A few years ago, Google bought ITA.  ITA is the most comprehensive airline pricing and routing database available, able to run substantially more complex searches across multiple dates, routes and .....

A few years ago, Google bought ITA.  ITA is the most comprehensive airline pricing and routing database .....

26 Sep 201426 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Tune Hotels is a group of low-cost hotels founded by Tony Fernandes, who also founded budget airline AirAsia and is possibly best known in the UK as owner of Queens Park Rangers football club. Tune is .....

Tune Hotels is a group of low-cost hotels founded by Tony Fernandes, who also founded budget airline AirAsia .....

25 Sep 201425 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

I arrived at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas at 5.30pm last Thursday, or 1.30am in the morning UK time.  My destination was the Mandalay Bay hotel which is the first property on the Las Vegas .....

I arrived at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas at 5.30pm last Thursday, or 1.30am in the morning UK time.  My .....

24 Sep 201424 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

The London office of the Hong Kong Tourism Board got in touch to point me towards a decent competition they are running on Facebook at the moment. What I liked about this competition is that it is .....

The London office of the Hong Kong Tourism Board got in touch to point me towards a decent competition they .....

21 Sep 201421 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I haven’t mentioned Shell Drivers Club on Head for Points for a while, so I thought it was worth doing a quick recap.  Their new competition is a good enough excuse. Shell Drivers Club is the .....

I haven’t mentioned Shell Drivers Club on Head for Points for a while, so I thought it was worth doing a .....

19 Sep 201419 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

To promote its move to Terminal 2 at Heathrow, Air Canada is offering a 10% discount on all flights from Heathrow to Canada. You need to book by September 30th. The valid travel dates are October 1st .....

To promote its move to Terminal 2 at Heathrow, Air Canada is offering a 10% discount on all flights from .....

18 Sep 201418 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is my review of the Plaza Premium lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. All of the Plaza .....

This is my review of the Plaza Premium lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2. This is part of our series of .....

17 Sep 201417 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

avios.com has a new partner – market research group ‘Rewards For Thoughts‘.  They are offering a generous 600 Avios points just for signing up. Note that this is an avios.com and .....

avios.com has a new partner – market research group ‘Rewards For Thoughts‘.  They are .....

12 Sep 201412 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

RedSpottedHanky, the online train booking website, has launched a ‘Fantasy Golf’ game on its website.  To celebrate the Ryder Cup, which tees off on September 26th, you can win a Samsung .....

RedSpottedHanky, the online train booking website, has launched a ‘Fantasy Golf’ game on its .....

9 Sep 20149 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Heathrow Express has extended the ‘free First Class upgrade’ promotion for British Airways Executive Club members until the end of September.  It was meant to finish at the end of August. .....

Heathrow Express has extended the ‘free First Class upgrade’ promotion for British Airways .....

9 Sep 20149 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Regular readers will know that I have given some coverage to budget airline Norwegian and its attempts to launch low-cost economy services from London Gatwick to the USA. My last article is here, .....

Regular readers will know that I have given some coverage to budget airline Norwegian and its attempts to .....

6 Sep 20146 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Avios.com has launched an ‘up to 50% off hotels’ sale.  You need to book by September 14th but you can stay at any point up to the end of the year. The avios.com page you need is here. .....

Avios.com has launched an ‘up to 50% off hotels’ sale.  You need to book by September 14th but .....

4 Sep 20144 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

I first wrote about this last month, but here is a quick reminder that this is your last chance to vote in The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sunday Times Travel Magazine travel awards. The website .....

I first wrote about this last month, but here is a quick reminder that this is your last chance to vote in .....

1 Sep 20141 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

The Luxury Travel Fair takes place at Olympia in London again this year, running from 6th to 9th November.  Full details can be found at their website here. To be frank, this is not the greatest .....

The Luxury Travel Fair takes place at Olympia in London again this year, running from 6th to 9th November. .....

31 Aug 201431 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments