As part of the campaign to save train loyalty scheme East Coast Rewards (a campaign which was partially successful, to the extent that Virgin East Coast ended up making a generous conversion deal), a .....

As part of the campaign to save train loyalty scheme East Coast Rewards (a campaign which was partially .....

8 Mar 20158 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

For those people lucky enough to still have the old bmi British Midland credit cards issued by MBNA, some unwelcome news dropped through the letterbox yesterday. Not for everyone, just for some. There .....

For those people lucky enough to still have the old bmi British Midland credit cards issued by MBNA, some .....

7 Mar 20157 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

I covered the major changes to the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at small businesses, two weeks ago. Whilst BA is making sure that the value of your existing points is protected (which is .....

I covered the major changes to the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at small businesses, two weeks .....

6 Mar 20156 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

When I wrote about the opening of the Plaza Premium arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2, I mentioned that the Plaza Premium CEO publicly stated that he was in discussions with Heathrow about .....

When I wrote about the opening of the Plaza Premium arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2, I mentioned that .....

3 Mar 20153 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Budget hotel group Premier Inn has, with immediate effect, implemented a ‘free wi-fi for all’ policy in all of its hotels.  This replaces the previous policy of only offering 30 minutes .....

Budget hotel group Premier Inn has, with immediate effect, implemented a ‘free wi-fi for all’ .....

1 Mar 20151 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Here is the latest edition of our new fortnightly Saturday feature which summarises offers which are ending soon. Saturday 28 February (TODAY!) Win 15,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points between 2pm .....

Here is the latest edition of our new fortnightly Saturday feature which summarises offers which are ending .....

28 Feb 201528 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

It seems that some of the pressure put on Virgin East Coast to save East Coast Rewards has paid off.  Virgin is not keeping East Coast Rewards, of course, but the transition is better than originally .....

It seems that some of the pressure put on Virgin East Coast to save East Coast Rewards has paid off.  Virgin .....

26 Feb 201526 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Thanks to premium lounge operator No.1 Traveller, I am running a giveaway today which will last for just 18 hours. Between now and midnight, you can win two Champagne Experience gift vouchers to any .....

Thanks to premium lounge operator No.1 Traveller, I am running a giveaway today which will last for just 18 .....

25 Feb 201525 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

There are plenty of Head for Points readers currently chasing a spending target on their American Express card.  Why?  Because they want to trigger a lucrative sign-up bonus in order to book a .....

There are plenty of Head for Points readers currently chasing a spending target on their American Express .....

23 Feb 201523 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all. The scheme has been around for a while and offers a number of benefits: Free seat selection .....

easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all. The .....

22 Feb 201522 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

A little surprisingly, to put it mildly, Head for Points has just hit 1 million ‘unique visitors’ for the past 365 days: (The little dip last August is when I accidentally deleted the .....

A little surprisingly, to put it mildly, Head for Points has just hit 1 million ‘unique .....

18 Feb 201518 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Here is the 3rd edition of our new fortnightly Saturday feature which summarises offers which are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our offer and regular article pages. .....

Here is the 3rd edition of our new fortnightly Saturday feature which summarises offers which are ending soon. .....

14 Feb 201514 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

GetTaxi, the app which allows you to order a black cab directly from your iOS or Android phone, announced yesterday that it has launched in six new cities. As well as London, you can now use them in: .....

GetTaxi, the app which allows you to order a black cab directly from your iOS or Android phone, announced .....

13 Feb 201513 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

American Express has teamed up with No 1 Traveller to offer a special discount code on airport lounge access.  The deal is valid at Heathrow Terminal 3, Gatwick North, Gatwick South, Edinburgh and .....

American Express has teamed up with No 1 Traveller to offer a special discount code on airport lounge .....

10 Feb 201510 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments