Heathrow Airport has announced the opening of the new walkway between the two Terminal 5 satellite terminals – 5B and 5C – and the main 5A building. There is a separate arrivals and .....

Heathrow Airport has announced the opening of the new walkway between the two Terminal 5 satellite terminals .....

22 May 201422 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Most people know that – if you redeem your Avios points via avios.com and not ba.com – you can redeem for flights on Air Malta.  Aurigny, the Channel Islands airline, Flybe and Monarch .....

Most people know that – if you redeem your Avios points via avios.com and not ba.com – you can .....

20 May 201420 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Meridiana is an airline you may or may not have heard of.  It is the second largest Italian owned airline and runs a mix of short haul and long haul routes.  British Airways used to codeshare with .....

Meridiana is an airline you may or may not have heard of.  It is the second largest Italian owned airline and .....

17 May 201417 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Just a quick heads up that Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, is repeating the offer it ran last November to get a Priority Pass for half price. The link .....

Just a quick heads up that Amazon Local, the ‘daily deals’ / Groupon-style Amazon subsidiary, .....

16 May 201416 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

I have mentioned Hailo and Uber a few times on Head for Points, and a lot of readers have been able to make some good savings using the codes I featured. I have never mentioned GetTaxi, the smaller .....

I have mentioned Hailo and Uber a few times on Head for Points, and a lot of readers have been able to make .....

15 May 201415 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Shell has launched a double Avios promotion across its full range of fuels. It will run until July 31st. During this period, you will earn 20 Avios for every 20 litres of Shell fuel you buy. You need .....

Shell has launched a double Avios promotion across its full range of fuels. It will run until July 31st. .....

15 May 201415 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

For over a year now, there has been a fantastic deal available for earning Avios very cheaply from cashback site TopCashback.  You could convert up to £50 of cashback per year into Tesco Clubcard .....

For over a year now, there has been a fantastic deal available for earning Avios very cheaply from cashback .....

14 May 201414 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

From April 2018, please use our new Uber sign-up code UBERHEADFORPOINTS via this link, or download the app and add the code via the promo code box on the ‘Payment’ tab.  This gets you £3 .....

From April 2018, please use our new Uber sign-up code UBERHEADFORPOINTS via this link, or download the app and .....

9 May 20149 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Back in March, I highlighted how the Sofitel at Heathrow Terminal 5 – directly connected to the terminal, and by far the best hotel at Heathrow,  was being sold very cheaply by .....

Back in March, I highlighted how the Sofitel at Heathrow Terminal 5 – directly connected to the .....

6 May 20146 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

I ran this video last year and it went down well, so I thought it was worth another outing on a quiet Bank Holiday in what is now its 50th anniversary. If you have 10 minutes to spare today, this .....

I ran this video last year and it went down well, so I thought it was worth another outing on a quiet Bank .....

5 May 20145 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Haynes, the book brand best known for its car maintenance manuals, has gone under the hood of a far bigger beast – Heathrow Airport! Keeping Heathrow running is, of course, an astonishing .....

Haynes, the book brand best known for its car maintenance manuals, has gone under the hood of a far bigger .....

4 May 20144 May 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is my review of the Lloyds Premier Avios Rewards credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

This is my review of the Lloyds Premier Avios Rewards credit cards. It is part of my series of articles .....

27 Apr 201427 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Flybe has announced a five year deal with London City Airport to launch a raft of new services. This is a rather strange strategic turn from the airline, which last May sold all of its .....

Flybe has announced a five year deal with London City Airport to launch a raft of new services. This is a .....

25 Apr 201425 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Yesterday I looked at the various ways of booking UK train tickets.  My conclusion was that there is no longer any obvious best choice, but you would not go far wrong by starting with the site of .....

Yesterday I looked at the various ways of booking UK train tickets.  My conclusion was that there is no .....

22 Apr 201422 April 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments