News in brief: Rolling Luggage Avios earning change Last week Rolling Luggage and Avios launched their new partnership with a generous Avios earning rate. The earning rate was: 5 Avios per £1 spent .....

News in brief: Rolling Luggage Avios earning change Last week Rolling Luggage and Avios launched their new .....

13 Sep 201713 September 2017 by Anika Burnett • 88 comments

News in brief: BA Holidays Avios bonus being halved British Airways has – very quietly – announced a cut to the Avios earned when booking via BA Holidays. Currently the earning rate is 2 .....

News in brief: BA Holidays Avios bonus being halved British Airways has – very quietly – .....

9 Sep 20179 September 2017 by Anika Burnett • 49 comments

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. This facility is mentioned on .....

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....

27 Aug 201727 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

A complex merry-go-round of corporate activity was announced last night which will lead to …. well, it isn’t fully clear. You can find full details on the Virgin Atlantic website here. In .....

A complex merry-go-round of corporate activity was announced last night which will lead to …. well, it .....

28 Jul 201728 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

News in brief: Virgin West Coast sale now on Virgin Trains has been running a special sale this week which continues until Tuesday. Here are the headline fares: Birmingham to London one way from only .....

News in brief: Virgin West Coast sale now on Virgin Trains has been running a special sale this week which .....

9 Jul 20179 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

News in brief: The future of the Boeing 747-8i Today I will be flying a Boeing 747-8i via Lufthansa for the first and possibly last time, on my way to New York. The 747-8i – a stretched version .....

News in brief: The future of the Boeing 747-8i Today I will be flying a Boeing 747-8i via Lufthansa for the .....

13 Jun 201713 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

News in brief: Tweak to the Avios / Caffe Nero in-store cashback deal As we wrote back in December, you can now earn Avios when you buy coffee or a snack at Caffe Nero. This is an in-store cashback .....

News in brief: Tweak to the Avios / Caffe Nero in-store cashback deal As we wrote back in December, you can .....

3 May 20173 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

News in brief: TAP launches flights from London City In a surprising move, Portuguese national carrier TAP has announced a new service from London City Airport to Lisbon.   One possible reason I saw .....

News in brief: TAP launches flights from London City In a surprising move, Portuguese national carrier TAP has .....

20 Apr 201720 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 123 comments

News in brief: Buy yourself access to Etihad’s airport lounges Following rival Emirates which opened up its facilities to paying passengers earlier this year, Etihad has decided to let .....

News in brief: Buy yourself access to Etihad’s airport lounges Following rival Emirates which opened .....

25 Mar 201725 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 7 comments

News in brief: Flying Blue improves its mileage expiry policy (a bit) Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM programme, is popular with a lot of Head for Points readers outside London.  Flying to .....

News in brief: Flying Blue improves its mileage expiry policy (a bit) Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM .....

18 Mar 201718 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

A few weeks ago a reader (thank you) sent me an email to ask “Do you know that Instamiles has added Avios and Virgin Flying Club as partners?“. I didn’t, because I had never heard of .....

A few weeks ago a reader (thank you) sent me an email to ask “Do you know that Instamiles has added .....

15 Mar 201715 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

News in brief: Last day for new Tesco Direct LEGO deal This is quick reminder that – until midnight tonight (Monday) – Tesco Direct is giving you 1,000 bonus Clubcard points (worth 2,400 .....

News in brief: Last day for new Tesco Direct LEGO deal This is quick reminder that – until midnight .....

6 Mar 20176 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

News in brief: Last day to get 2,400 Avios with £50 of toys Today, Sunday, is the last day to take advantage of the Tesco Direct offer of 1,000 Clubcard points when spending £50 on Nerf, My .....

News in brief: Last day to get 2,400 Avios with £50 of toys Today, Sunday, is the last day to take advantage .....

26 Feb 201726 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

News in brief: 40% bonus when you buy Hyatt Gold Passport points The new ‘World of Hyatt’ loyalty programme is gearing up to launch and this might be the last mention of Hyatt Gold .....

News in brief: 40% bonus when you buy Hyatt Gold Passport points The new ‘World of Hyatt’ loyalty .....

13 Feb 201713 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments