – you should put in the frequent flyer number of a different airline. .....

There was an interesting post on US site The Points Guy last weekend about whether – when flying on a .....

2 Mar 20142 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

As the finishing touches are put to the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow, due to open in June, the airport has released the final list of retailers who will be using it. There will be 64 shops and .....

As the finishing touches are put to the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow, due to open in June, the airport has .....

2 Mar 20142 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment