Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

23 Dec 201823 December 2018 by Anika Burnett • 25 comments

This is my review of The Ritz-Carlton Al Hamra Beach hotel resort in Ras Al Khaimah. Long term readers may remember that I visited The Ritz-Carlton’s desert resort in Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi, .....

This is my review of The Ritz-Carlton Al Hamra Beach hotel resort in Ras Al Khaimah. Long term readers may .....

29 Oct 201829 October 2018 by Rob Burgess

flybmi (not to be confused with Flybe) went into administration on Saturday evening. All flights were cancelled with immediate effect. This is the official statement published on their website: .....

flybmi (not to be confused with Flybe) went into administration on Saturday evening. All flights were .....

16 Feb 201916 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

Russian airline Aeroflot is closing its London Gatwick service, launched in 2016. From the start of the Summer timetable on 25th March, it will add a 5th daily Heathrow frequency instead, departing at .....

Russian airline Aeroflot is closing its London Gatwick service, launched in 2016. From the start of the Summer .....

21 Jan 201821 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

British Airways is halving the number of flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from 20 per week to just 10 from the end of February. The airline has said that this is down to “matching flights to .....

British Airways is halving the number of flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from 20 per week to just 10 from .....

27 Jan 201827 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

If you have the MBNA-issued Virgin Atlantic White or Black credit cards, you should have received a letter yesterday telling you what I predicted was going to happen – that the cards are closing .....

If you have the MBNA-issued Virgin Atlantic White or Black credit cards, you should have received a letter .....

9 May 20189 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 180 comments

As it is a Bank Holiday weekend, news is thin and time is plentiful, I thought it was worth highlighting a few competitions currently running which have the potential to be rewarding: Win daily prizes .....

As it is a Bank Holiday weekend, news is thin and time is plentiful, I thought it was worth highlighting a few .....

27 Aug 201627 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

It is rare that I base a Head for Points article around a response to an article published elsewhere, but a piece last week by Ravindra Bhagwanani, the CEO of Global Flight, was both interesting and .....

It is rare that I base a Head for Points article around a response to an article published elsewhere, but a .....

13 Aug 201813 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

For those people lucky enough to still have the old bmi British Midland credit cards issued by MBNA, some unwelcome news dropped through the letterbox yesterday. Not for everyone, just for some. There .....

For those people lucky enough to still have the old bmi British Midland credit cards issued by MBNA, some .....

7 Mar 20157 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

News in brief: British Airways Club World US deals from Leeds Bradford BA is currently selling some interesting Club World fares from Leeds Bradford.   You can fly to Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia .....

News in brief: British Airways Club World US deals from Leeds Bradford BA is currently selling some .....

29 Sep 201729 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

News in brief: More British Airways strikes announced The UNITE union has announced another batch of ‘mixed fleet’ cabin crew strike dates.  This covers 16th August to 30th August, which .....

News in brief: More British Airways strikes announced The UNITE union has announced another batch of .....

5 Aug 20175 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

Virgin Flying Club launched a new partnership with chauffeur firm myDriver in April. I didn’t mention it then but a reader recently gave me a nudge and – because of the decent earning rate .....

Virgin Flying Club launched a new partnership with chauffeur firm myDriver in April. I didn’t mention it .....

13 Sep 201613 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

This is my review of MBNA’s new Horizon Visa credit card. Yesterday I wrote about how MBNA has pulled the plug on the UK Etihad Guest credit card from 27th July.  This is also now confirmed as .....

This is my review of MBNA’s new Horizon Visa credit card. Yesterday I wrote about how MBNA has pulled .....

31 May 201831 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 158 comments

A couple of weeks ago I attended a conference on loyalty fraud in Brighton, where representatives of various loyalty programmes and tech companies got together to discuss issues currently facing the .....

A couple of weeks ago I attended a conference on loyalty fraud in Brighton, where representatives of various .....

21 Nov 201721 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 103 comments