East Coast Trains has launched its latest sale, with tickets available for booking until midnight on Tuesday September 2nd. Tickets start from £10 each way in Standard and £30 each way in First .....

East Coast Trains has launched its latest sale, with tickets available for booking until midnight on Tuesday .....

30 Aug 201430 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

This is my review of the new Aspire lounge at Edinburgh Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. I featured the new .....

This is my review of the new Aspire lounge at Edinburgh Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of .....

29 Aug 201429 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Many Head for Points readers can access airport lounges, even when flying economy, via their membership of Lounge Club or Priority Pass. Lounge Club membership comes with the American Express .....

Many Head for Points readers can access airport lounges, even when flying economy, via their membership of .....

27 Aug 201427 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

A few weeks ago I wrote about the ‘Huzar vs Jet2’ legal case.  This has brought substantial clarity to the rules covering ‘EC261’ compensation for delayed flights. As a .....

A few weeks ago I wrote about the ‘Huzar vs Jet2’ legal case.  This has brought substantial .....

26 Aug 201426 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Last Friday I published an article promoting The Times / The Sunday Times Travel Awards.  They have put together an impressive list of luxury travel prizes worth £150,000 to be won by people who .....

Last Friday I published an article promoting The Times / The Sunday Times Travel Awards.  They have put .....

23 Aug 201423 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

If you were wondering whether redspottedhanky would be re-running their Fantasy Football competition this year, the answer is No.  They seem to have decided that their Fantasy World Cup game was .....

If you were wondering whether redspottedhanky would be re-running their Fantasy Football competition this .....

21 Aug 201421 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Heathrow Airport has teamed up with a selection – and only a selection – of its restaurant operators to offer free meals for children.  The offer runs until the end of August and is also .....

Heathrow Airport has teamed up with a selection – and only a selection – of its restaurant .....

18 Aug 201418 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I don’t promote many third-party competitions on Head for Points but this one has the best line-up of prizes that I have seen in a long time. You can also show your support for the site at the .....

I don’t promote many third-party competitions on Head for Points but this one has the best line-up of .....

15 Aug 201415 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

When the Avios scheme was launched in late 2011, avios.com brought in a range of new airline partners alongside BA, Iberia and American Airlines. As per this page, it is a little known fact that you .....

When the Avios scheme was launched in late 2011, avios.com brought in a range of new airline partners .....

14 Aug 201414 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

I wrote about the United Club lounge in the new Heathrow Terminal 2 recently.  This is the only Priority Pass lounge in the terminal for anyone who is not flying on a business or first class .....

I wrote about the United Club lounge in the new Heathrow Terminal 2 recently.  This is the only Priority .....

13 Aug 201413 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

The new Regus business centre at Heathrow Terminal 5 is due to open today, August 11th. Based on the Arrivals level (landside), it offers visitors the chance to relax and work away from the bustle of .....

The new Regus business centre at Heathrow Terminal 5 is due to open today, August 11th. Based on the Arrivals .....

11 Aug 201411 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

If you will be in London for a day or two over the Summer, don’t forget that I have sign-up bonuses available for Wheely – the private driver car service – and GetTaxi, the black .....

If you will be in London for a day or two over the Summer, don’t forget that I have sign-up bonuses .....

11 Aug 201411 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

If you’ve been in Terminal 5 recently, you will have seen the construction work underway at the South end of the terminal where Paul Smith, Smythson and the Galleries First lounge are based. .....

If you’ve been in Terminal 5 recently, you will have seen the construction work underway at the South .....

10 Aug 201410 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

I have written before about Hotel Tonight, an iOS and Android app which lets you book hotels for the same day only in various European cities. The company is expanding quickly throughout the UK.  .....

I have written before about Hotel Tonight, an iOS and Android app which lets you book hotels for the same day .....

8 Aug 20148 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments