Reader Pier dropped me a line to point out the Avios prices currently being paid by Avios Recycling for an iPad mini. They are offering 15,550 Avios for the basic 16gb iPad mini. Now, over .....

Reader Pier dropped me a line to point out the Avios prices currently being paid by Avios Recycling .....

24 Jul 201324 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Today, if all goes well, I will be experiencing a unique triple whammy: The Lufhansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt The Swiss First Class lounge in Zurich Swiss First Class flight to Boston (oh, .....

Today, if all goes well, I will be experiencing a unique triple whammy: The Lufhansa First Class Terminal in .....

22 Jul 201322 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This is the fifth and last of my series of articles about – basically – earning Avios from your Summer holiday. Previous articles focussed on getting a discount on airport car parking, selecting .....

This is the fifth and last of my series of articles about – basically – earning Avios from your Summer .....

21 Jul 201321 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

I have looked at various avios.com partners recently, to see if you are genuinely getting a good deal when you use their services and earn Avios on the side. Click to read earlier posts on .....

I have looked at various avios.com partners recently, to see if you are genuinely getting a good deal when you .....

21 Jul 201321 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I first wrote about Amex’s new range of gift cards last year. Basically, you can now (in theory) walk into a WH Smith, Sainsbury or Superdrug and a buy a £20, £30, £50 or £100 Amex gift .....

I first wrote about Amex’s new range of gift cards last year. Basically, you can now (in theory) walk .....

20 Jul 201320 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

American Express has launched a very limited Foursquare promotion, valid from tomorrow until Sunday and only at the mega Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush. The deals are: Debenhams .....

American Express has launched a very limited Foursquare promotion, valid from tomorrow until Sunday and only .....

17 Jul 201317 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition to win 5,000 Avios last week, to celebrate Head for Points making the list of the top 5,000 websites in the UK by visitor numbers! I’m sorry .....

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition to win 5,000 Avios last week, to celebrate Head for Points .....

15 Jul 201315 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

I wrote a long piece last week about the avios.com and British Airways ‘cash passport’ products. These are reloadable cards which can be used instead of credit cards for making payments .....

I wrote a long piece last week about the avios.com and British Airways ‘cash passport’ products. .....

15 Jul 201315 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Two months ago I wrote about a special offer from East Midlands Trains, offering vouchers worth £10 off any journey to or from London.  They have now brought it back. (East Midlands Trains runs from .....

Two months ago I wrote about a special offer from East Midlands Trains, offering vouchers worth £10 off any .....

12 Jul 201312 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 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 .....

12 Jul 201312 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Today, Friday 12th, is the last chance to enter the Head for Points competition to win 5,000 Avios points! If you haven’t entered yet, you need to go to this article from Tuesday and leave a .....

Today, Friday 12th, is the last chance to enter the Head for Points competition to win 5,000 Avios points! .....

12 Jul 201312 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

With Wimbledon now over for the year, it is time to see who won the (just for fun!) Head for Points mini-league.  This was run by redspottedhanky.com, the train booking website, with the carrot of 3p .....

With Wimbledon now over for the year, it is time to see who won the (just for fun!) Head for Points .....

10 Jul 201310 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I’m delighted to say that Head for Points is now ranked as one of the UK’s top 5,000 websites by visitor numbers, based on the rankings produced by alexa.com, Amazons web ranking .....

I’m delighted to say that Head for Points is now ranked as one of the UK’s top 5,000 websites by .....

9 Jul 20139 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 911 comments

There was much excitement in the luxury hotel world last month when it was revealed that Peninsula has acquired a site in Grosvenor Place for its entry into the London hotel market. Peninsula is a .....

There was much excitement in the luxury hotel world last month when it was revealed that Peninsula has .....

5 Jul 20135 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments