On Tuesday I did an article bemoaning the lack of good hotel loyalty promotions at present.  There are only two options: Hilton Honors – 2,000 bonus points per stay (register) Radisson .....

On Tuesday I did an article bemoaning the lack of good hotel loyalty promotions at present.  There are .....

30 Jan 202030 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is ending its partnership with Air China. It issued a statement to say: “Our partnership with Air China is ending. Termination of the partnership is .....

Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is ending its partnership with Air China. It issued a statement to say: .....

23 Jan 202023 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

As we covered last week, American Express has written to holders of the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card telling them that the benefits package is changing on 26th February. The card is .....

As we covered last week, American Express has written to holders of the Starwood Preferred Guest American .....

21 Jan 202021 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

Until Monday, Virgin Atlantic is offering £20 off economy flights to San Francisco, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. You must use the code ‘WESTC’ when performing an ‘advanced .....

Until Monday, Virgin Atlantic is offering £20 off economy flights to San Francisco, Las Vegas and Los .....

18 Jan 202018 January 2020 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

We have, slowly, some proof that the integration of Flybe into the Virgin Atlantic schedules is beginning to gain traction. You can now book some – not all, but some – Flybe flights via .....

We have, slowly, some proof that the integration of Flybe into the Virgin Atlantic schedules is beginning to .....

16 Jan 202016 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

Virgin Atlantic has brought back a special sign-up offer for its credit cards.  However, this time it is ONLY for the Virgin Money-issued Reward+ credit card. For a limited period, from 13th .....

Virgin Atlantic has brought back a special sign-up offer for its credit cards.  However, this time it is .....

14 Jan 202014 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 137 comments

Over the past few days I’ve been updating a few introductory articles to miles and points, in recognition of the fact that we get a lot of new readers in January as people start to look at .....

Over the past few days I’ve been updating a few introductory articles to miles and points, in .....

12 Jan 202012 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

As regular Head for Points readers will know, we are now very close to the launch date of the full partnership between Virgin Atlantic and Air France KLM. Both the EU and US authorities have approved .....

As regular Head for Points readers will know, we are now very close to the launch date of the full partnership .....

8 Jan 20208 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

Since 2014, when Tesco launched its current account, it has been possible to earn Avios or Virgin Flying Club miles with your day-to-day DEBIT card banking. Until this week. Tesco has suspended new .....

Since 2014, when Tesco launched its current account, it has been possible to earn Avios or Virgin Flying Club .....

8 Jan 20208 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 214 comments

News in brief: Save up to £100 on British Airways Holidays Until Tuesday 7th January, BA Holidays is offering up to an extra £100 off ‘flight & hotel’ or ‘flight & .....

News in brief: Save up to £100 on British Airways Holidays Until Tuesday 7th January, BA Holidays is offering .....

3 Jan 20203 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 184 comments

What can we expect to see from British Airways / Avios and Virgin Atlantic / Flying Club in 2020?  I’m not into predictions, but the lead-time in this business is so long that we usually have a .....

What can we expect to see from British Airways / Avios and Virgin Atlantic / Flying Club in 2020?  I’m .....

2 Jan 20202 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 170 comments

I wasn’t planning to run a 2nd article today, but Virgin Holidays and Virgin Atlantic have a good ‘one day only’ deal which I thought was worth flagging. With the first offer, you .....

I wasn’t planning to run a 2nd article today, but Virgin Holidays and Virgin Atlantic have a good .....

26 Dec 201926 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic to upgrade elderly passengers this Christmas Following a social media story which went viral, about a Virgin Atlantic passenger who gave up his Upper Class seat for an .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic to upgrade elderly passengers this Christmas Following a social media story .....

24 Dec 201924 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 214 comments

Sometimes there are long running offers which we don’t mention because they have been around, unchanged, forever.  Now and then I like to dust one off.  A good example is this .....

Sometimes there are long running offers which we don’t mention because they have been around, unchanged, .....

21 Dec 201921 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments