As we saw with the Qatar Airways sale this week, the best long-haul business class deals tend to involve starting outside the UK.  This is partly due to high UK Air Passenger Duty but mainly because .....

As we saw with the Qatar Airways sale this week, the best long-haul business class deals tend to involve .....

13 Jan 201813 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

In April 2017, Avios launched Restaurant Circle, a restaurant booking site that lets you earn 250 Avios with every reservation you book. The system did not work well from the start.  The initial .....

In April 2017, Avios launched Restaurant Circle, a restaurant booking site that lets you earn 250 Avios with .....

13 Jan 201813 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

If you are a British Airways Gold Guest List member, you will have received an email from British Airways about changes to the ‘Gold upgrade’ benefit. Earn 2500 BA tier points in a year .....

If you are a British Airways Gold Guest List member, you will have received an email from British Airways .....

12 Jan 201812 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

A modest three years after it bought the company, IHG has finally made redemptions at the US luxury boutique chain Kimpton Hotels available via IHG Rewards Club. As I outlined in this article, you can .....

A modest three years after it bought the company, IHG has finally made redemptions at the US luxury boutique .....

12 Jan 201812 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 105 comments

If you’ve been intrigued by some of our flight simulator coverage in recent months, Groupon is running a deal for the Emirates-branded A380 and Boeing 777 flight simulator at North Greenwich. .....

If you’ve been intrigued by some of our flight simulator coverage in recent months, Groupon is running a .....

12 Jan 201812 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Membership Rewards is the rewards programme for American Express, covering its Green, Gold, Platinum and Centurion charge cards and the new Amex Rewards Credit Card. Two and a half years ago, I .....

Membership Rewards is the rewards programme for American Express, covering its Green, Gold, Platinum and .....

12 Jan 201812 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. This article .....

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....

11 Jan 201811 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

Finnair has made some announcements regarding its UK services as part of a general expansion following the arrival of new aircraft. From 25th March, the current summer-only Edinburgh to Helsinki .....

Finnair has made some announcements regarding its UK services as part of a general expansion following the .....

11 Jan 201811 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Until Monday, IHG is running a sale covering the UK, Ireland and Germany. There are some genuine discounts here, and I have rebooked a stay for next week to prove it.  You need to book by 15th .....

Until Monday, IHG is running a sale covering the UK, Ireland and Germany. There are some genuine discounts .....

11 Jan 201811 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Here’s a quick update to our Qatar Airways sale article yesterday. The best Johannesburg business class deal looked like it was the Frankfurt departure, at €1702 (£1500).  It turns out that, .....

Here’s a quick update to our Qatar Airways sale article yesterday. The best Johannesburg business class .....

11 Jan 201811 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Today I thought I would take a look at the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card.  I mention this card quite a bit on Head for Points but if you are new to this hobby then it might not .....

Today I thought I would take a look at the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card.  I mention .....

11 Jan 201811 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 149 comments

As a reminder, our coverage of Avios Ireland (AerClub) is exclusively on the Head for Points website.  You will not receive these articles via our daily emails unless it is a deal which UK residents .....

As a reminder, our coverage of Avios Ireland (AerClub) is exclusively on the Head for Points website.  You .....

11 Jan 201811 January 2018 by Anika Burnett • 2 comments

The Qatar Airways January sale, called ‘Global Travel Boutique’ this year, is now live – see here for the UK site. I ran extracts from this article yesterday lunchtime, but this is a .....

The Qatar Airways January sale, called ‘Global Travel Boutique’ this year, is now live – see .....

10 Jan 201810 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

Etihad has never been as aggressive in its pricing as Qatar Airways, probably because it has fewer departures out of London each day and so fewer seats to fill. The current Etihad sale runs until 13th .....

Etihad has never been as aggressive in its pricing as Qatar Airways, probably because it has fewer departures .....

10 Jan 201810 January 2018 by Rob Burgess