The merger between Starwood and Marriott – and the fact that you can now status match between the two chains – means that members also have access to a couple of interesting airline tie-in .....

The merger between Starwood and Marriott – and the fact that you can now status match between the two .....

9 Nov 20169 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Since British Airways devalued its On Business scheme for small and medium sized companies last May, it has become irrelevant for many SMEs. The fact that £30,000 of BA spending is required to get .....

Since British Airways devalued its On Business scheme for small and medium sized companies last May, it has .....

28 Oct 201628 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

News in brief: Marriott launches conversion bonus to American Airlines Marriott Rewards is currently offering a 20% bonus if you convert your points into American Airlines miles. Full details are on .....

News in brief: Marriott launches conversion bonus to American Airlines Marriott Rewards is currently offering .....

20 Oct 201620 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

News in brief: American Express launches new cashback deals A new wave of Amex cashback offers launched this week. Some, all or none of these will be available for registration under the .....

News in brief: American Express launches new cashback deals A new wave of Amex cashback offers launched this .....

15 Sep 201615 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

Yesterday I ran an extra article to share the news that the MBNA Diamond Club (ex bmi British Midland) credit cards will stop accruing Avios points on 30th September. This is a big blow for many .....

Yesterday I ran an extra article to share the news that the MBNA Diamond Club (ex bmi British Midland) credit .....

1 Sep 20161 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 167 comments

You may never have heard of Agoda.  It is a Hotels.com-style hotel booking website, originally launched in Asia.  It was acquired by Priceline and is now a sister company to booking.com. The reason .....

You may never have heard of Agoda.  It is a Hotels.com-style hotel booking website, originally launched in .....

10 Jul 201610 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

News in brief: Free Heathrow Express upgrade for Star Alliance Gold members I wanted to run a reminder about this offer as it appears to be running indefinitely now.  If you are have Star Alliance .....

News in brief: Free Heathrow Express upgrade for Star Alliance Gold members I wanted to run a reminder about .....

20 Jun 201620 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: Flying Blue becomes a PointsHound partner I get occasional criticism for not covering Flying Blue, the KLM / Air France scheme, more on Head for Points.  For readers outside London, .....

News in brief: Flying Blue becomes a PointsHound partner I get occasional criticism for not covering Flying .....

27 May 201627 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

A couple of weeks ago I looked at the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme.  I thought today that I would take a look at the best Star Alliance credit card for a UK resident. When bmi .....

A couple of weeks ago I looked at the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme.  I thought today that .....

11 Apr 201611 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

I was updating the credit card database page on Head for Points yesterday and noticed some shocking changes to the interest rates charged on many popular travel credit cards. Since the EU capped .....

I was updating the credit card database page on Head for Points yesterday and noticed some shocking changes to .....

10 Apr 201610 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

Since British Airways devalued its On Business scheme for small and medium sized companies last May, it has become irrelevant for many SMEs. The fact that £30,000 of BA spending is required to get .....

Since British Airways devalued its On Business scheme for small and medium sized companies last May, it has .....

11 Mar 201611 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Buying miles and points is rarely a great deal at the standard pricing although it can (as with the IHG Rewards Club flash sale last week) make sense during special offers. Of course, if you only .....

Buying miles and points is rarely a great deal at the standard pricing although it can (as with the IHG .....

1 Mar 20161 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This is my review of the United Club lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2.  This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. I am down in .....

This is my review of the United Club lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2.  This is part of our series of .....

10 Feb 201610 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

News in brief: 500 free United MileagePlus miles MileagePlus Dining, the programme which awards you United Airlines miles for eating in certain US restaurants, isn’t of much interest to United .....

News in brief: 500 free United MileagePlus miles MileagePlus Dining, the programme which awards you United .....

24 Jan 201624 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments