I was very surprised, when BA’s takeover of BMI was completed, that there was not a formal status match announced by the Star Alliance airlines.  After all, because of BMI’s exceedingly .....

I was very surprised, when BA’s takeover of BMI was completed, that there was not a formal status match .....

12 Jul 201212 July 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

At 9.15pm next Monday, a British Airways flight will depart for Hannover.  This will be the final flight to depart from Heathrow Terminal 1 after 47 years. Avios redemption seats are still .....

At 9.15pm next Monday, a British Airways flight will depart for Hannover.  This will be the final flight to .....

25 Jun 201525 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

I have written extensively about the new European Union regulations on credit card interchange fees which came into effect last week. This article covers the key information. You could (note, could) .....

I have written extensively about the new European Union regulations on credit card interchange fees which came .....

18 Dec 201518 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

I must admit, I was pretty surprised when I read this Flyertalk thread, but it seems that it is correct.  You still receive 1,000 BMI Diamond Club miles – instantly – when you sign up .....

I must admit, I was pretty surprised when I read this Flyertalk thread, but it seems that it is correct.  .....

16 Aug 201216 August 2012 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Whilst I was away last week, the Irish Government finally agreed to sell its stake in Aer Lingus to the parent company of British Airways, IAG. The only obstacle to a deal is now Ryanair which holds a .....

Whilst I was away last week, the Irish Government finally agreed to sell its stake in Aer Lingus to the parent .....

4 Jun 20154 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

The on / off takeover of Aer Lingus by International Airlines Group, the Iberia and British Airways holding company, is still in the balance. The Irish Government, with its 25% shareholding in Aer .....

The on / off takeover of Aer Lingus by International Airlines Group, the Iberia and British Airways holding .....

4 Mar 20154 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

I dropped in an extra article during the day yesterday to cover the relaunch of the Travelex Supercard.  You can download the free app here. If you read that article, some of this piece will sound .....

I dropped in an extra article during the day yesterday to cover the relaunch of the Travelex Supercard.  You .....

15 Jun 201615 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

Well, that is another one I can delete from my Award Wallet home page.  Yesterday I managed to empty out my East Coast Rewards account. I had 956 points remaining, with a big chunk due to expire in .....

Well, that is another one I can delete from my Award Wallet home page.  Yesterday I managed to empty out my .....

20 May 201520 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

American Airlines has tripled the sign-up bonus on its UK credit cards from 5,000 miles to 15,000 miles.  This is the same offer which ran twice earlier this year. Whilst a far cry from the amazing .....

American Airlines has tripled the sign-up bonus on its UK credit cards from 5,000 miles to 15,000 miles. .....

20 Nov 201520 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Unless you only read Head for Points via email, you presumably saw my extra article yesterday about the decision of American Express to stop working with Curve card. I won’t go back into how .....

Unless you only read Head for Points via email, you presumably saw my extra article yesterday about the .....

25 May 201625 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 239 comments

Don’t forget that tomorrow Mastercard is repeating its promotion which will get you free travel to work and back if you live or work in London Mastercard has announced that this Friday is again .....

Don’t forget that tomorrow Mastercard is repeating its promotion which will get you free travel to work .....

27 Nov 201427 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

American Express has, literally, just launched a very generous new promotion in association with amazon.co.uk. Only 8,000 Amex cards can be registered for this offer. The regular readers of Head for .....

American Express has, literally, just launched a very generous new promotion in association with amazon.co.uk. .....

21 May 201521 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 149 comments

When I ran a reader survey a couple of years ago on which hotel chains you used, Best Western performed surprisingly strongly.  It is worth knowing about Best Western Rewards, especially as they have .....

When I ran a reader survey a couple of years ago on which hotel chains you used, Best Western performed .....

19 Feb 201719 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

American Airlines has tripled the sign-up bonus on its UK credit cards from 5,000 miles to 15,000 miles.  This is the same offer which ran twice during 2014. Whilst a far cry from the amazing 35,000 .....

American Airlines has tripled the sign-up bonus on its UK credit cards from 5,000 miles to 15,000 miles. .....

28 Jun 201528 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments