News in brief: Get 50% off when you buy Hilton Honors points Hilton Honors is currently offering a 50% discount when you buy 5,000+ points – see this page and click through.  A 50% discount is .....

News in brief: Get 50% off when you buy Hilton Honors points Hilton Honors is currently offering a 50% .....

12 Sep 201712 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

News in brief: Many decent offers closing today, 31st March We’ll be running our fortnightly ‘offers closing soon’ article over the weekend.  There are a slug of good deals which .....

News in brief: Many decent offers closing today, 31st March We’ll be running our fortnightly .....

31 Mar 201731 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

One reason that ‘old timers’ in this hobby may have a more positive attitude to the constant changes to programmes is that they are getting a better deal than you!  It is not uncommon for .....

One reason that ‘old timers’ in this hobby may have a more positive attitude to the constant .....

30 Mar 201630 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

News in brief: The BA Diamond Club discount is back Well, here’s a surprise.  At the end of May, the 10% discount on British Airways flights offered to holders of the old bmi British Midland .....

News in brief: The BA Diamond Club discount is back Well, here’s a surprise.  At the end of May, the .....

11 Jul 201611 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

One of the benefits of the Tesco Premium Credit Card is a £50 discount on a British Airways Club Europe flight for new cardholders. This is valid for up to nine people and so is theoretically worth .....

One of the benefits of the Tesco Premium Credit Card is a £50 discount on a British Airways Club Europe .....

5 Dec 20165 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

It’s hard to believe, but for anyone unlucky enough to live in Australia or New Zealand (not that there is anything unlucky per se about that!) and a member of bmi Diamond Club, their miles have .....

It’s hard to believe, but for anyone unlucky enough to live in Australia or New Zealand (not that there .....

11 Aug 201311 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

News in brief: 10% Diamond Club discount for British Airways flights ends If you have one of the old bmi Diamond Club credit cards, you probably remember receiving a letter in March 2015 telling you .....

News in brief: 10% Diamond Club discount for British Airways flights ends If you have one of the old bmi .....

14 Jun 201614 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

Back in June 2016, Tesco launched the Tesco Premium Credit Card. You can check out the details here.  The representative APR is 56.5% variable, including the £150 fee, assuming a £1200 credit .....

Back in June 2016, Tesco launched the Tesco Premium Credit Card. You can check out the details here.  The .....

21 Jun 201721 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

HSBC, as I have mentioned a couple of times on Head for Points in the past, has been planning to bring its World Elite Mastercard product to the UK for some time.  Recent changes to the terms and .....

HSBC, as I have mentioned a couple of times on Head for Points in the past, has been planning to bring its .....

19 May 201619 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

If you hold one of the old BMI credit cards, you probably had a text message recently telling you that MBNA was writing to you with details of enhanced benefits on the cards. You probably thought that .....

If you hold one of the old BMI credit cards, you probably had a text message recently telling you that MBNA .....

15 May 201315 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Back in June, Tesco launched the Tesco Premium Credit Card. You can check out the details here.  The representative APR is 56.5% variable, including the fee, assuming a £1200 credit limit. I was, .....

Back in June, Tesco launched the Tesco Premium Credit Card. You can check out the details here.  The .....

15 Oct 201615 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

News in brief: Hilton HHonors launches a UK-only competition Reader Alan helpfully pointed me in the direction of this competition which Hilton is running exclusively for Hilton HHonors members in the .....

News in brief: Hilton HHonors launches a UK-only competition Reader Alan helpfully pointed me in the direction .....

16 May 201516 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

On Tuesday, the acquisition of Fairmont, Swissotel and Raffles hotels by French group Accor legally completed. It beat the legal completion of the Starwood / Marriott merger by a few days – .....

On Tuesday, the acquisition of Fairmont, Swissotel and Raffles hotels by French group Accor legally .....

14 Jul 201614 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

I posted last weekend that MBNA had pulled the application forms for the bmi credit cards with no warning.  This meant the end of the most generous sign-up bonus on offer from any UK loyalty card. I .....

I posted last weekend that MBNA had pulled the application forms for the bmi credit cards with no warning.  .....

4 Nov 20124 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments