Well, we are back from Dubai and just in time for Christmas! I have a Barbie California Dream House and a wooden garage to wrap, amongst many other things. Head for Points is taking a short break and .....

Well, we are back from Dubai and just in time for Christmas! I have a Barbie California Dream House and a .....

24 Dec 201224 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

In my long article on train ticket reward schemes last week, I explained East Coast Rewards. As I said then, if you would be interested in redeeming for travel on the East Coast line, then booking .....

In my long article on train ticket reward schemes last week, I explained East Coast Rewards. As I said then, .....

23 Dec 201223 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Most Head for Points readers will be familiar with www.quidco.com, the UK cashback website. It is a great little business, paying you cashback for your online shopping when you link via their portal .....

Most Head for Points readers will be familiar with www.quidco.com, the UK cashback website. It is a great .....

21 Dec 201221 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Two days ago I looked at the various ways of booking UK train tickets.  My conclusion is that the cheapest option – assuming that your train company does not offer an exclusive discount on its .....

Two days ago I looked at the various ways of booking UK train tickets.  My conclusion is that the cheapest .....

15 Dec 201215 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Head for Points is, of course, primarily about collecting airline and hotel points. However, most of us probably spend some time on trains as well so I thought it was worth a run through of the .....

Head for Points is, of course, primarily about collecting airline and hotel points. However, most of us .....

13 Dec 201213 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Raffles has a place in many people’s lives, and in many people’s hearts. Thoughtful, welcoming, graceful and charming, experience luxury, glamour and extraordinary adventure. Sadly, this .....

Raffles has a place in many people’s lives, and in many people’s hearts. Thoughtful, welcoming, .....

8 Dec 20128 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

If you are desperately in need of entertainment this Christmas, then Heathrow Airport has put up a silly game on its website!  You need to help an elf throw presents into Santa’s sleigh. The .....

If you are desperately in need of entertainment this Christmas, then Heathrow Airport has put up a silly game .....

7 Dec 20127 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

This is Part 3 of ‘Avios Redemption University’ series on Head for Points.  Click here to see the other articles. Is it worth using Avios for hotel bookings? I generally try to stay away .....

This is Part 3 of ‘Avios Redemption University’ series on Head for Points.  Click here to see the .....

6 Dec 20126 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Here are a few more snippits from my Foursquare adventures to date, for those who are following this: I have now successfully received cashback for supplementary Amex cards on an account, as well as .....

Here are a few more snippits from my Foursquare adventures to date, for those who are following this: I have .....

5 Dec 20125 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Two days ago I ran this long introductory article to the Amex / Foursquare offers.  It attracted a lot of interest – read the comments as well as the main post. This was the list of deals .....

Two days ago I ran this long introductory article to the Amex / Foursquare offers.  It attracted a lot of .....

1 Dec 20121 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each.  Full details are here. .....

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....

30 Nov 201230 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

A few weeks ago I wrote an updated version of my post on saving money on Heathrow Express tickets, so I thought I would do something similar for Gatwick Express. Getting a discount on the Gatwick .....

A few weeks ago I wrote an updated version of my post on saving money on Heathrow Express tickets, so I .....

28 Nov 201228 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

The shopping portal at avios.com (NOT ba.com, although it may follow soon) has launched a ‘double Avios’ promotion in the run up to Christmas. Between 26 November and 14 December you earn .....

The shopping portal at avios.com (NOT ba.com, although it may follow soon) has launched a ‘double .....

28 Nov 201228 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

I don’t know how many of you will have heard of Norwegian Air Shuttle, the Norwegian based budget airline. It has advertised its UK to Scandinavia flights fairly heavily (you may subconsciously .....

I don’t know how many of you will have heard of Norwegian Air Shuttle, the Norwegian based budget .....

27 Nov 201227 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments