Back in 1992, Virgin Atlantic introduced Mid Class, later renamed Premium Economy for (to quote) “the cost conscious business traveller who for budgetary reasons travelled economy but still .....

Back in 1992, Virgin Atlantic introduced Mid Class, later renamed Premium Economy for (to quote) “the .....

15 Mar 201415 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

I don’t write an article about Lufthansa‘s Miles & More programme for a while and then three mileage things come along at once. Deal 1 – 1,000 free Miles & More miles from .....

I don’t write an article about Lufthansa‘s Miles & More programme for a while and then three .....

14 Mar 201414 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Lufthansa has released a new promotional code worth £20 or €20 off your next flight. These tend to emerge a few times a year – this one is linked to Lufthansa’s recent overhaul of .....

Lufthansa has released a new promotional code worth £20 or €20 off your next flight. These tend to emerge .....

13 Mar 201413 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

PartnerPlusBenefit – the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and Ireland – has launched a decent ‘double points’ .....

PartnerPlusBenefit – the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at .....

11 Mar 201411 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Two new ‘buy miles’ promotions have launched in the last couple of days. The first, with a novel format, is from US Airways. It is offering a mystery bonus.  You will receive a bonus of .....

Two new ‘buy miles’ promotions have launched in the last couple of days. The first, with a novel .....

8 Mar 20148 March 2014 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Lufthansa’s Miles & More, the Lufthansa / Swiss / LOT / Austrian / Adria / Croatia / germanwings / Luxair / Brussels loyalty scheme, is a bit of mess. Earning rates have been cut back .....

Lufthansa’s Miles & More, the Lufthansa / Swiss / LOT / Austrian / Adria / Croatia / germanwings / .....

28 Feb 201428 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Etihad is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for reviewing hotels on their website.  It seems that, in an attempt to compete with TripAdvisor, .....

Etihad is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for reviewing .....

23 Feb 201423 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Since BAA WorldPoints relaunched as Heathrow Rewards last year, the sign-up bonuses have been pretty weak, to be honest.  Now we have a real return to form. In conjunction with Virgin Atlantic, .....

Since BAA WorldPoints relaunched as Heathrow Rewards last year, the sign-up bonuses have been pretty weak, to .....

20 Feb 201420 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

I wrote in January about the forthcoming relaunch of Star Alliance Company Plus.  This is the Star Alliance equivalent of the British Airways On Business scheme, aimed at companies in the UK and .....

I wrote in January about the forthcoming relaunch of Star Alliance Company Plus.  This is the Star .....

19 Feb 201419 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in conjunction with British Airways, although you can redeem the .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new .....

27 Jan 201427 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Lufthansa is running a generous offer in conjunction with The International New York Times (formerly The International Herald Tribune). As you can see from this webpage, you will receive 15,000 Miles .....

Lufthansa is running a generous offer in conjunction with The International New York Times (formerly The .....

22 Jan 201422 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

A lot of Head for Points readers will be familiar with the British Airways On Business programme for small companies.  It effectively allows you to double-dip, earning both Avios points for yourself .....

A lot of Head for Points readers will be familiar with the British Airways On Business programme for small .....

9 Jan 20149 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Over the next three days, I am going to take a look back at some of the trends and highlights from 2013.  I will kick off today with some of my own travel highlights and a recap of some of the better .....

Over the next three days, I am going to take a look back at some of the trends and highlights from 2013.  I .....

27 Dec 201327 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is the final part of the article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon.  You need to remember that you may first .....

This is the final part of the article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ .....

20 Dec 201320 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments