This is our review of the Heathrow Rewards loyalty programme. Is it worth joining Heathrow Rewards?  What are Heathrow Rewards points worth?  How can you transfer them to Avios or other programmes? .....

This is our review of the Heathrow Rewards loyalty programme. Is it worth joining Heathrow Rewards?  What are .....

1 Nov 20211 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion. This can earn you 5,500+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from just one night. .....

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion. This can .....

25 Oct 202125 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

It is, not surprisingly, quite a while since we have seen a sign-up bonus for the Heathrow Rewards loyalty scheme. British Airways is now offering a promo code for signing up. Whilst it is an BA code, .....

It is, not surprisingly, quite a while since we have seen a sign-up bonus for the Heathrow Rewards loyalty .....

16 Oct 202116 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Back in 2015, Emirates Skywards joined Heathrow Rewards as a transfer partner.  This wasn’t hugely surprising, as Heathrow Rewards was building up its airline partnerships at the time. .....

Back in 2015, Emirates Skywards joined Heathrow Rewards as a transfer partner.  This wasn’t .....

14 Oct 202114 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that transferable, or convertible, points are better than non-transferable points. The best way to explain this is via American Express Membership .....

One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that transferable, or convertible, points are better than .....

9 Jul 20219 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

The Heathrow Rewards website had been down for a few weeks with no way for members to access their account. Last week, a slightly cryptic email was sent to members which implied that a data breach had .....

The Heathrow Rewards website had been down for a few weeks with no way for members to access their account. .....

1 Jul 20211 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

For much of 2020 and Q1 of 2021, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,500+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other .....

For much of 2020 and Q1 of 2021, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first .....

15 Mar 202115 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

For much of 2020, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,000+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from .....

For much of 2020, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ .....

22 Dec 202022 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Here is one of those odd little quirks that few people know about. It may be that you have a small number of Lufthansa Miles & More miles languishing.  Unlike British Airways, there is very .....

Here is one of those odd little quirks that few people know about. It may be that you have a small number of .....

1 Nov 20201 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points.  There is a psychological desire to move, say, your Tesco Clubcard points to Avios as soon as you receive them, .....

A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points.  There is a .....

27 Oct 202027 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles is currently running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,000+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from just one night. .....

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles is currently running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can .....

28 Sep 202028 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for the shops and car parks at London Heathrow, has a little known ‘Premium’ tier.  Due to an unplanned spending spree by my wife on the way to Jersey .....

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for the shops and car parks at London Heathrow, has a little known .....

3 Aug 20203 August 2020 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,000+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from just one night. .....

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can .....

11 Jun 202011 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

News in brief: BBC Radio story on the British Airways redundancies BBC Radio did a well-informed piece yesterday on the current state of aviation, including the British Airways redundancies and issues .....

News in brief: BBC Radio story on the British Airways redundancies BBC Radio did a well-informed piece .....

2 Jun 20202 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments