Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts occupy a rarified position at the top of hotel chain pecking order.  For many years, they have represented the ultimate in mainstream hotels, offering quality and .....

Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts occupy a rarified position at the top of hotel chain pecking order.  For .....

19 Apr 201319 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Cruising does not fall under the usual remit of Head for Points – there are specialist sites and forums such as CruiseCritic dedicated to the subject if you are interested. However, Head for .....

Cruising does not fall under the usual remit of Head for Points – there are specialist sites and forums .....

17 Apr 201317 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Just a quick heads to remind you that the Foursquare / Shell / American Express promotion ends on April 18th. You will save £15 on any £50 spend at a Shell garage when you pay with any American .....

Just a quick heads to remind you that the Foursquare / Shell / American Express promotion ends on April 18th. .....

13 Apr 201313 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

The group of No1 Traveller lounges have teamed up with Travelzoo to offer lounge passes for £20 each. Whilst I’ve never yet had the chance to visit one, the No1 lounges have a good reputation .....

The group of No1 Traveller lounges have teamed up with Travelzoo to offer lounge passes for £20 each. Whilst .....

11 Apr 201311 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

A couple of days ago I flagged up Google Flights, the so-far unexciting new flight pricing search engine that is now available in the UK. Over in the US, yet another new flight price comparison site .....

A couple of days ago I flagged up Google Flights, the so-far unexciting new flight pricing search engine that .....

8 Apr 20138 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

This is the 14th of my series of article looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These articles will be linked to the relevant sections .....

This is the 14th of my series of article looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....

6 Apr 20136 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Yes, strange but true. According to this Flyertalk thread, the earning rate on the bmi credit cards, issued by MBNA, has been increased.  This is despite the fact that a) that you can no longer .....

Yes, strange but true. According to this Flyertalk thread, the earning rate on the bmi credit cards, issued by .....

2 Apr 20132 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

A new Foursquare and American Express promotion has slipped out, without most people being aware of it. The deal is with Harrods, again, and unfortunately is not as generous as the previous offer. The .....

A new Foursquare and American Express promotion has slipped out, without most people being aware of it. The .....

1 Apr 20131 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

A couple of years ago, Google bought ITA.  ITA is the most comprehensive airline pricing and routing database available, able to run substantially more complex searches across multiple dates, routes .....

A couple of years ago, Google bought ITA.  ITA is the most comprehensive airline pricing and routing database .....

30 Mar 201330 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Here is a change from the normal post, given that today is a Bank Holiday. If you have 10 minutes to spare, this video is well worth a watch: It shows you what life was like at Heathrow back in 1964 .....

Here is a change from the normal post, given that today is a Bank Holiday. If you have 10 minutes to spare, .....

29 Mar 201329 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

This is the 6th of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for.  These articles will be linked to the relevant .....

This is the 6th of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....

29 Mar 201329 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

The company Regus may or may not be familiar to you.   It is the worlds leading provider of ‘serviced office space’.  This is, fundamentally, treating office space like a hotel. You .....

The company Regus may or may not be familiar to you.   It is the worlds leading provider of ‘serviced .....

24 Mar 201324 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Train booking website redspottedhanky.com is giving away 30,000 £10 vouchers to people who buy the Sunday Telegraph tomorrow. They have run these promotions before, most recently last October, .....

Train booking website redspottedhanky.com is giving away 30,000 £10 vouchers to people who buy the Sunday .....

23 Mar 201323 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

I am currently the holder of a Star Alliance Gold card until July 2014.  This gives me top tier privileges when flying Lufthansa, Thai, SAS, Singapore Airlines, Turkish, Egyptair, US Airways, .....

I am currently the holder of a Star Alliance Gold card until July 2014.  This gives me top tier .....

22 Mar 201322 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments