Business Traveller magazine has launched its annual online charity auction. This year the cause is Refuge. They have put together a huge list of items, from flights to airline cuddly toys! It is .....

Business Traveller magazine has launched its annual online charity auction. This year the cause is Refuge. .....

16 Nov 201316 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Hilton HHonors has teamed up with Global Giving to offer 10 Hilton HHonors points for every US$1 donated to aiding the recovery efforts from Super Typhoon Haiyan.  If you were considering donating .....

Hilton HHonors has teamed up with Global Giving to offer 10 Hilton HHonors points for every US$1 donated .....

15 Nov 201315 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Avios has launched a new competition, “Twin to Win”.  It was being promoted via their Twitter feed, although it may be linked to something else that I haven’t seen yet. The prize is .....

Avios has launched a new competition, “Twin to Win”.  It was being promoted via their Twitter .....

14 Nov 201314 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

A couple of months ago, the Avios rewards programme launched in South Africa.  I didn’t write anything about it, because it didn’t seen relevant.  However, it did give us the Avios / .....

A couple of months ago, the Avios rewards programme launched in South Africa.  I didn’t write anything .....

13 Nov 201313 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

I spent an hour last Friday down at The Luxury Travel Fair, at Olympia in London.  And, yet again, it was a rather frustrating experience.  Not helped, this year, by torrential rain and a fire at .....

I spent an hour last Friday down at The Luxury Travel Fair, at Olympia in London.  And, yet again, it was a .....

13 Nov 201313 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

A couple of conversations last week reminded me that Head for Points is read by many senior people in the airline, hotel and loyalty credit cards industry. If that sounds like you, and if you would be .....

A couple of conversations last week reminded me that Head for Points is read by many senior people in the .....

12 Nov 201312 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Heathrow Airport has published a draft timetable on its website of the moving schedule for airlines into the new Terminal 2. Perhaps having learned from the botched opening of Terminal 5, this is very .....

Heathrow Airport has published a draft timetable on its website of the moving schedule for airlines into the .....

10 Nov 201310 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Ramada Hotels and The Independent have relaunched their ‘£20 hotel rooms’ promotion. This will be the third year that it has run, and it is a decent deal. There are 50,000 rooms on offer .....

Ramada Hotels and The Independent have relaunched their ‘£20 hotel rooms’ promotion. This will be .....

8 Nov 20138 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Qbic Hotels, operators of budget-but-funky-and-design-driven hotels, has opened in London (Shoreditch, naturally). Whilst the hotel officially opened in late October, it is only kicking off its main .....

Qbic Hotels, operators of budget-but-funky-and-design-driven hotels, has opened in London (Shoreditch, .....

4 Nov 20134 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

As Autumn gets into gear, I would expect a surge of new promotions and deals. We have already seen some pretty good promotions launched over the last few weeks. To ensure you don’t miss out, here is .....

As Autumn gets into gear, I would expect a surge of new promotions and deals. We have already seen some pretty .....

27 Oct 201327 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Newsstand was introduced to the iphone and ipad with iOS5, as a depository for downloaded magazine and newspaper subscriptions. A number of airlines have added their inflight magazines to Newsstand, .....

Newsstand was introduced to the iphone and ipad with iOS5, as a depository for downloaded magazine and .....

24 Oct 201324 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Just a quick admin message!  We will be on holiday for the next 10 days, so there will be a slightly different format to Head for Points. Starting tomorrow, I will running fully updated versions of .....

Just a quick admin message!  We will be on holiday for the next 10 days, so there will be a slightly .....

23 Oct 201323 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

It has been a while since we have seen any American Express / Foursquare promotions.  Last year they were very generous but the promotions recently have either been weak or restricted. A number .....

It has been a while since we have seen any American Express / Foursquare promotions.  Last year they were .....

21 Oct 201321 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I don’t write much about SAS EuroBonus, although it is an American Express Membership Rewards partner. It is also a member of Star Alliance, which gives you a lot of flexibility when redeeming. .....

I don’t write much about SAS EuroBonus, although it is an American Express Membership Rewards partner. .....

20 Oct 201320 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment