You may not have heard of Worldhotels, which is an independent marketing group for 500 upscale hotels, spread across 65 countries. These are hotels which do not want to formally join a branded chain .....

You may not have heard of Worldhotels, which is an independent marketing group for 500 upscale hotels, spread .....

13 Jun 201513 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

I have never given LAN much coverage on Head for Points, even though I have written articles covering redemption opportunities with most of the other oneworld partners. I recently helped a friend .....

I have never given LAN much coverage on Head for Points, even though I have written articles covering .....

9 Jun 20159 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Iberia Plus recently adopted Avis as its exclusive car hire partner.  This was a shame.  Iberia used to partner with various car rental groups including Hertz, Euromaster and Sixt.  It meant that .....

Iberia Plus recently adopted Avis as its exclusive car hire partner.  This was a shame.  Iberia used to .....

7 Jun 20157 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

News in brief: 10% off Iberia flights to Spain Iberia is offering a 10% discount on cash tickets for flights from the UK and Europe to Spain.  This is an exclusive offer for Iberia Plus members and .....

News in brief: 10% off Iberia flights to Spain Iberia is offering a 10% discount on cash tickets for flights .....

5 Jun 20155 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

I receive an email yesterday from a reader who had suddenly found that he was again able to make ‘Combine My Avios’ transactions out of Iberia Plus – using the Iberia website – .....

I receive an email yesterday from a reader who had suddenly found that he was again able to make .....

1 Jun 20151 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: £750 business class tickets to Bangkok I have devoted quiet a bit of coverage recently to exceptionally cheap Qatar Airways flights to Asia from Europe, often sub £800.  There is .....

News in brief: £750 business class tickets to Bangkok I have devoted quiet a bit of coverage recently to .....

28 May 201528 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty scheme for Novotel, Sofitel, Ibis, Mercure, M Gallery, Pullman etc, has launched a very generous promotion which could allow you to earn a significant number of .....

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty scheme for Novotel, Sofitel, Ibis, Mercure, M Gallery, Pullman etc, has .....

4 May 20154 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

News in brief: Iberia brings back its Economist promotion Head for Points readers had a lot of fun before Christmas when Iberia offered 12,000 Avios points with a subscription to ‘The .....

News in brief: Iberia brings back its Economist promotion Head for Points readers had a lot of fun before .....

4 May 20154 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

News in brief: The Telegraph endorses credit card churning In one of the more interesting personal finance article on travel credit cards, The Daily Telegraph published this on Thursday.  What is .....

News in brief: The Telegraph endorses credit card churning In one of the more interesting personal finance .....

2 May 20152 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

My main article today summarises all of the Avios changes that took place yesterday. Everything is as we expected.  Except one thing. As you will know if you followed my articles on the changes, .....

My main article today summarises all of the Avios changes that took place yesterday. Everything is as we .....

29 Apr 201529 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

For the last couple of months, the taxi ordering app Hailo – which is now operating in Madrid and Barcelona – has been running a special promotion with Iberia Plus. If you download the .....

For the last couple of months, the taxi ordering app Hailo – which is now operating in Madrid and .....

24 Apr 201524 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

I wrote yesterday about how, for three weeks or so until British Airways brings in its new Avios pricing, some British Airways redemptions will be cheaper if booked via Iberia Plus. There are also .....

I wrote yesterday about how, for three weeks or so until British Airways brings in its new Avios pricing, some .....

3 Apr 20153 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Yesterday, April 1st, was the day that Iberia Plus brought in its new pricing for Avios redemptions.  Members of British Airways Executive Club have another 26 days to enjoy the current rates. There .....

Yesterday, April 1st, was the day that Iberia Plus brought in its new pricing for Avios redemptions.  .....

2 Apr 20152 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

The first phase of the Avios changes kicked in on March 1st when Iberia Plus published its new earning chart for both Avios points and Elite Points. What I wanted to know was this – going .....

The first phase of the Avios changes kicked in on March 1st when Iberia Plus published its new earning chart .....

30 Mar 201530 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments