Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, is repeating the offer it ran last May to get a Priority Pass for half price. Priority Pass is a network of 700 airport .....

Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, is repeating the offer it ran .....

12 Jan 201512 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Here is one of those odd little facts which may have passed you by.  I was reminded of it when writing my article on the Thistle Hotels ‘Signature’ loyalty scheme on Wednesday. The .....

Here is one of those odd little facts which may have passed you by.  I was reminded of it when writing my .....

10 Jan 201510 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Don’t forget that midnight tonight is the closing time for our fantastic competition in association with hotel booking website Kaligo. One lucky Head for Points reader is going to win 100,000 .....

Don’t forget that midnight tonight is the closing time for our fantastic competition in association with .....

9 Jan 20159 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

On New Years Day I ran an open forum where you could post suggestions for ways of improving Head for Points.  I am grateful to everyone who took the time to comment or send me an email, .....

On New Years Day I ran an open forum where you could post suggestions for ways of improving Head for .....

9 Jan 20159 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

I don’t write about Thistle Hotels much on Head for Points.  They did have an American Express cashback offer last year which I covered, and one HfP reader contacted me afterwards to say how .....

I don’t write about Thistle Hotels much on Head for Points.  They did have an American Express cashback .....

8 Jan 20158 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

This is my review of the Post Office Money Platinum credit card. Link to apply: The Post Office Money Platinum credit card application page Key facts:  No annual fee, representative APR 17.8% .....

This is my review of the Post Office Money Platinum credit card. Link to apply: The Post Office Money .....

6 Jan 20156 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

It came down to the wire, but the UAE newspaper The National reported on December 30th that Dubai International Airport was on course to overtake Heathrow for the first time to become the .....

It came down to the wire, but the UAE newspaper The National reported on December 30th that Dubai .....

2 Jan 20152 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Here is something a bit different for New Year’s Day – hopefully you may have 20 minutes spare today to enjoy it. If you’ve never seen “Frequent Flyer – The Video”, .....

Here is something a bit different for New Year’s Day – hopefully you may have 20 minutes spare .....

1 Jan 20151 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

On January 1st last year I ran an ‘open forum’ where I opened up the comments to ideas on tweaking the site.  It worked well so I thought I would try it again. I have continued to change .....

On January 1st last year I ran an ‘open forum’ where I opened up the comments to ideas on tweaking .....

1 Jan 20151 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 218 comments

Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for Shell garages in the UK. Joining is simple – pick up a card at a Shell station when filling up and register it online. You earn 50 Avios just for .....

Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for Shell garages in the UK. Joining is simple – pick up a card .....

31 Dec 201431 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Business Traveller magazine is once again running its annual online charity auction. This year the cause is The Prince’s Trust. They have put together a huge list of items, from flights to .....

Business Traveller magazine is once again running its annual online charity auction. This year the cause is .....

30 Dec 201430 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Happy Christmas to you and your family. I hope you enjoy a well deserved break, wherever in the world you are. (Do please post below if your travels have taken you anywhere exciting this Christmas.) .....

Happy Christmas to you and your family. I hope you enjoy a well deserved break, wherever in the world you are. .....

25 Dec 201425 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Today and tomorrow, I am giving two Head for Points readers $100 of free UK airport lounge access with LoungeBuddy.  This will be enough to get 2-3 people into a lounge at one of the 19 participating .....

Today and tomorrow, I am giving two Head for Points readers $100 of free UK airport lounge access with .....

22 Dec 201422 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

This is my review of the Hotel Amigo in Brussels, run by Rocco Forte Hotels, where we spent an eventful couple of days last weekend. It has been impressive to watch how Rocco Forte has built up his .....

This is my review of the Hotel Amigo in Brussels, run by Rocco Forte Hotels, where we spent an eventful .....

22 Dec 201422 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments