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REMINDER: Win £500 of hotel stays with HfP and HotelTonight

Here is a reminder of the competition we are running all this week – until Sunday – in association with hotel booking app HotelTonight to promote their current ‘£30 off your first .....

Here is a reminder of the competition we are running all this week – until Sunday – in association .....

by Rob Burgess3 comments

Beat the tube strike! – a quick reminder of our taxi sign-up codes

If the tube strike is going to leave you stranded tonight and tomorrow, you may want to give one of the app based cab services a go. Let’s be frank – your chance of getting a ride is not .....

If the tube strike is going to leave you stranded tonight and tomorrow, you may want to give one of the app .....

by Rob Burgess10 comments

$10 of free credit for every HfP reader from LoungeBuddy

With Summer holiday flights approaching, I thought it was worth reminding readers of the free $10 sign-up credit that HfP readers get with airport lounge app LoungeBuddy. LoungeBuddy is .....

With Summer holiday flights approaching, I thought it was worth reminding readers of the free $10 .....

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Earn Avios with Travelex at Heathrow – but it is a really bad idea

At the end of May, Moneycorp – the British Airways bureau de change partner – lost its offices at Heathrow.  Travelex took over, making it the de factor monopoly currency provider. A few .....

At the end of May, Moneycorp – the British Airways bureau de change partner – lost its offices at .....

by Rob Burgess9 comments

Win £500 of hotel stays with HfP and HotelTonight

All this week, Head for Points is running an exciting competition in association with hotel booking app HotelTonight to promote their current ‘£30 off your first UK booking’ promotion. We .....

All this week, Head for Points is running an exciting competition in association with hotel booking app .....

by Rob Burgess32 comments

LAUNCHING MONDAY – Win £500 of free hotel stays with HotelTonight

Here is your advance warning that, next week, Head for Points will be running an exciting competition in association with ‘late booking’ hotel app HotelTonight to promote their .....

Here is your advance warning that, next week, Head for Points will be running an exciting .....

by Rob Burgess12 comments

Important dates for your diary (July ’15)

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

by Rob Burgess13 comments

TODAY ONLY: Win £200 of chauffeur drive credit with Blacklane

Following the success of our previous chauffeur drive competition, and thanks to global professional driver service Blacklane, I am running another special giveaway today which will last for just 18 .....

Following the success of our previous chauffeur drive competition, and thanks to global professional driver .....

by Rob Burgess20 comments

How to use your Starbucks card for free foreign currency conversions

Reader Richard gave me a prompt yesterday to write about something which I knew worked but which had somehow fallen through the cracks and never got covered on Head for Points before. If you have a .....

Reader Richard gave me a prompt yesterday to write about something which I knew worked but which had somehow .....

by Rob Burgess50 comments

Heathrow Terminal 1 closes for good next Monday

At 9.15pm next Monday, a British Airways flight will depart for Hannover.  This will be the final flight to depart from Heathrow Terminal 1 after 47 years. Avios redemption seats are still .....

At 9.15pm next Monday, a British Airways flight will depart for Hannover.  This will be the final flight to .....

by Rob Burgess8 comments

Get a free Norwegian long-haul flight if you take 12 short-haul flights

Low cost airline Norwegian has launched an interesting offer – but not necessarily one you would want to volunteer yourself for. If you take 12 return flights with Norwegian (short haul) between .....

Low cost airline Norwegian has launched an interesting offer – but not necessarily one you would want to .....

by Rob Burgess3 comments

Piccadilly Line to run 24 hours to Heathrow at weekends from September

Transport for London confirmed the new ‘night tube’ operation yesterday with services starting on September 12th. From that date, the underground will operate all night on Friday and .....

Transport for London confirmed the new ‘night tube’ operation yesterday with services starting on .....

by Rob Burgess21 comments