News in brief: How to avoid the Virgin Atlantic credit card fee but still earn double miles One of the benefits of the Virgin Flying Club credit cards is double credit card miles when you purchase .....

News in brief: How to avoid the Virgin Atlantic credit card fee but still earn double miles One of the .....

25 Jan 201625 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

News in brief: Emails arrive for the Tesco / BA 20% conversion bonus The mythical emails regarding the new 20% conversion bonus of Tesco Clubcard points to British Airways Executive Club finally .....

News in brief: Emails arrive for the Tesco / BA 20% conversion bonus The mythical emails regarding the new 20% .....

10 Nov 201510 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

News in brief: British Airways launches three new European routes British Airways has announced three new routes for next Summer: Biarritz (photo of Hotel du Palais below) – twice weekly from .....

News in brief: British Airways launches three new European routes British Airways has announced three new .....

21 Oct 201521 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

For just two days, until October 3rd, hotel booking site Rocketmiles is offering 3,000 bonus airline miles with any hotel booking. The only rule is that you must not have used their service before. .....

For just two days, until October 3rd, hotel booking site Rocketmiles is offering 3,000 bonus airline miles .....

2 Oct 20152 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

News in brief: Interesting Hilton Terminal 5 deal Amazon Local is currently selling a good package for the Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 5.  Note that this hotel is NOT connected to Terminal 5 and .....

News in brief: Interesting Hilton Terminal 5 deal Amazon Local is currently selling a good package for the .....

9 Jul 20159 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: More ideas if having trouble using Combine My Avios with Iberia Plus I wrote an article last year on how to do ‘Combine My Avios’ from an Iberia Plus account.  Reader .....

News in brief: More ideas if having trouble using Combine My Avios with Iberia Plus I wrote an article last .....

6 Jul 20156 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

News in brief: 10% discount on Etihad flights for Amex cardholders Etihad is offering a 10% discount on flights in all classes to American Express cardholders.   You need to book via this special .....

News in brief: 10% discount on Etihad flights for Amex cardholders Etihad is offering a 10% discount on .....

25 Jun 201525 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Here is some news in brief that accumulated whilst I was running around Stockholm (SAS), Toulouse (Airbus) and Heathrow this week – which accounts for the slightly disjointed flow of articles .....

Here is some news in brief that accumulated whilst I was running around Stockholm (SAS), Toulouse (Airbus) and .....

15 May 201515 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

This page contains links to the ‘buy miles’ or ‘buy points’ sections of the major airline and hotel schemes. Click on the link to be taken directly to the ‘buy’ .....

This page contains links to the ‘buy miles’ or ‘buy points’ sections of the major .....

30 Apr 201530 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

News in brief: KLM launches more business class deals Dutch airline KLM may be feeling the heat from the aggressive business class fare deals that Qatar Airways has been running from the UK, with .....

News in brief: KLM launches more business class deals Dutch airline KLM may be feeling the heat from the .....

25 Mar 201525 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: 1,500 bonus Avios with a flight booking on iberia.com Until next Tuesday 17th March, you will 1,500 bonus Avios in Iberia Plus when you book a cash flight on iberia.com.  This is not .....

News in brief: 1,500 bonus Avios with a flight booking on iberia.com Until next Tuesday 17th March, you will .....

13 Mar 201513 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM scheme, has launched a new partnership based around completing online market research surveys. We have been here before, of course, with e-rewards. You can earn 750 .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM scheme, has launched a new partnership based around completing online market .....

2 Mar 20152 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

News in brief: £10 sign-up code for minicab app Kabbee – exclusive to Head for Points I wrote about Kabbee a few days ago.  Kabbee works with 70 individual minicab firms across London, giving .....

News in brief: £10 sign-up code for minicab app Kabbee – exclusive to Head for Points I wrote about .....

23 Jan 201523 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

The current IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) promotion is called ‘Set Your Sights’.  I wrote a full explanation here. It runs until 30th April and .....

The current IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) promotion is called ‘Set .....

21 Jan 201521 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments