It was exactly a year ago that I launched Head for Points.   I had actually started writing it at the end of May, but no-one actually knew it existed at that point!  I wanted to run it for a few .....

It was exactly a year ago that I launched Head for Points.   I had actually started writing it at the end of .....

2 Jul 20132 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

We had a grand total of 133 teams enter the Head for Points league as part of the redspottedhanky.com Wimbledon competition! The reason for running this – apart from it being a bit of fun .....

We had a grand total of 133 teams enter the Head for Points league as part of the redspottedhanky.com .....

1 Jul 20131 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

It is over a year since I last looked at Avios Recycling, so I thought it was worth revisiting it again to see if it offers a decent way of earning extra Avios points. The site is run on behalf of .....

It is over a year since I last looked at Avios Recycling, so I thought it was worth revisiting it again to see .....

30 Jun 201330 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I ran a couple of articles recently (here and here) on buying coins from the Royal Mint at face value. Whilst this sounds slightly crazy, it allows you to ‘manufacture’ credit card .....

I ran a couple of articles recently (here and here) on buying coins from the Royal Mint at face value. Whilst .....

28 Jun 201328 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

I have been receiving quite a few emails in recent weeks relating to upcoming Summer holidays, eg airport parking, foreign currency deals etc.  I thought it would be to useful to run a number of .....

I have been receiving quite a few emails in recent weeks relating to upcoming Summer holidays, eg airport .....

27 Jun 201327 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

It is almost a month since my last article on the 3V Virtual Visa cards.  For those who haven’t come across them before, you can earn free Avios (360 per £50 purchase) by buying 3V Virtual .....

It is almost a month since my last article on the 3V Virtual Visa cards.  For those who haven’t come .....

26 Jun 201326 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 105 comments

Heathrow Express is 15 years old, amazingly.  And, to celebrate, they have been emailing some people with discount codes.  These allow you to book a one-way ticket for £15 instead of the current .....

Heathrow Express is 15 years old, amazingly.  And, to celebrate, they have been emailing some people with .....

23 Jun 201323 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all! The scheme has been around for a while, and offers a number of benefits: Free seat selection .....

easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all! The .....

20 Jun 201320 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

There is, it seems, no end to the different ways in which the internet and, specifically, mobile applications are changing the travel scene. Guidestock – whilst still in beta at the moment .....

There is, it seems, no end to the different ways in which the internet and, specifically, mobile applications .....

20 Jun 201320 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Thank you to the 99 people who entered the Taste of London competition, to win tickets for Thursday evening. Of the 99 comments, 95 were received before the midnight cut-off and were able to win. I .....

Thank you to the 99 people who entered the Taste of London competition, to win tickets for Thursday evening. .....

18 Jun 201318 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Just a quick heads up that EVA Air officially joins Star Alliance tomorrow. This gives me a good excuse to run a picture of their Hello Kitty planes again: More seriously, if you have Star Alliance .....

Just a quick heads up that EVA Air officially joins Star Alliance tomorrow. This gives me a good excuse to run .....

17 Jun 201317 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

RedSpottedHanky, the train ticket booking service, has another voucher giveaway starting today. This time, it is in conjunction with The Sun. Unfortunately, it is not as lucrative as previous .....

RedSpottedHanky, the train ticket booking service, has another voucher giveaway starting today. This time, it .....

15 Jun 201315 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

If you are a Heathrow Rewards members, you will have received their latest newsletter yesterday. But how closely did you read it? In the first paragraph, it said: Welcome to your June newsletter. We .....

If you are a Heathrow Rewards members, you will have received their latest newsletter yesterday. But how .....

13 Jun 201313 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

RedSpottedHanky, the online train booking website, has launched a ‘Fantasy Wimbledon’ game on its website. At first glance, it doesn’t seem terribly interesting – you create .....

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

10 Jun 201310 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments