Until 17th February, Hilton HHonors is offering an 80% bonus when you purchase 5,000+ points. The Hilton ‘buy points’ page is here. Regular readers of Head for Points will know that I tend .....

Until 17th February, Hilton HHonors is offering an 80% bonus when you purchase 5,000+ points. The Hilton .....

21 Jan 201721 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

If you are looking for a way to give your Avios or Virgin Flying Club a little free boost for the new year, this deal is worth a look. Tesco Bank is still offering a ‘secret’ sign-up bonus .....

If you are looking for a way to give your Avios or Virgin Flying Club a little free boost for the new year, .....

21 Jan 201721 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

This is our review of Aspire lounge at Liverpool John Lennon Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Reader Bill kindly .....

This is our review of Aspire lounge at Liverpool John Lennon Airport. This is part of our series of reviews .....

21 Jan 201721 January 2017 by Anika Burnett • 16 comments

To celebrate being named Britain’s No 1 retailer for consumer satisfaction, Amazon is having a one day sale today. Long term readers may remember that they did a similar deal last year. You will .....

To celebrate being named Britain’s No 1 retailer for consumer satisfaction, Amazon is having a one day .....

20 Jan 201720 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

Ever since ‘part pay with Avios’ was launched, British Airways has been experimenting …. and experimenting …. and experimenting.   There have been constant changes to: the .....

Ever since ‘part pay with Avios’ was launched, British Airways has been experimenting …. and .....

20 Jan 201720 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

News in brief: Court judgement on how you receive downgrade compensation I ran an article about EC261 downgrade compensation on Wednesday.  I said in that piece that some parts of the regulations .....

News in brief: Court judgement on how you receive downgrade compensation I ran an article about EC261 .....

20 Jan 201720 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

News in brief: Important Accor promotion update Yesterday I wrote about the new Accor promotion.  This offers you potentially 6,000 Avios or €120 of hotel credit for making 3 x 2-night stays. What .....

News in brief: Important Accor promotion update Yesterday I wrote about the new Accor promotion.  This offers .....

20 Jan 201720 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Accor hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman etc, has launched a potentially generous new promotion. You will earn €120 of Accor hotel vouchers or 6,000 Avios (or .....

Accor hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman etc, has launched a .....

19 Jan 201719 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

The website of Forbes magazine published an interesting article yesterday on the current state of British Airways. It is surprisingly accurate – by the standards of mainstream publications when .....

The website of Forbes magazine published an interesting article yesterday on the current state of British .....

19 Jan 201719 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 170 comments

News in brief: Last chance to beat AwardWallet’s sharp price hike There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years – and that is .....

News in brief: Last chance to beat AwardWallet’s sharp price hike There is only one miles and points .....

19 Jan 201719 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

Long term readers of Head for Points will remember my trip home from the Middle East at Easter 2013. Despite having four Club World tickets booked, we arrived at Dubai Airport to find that an aircraft .....

Long term readers of Head for Points will remember my trip home from the Middle East at Easter 2013. Despite .....

18 Jan 201718 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 233 comments

News in brief: Get a €100 status credit with any Avis rental A reader sent me a link to this new Avis offer.  If you are signed up to Avis Preferred and make a booking in the current Avis sale, for .....

News in brief: Get a €100 status credit with any Avis rental A reader sent me a link to this new Avis offer. .....

18 Jan 201718 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

If you missed this offer when I wrote about it just before Christmas, or you simply forgot about it in the whirl of the festive season, it isn’t too late. You still have time to save £15 on .....

If you missed this offer when I wrote about it just before Christmas, or you simply forgot about it in the .....

18 Jan 201718 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

This is our review of The Yorkshire Lounge at Leeds Bradford Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Reader James kindly .....

This is our review of The Yorkshire Lounge at Leeds Bradford Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of .....

18 Jan 201718 January 2017 by Anika Burnett • 13 comments