I spent last Monday in a shed in Crawley.  This is not my normal Monday routine, but when the shed is the headquarters of Virgin Atlantic it becomes more interesting. I had been invited to tag along .....

I spent last Monday in a shed in Crawley.  This is not my normal Monday routine, but when the shed is the .....

30 Sep 201530 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards.  The offer is as good as it ever gets on these cards. Full details can be found here on the Emirates website.  .....

MBNA has brought back a special sign-up promotion for its two Emirates credit cards.  The offer is as good as .....

30 Sep 201530 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Iberia Plus, the Iberia frequent flyer scheme which also uses Avios as its reward currency, has extended its current ‘ buy Avios’ bonus by a week.  The offer now closes on October 4th. .....

Iberia Plus, the Iberia frequent flyer scheme which also uses Avios as its reward currency, has extended its .....

30 Sep 201530 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Head for Points offers a specialist travel booking service for luxury hotels.  We can get you better deals than you can achieve by booking direct. The luxury hotel companies (Four Seasons, Mandarin .....

Head for Points offers a specialist travel booking service for luxury hotels.  We can get you better deals .....

30 Sep 201530 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

The received wisdom, prior to the April 28th Avios devaluation, was that the British Airways Premium Plus American Express 2-4-1 voucher was the best thing since sliced bread whilst the Lloyds .....

The received wisdom, prior to the April 28th Avios devaluation, was that the British Airways Premium Plus .....

29 Sep 201529 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

I had the dubious benefit of visiting Gatwick Airport on both Monday – to visit Virgin – and Tuesday – to visit No 1 Traveller – last week.  Having spent a substantial chunk .....

I had the dubious benefit of visiting Gatwick Airport on both Monday – to visit Virgin – and .....

29 Sep 201529 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

News in brief: Registration open for Starwood’s ‘Stay For More’ promotion You can now register for the latest Starwood Preferred Guest, the Westin / Sheraton / Le Meridien / Aloft .....

News in brief: Registration open for Starwood’s ‘Stay For More’ promotion You can now .....

29 Sep 201529 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Until IHG Rewards Club revised its reward chart earlier this year, there was one stand-out bargain in London – the Holiday Inn Wembley. For 10,000 IHG points per night, it was a great deal. .....

Until IHG Rewards Club revised its reward chart earlier this year, there was one stand-out bargain in London .....

28 Sep 201528 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Hilton @Play is the Hilton HHonors equivalent of Starwood’s SPG Moments scheme, allowing you to redeem your points for ‘once in a lifetime’ experiences rather than more hotel stays. .....

Hilton @Play is the Hilton HHonors equivalent of Starwood’s SPG Moments scheme, allowing you to redeem .....

28 Sep 201528 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

I wanted to remind everyone that the very generous Avios promotion being run by hotel booking group Kaligo.com ends on Wednesday 30th September. It is a very good deal. There are two separate .....

I wanted to remind everyone that the very generous Avios promotion being run by hotel booking .....

28 Sep 201528 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Today is your last chance to enter our fantastic competition in association with Air New Zealand. One lucky Head for Points reader will win their choice of 1, 2 or 3 seats to Los Angeles, flying on .....

Today is your last chance to enter our fantastic competition in association with Air New Zealand. One lucky .....

27 Sep 201527 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

News in brief: Get 15% off Iberia flights for 48 hours Iberia, BA’s sister airline, is offering 15% off all Iberia flights from the UK. This deal is only available for 48 hours, today and .....

News in brief: Get 15% off Iberia flights for 48 hours Iberia, BA’s sister airline, is offering 15% off .....

27 Sep 201527 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

easyJet dropped me a line with its revised cancellation and change policies which went into effect on Wednesday. These policies are not all new but are worth highlighting because, in general, they are .....

easyJet dropped me a line with its revised cancellation and change policies which went into effect on .....

27 Sep 201527 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Tesco Direct has launched two new toy-related bonuses which could lead to a decent boost to your Avios collection if you are willing to stock up early for Christmas! LEGO The first up is another LEGO .....

Tesco Direct has launched two new toy-related bonuses which could lead to a decent boost to your Avios .....

26 Sep 201526 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments