Most Head for Points readers know that both Avios and Virgin Flying Club are Tesco Clubcard partners.  This allows you to transfer your Clubcard points into miles instead of using them in-store. It .....

Most Head for Points readers know that both Avios and Virgin Flying Club are Tesco Clubcard partners.  This .....

20 Jan 201920 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

Last Monday, Virgin Atlantic launched a special limited-time sign-up bonus on its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin Money. Full details are on the airline website here.  .....

Last Monday, Virgin Atlantic launched a special limited-time sign-up bonus on its two new Virgin Flying Club .....

20 Jan 201920 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that transferable, or convertible, points are better than non-transferable points. The best way to explain this is via American Express Membership .....

One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that transferable, or convertible, points are better than .....

18 Jan 201918 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 123 comments

Heathrow Express is offering a £7 discount on return Standard Class Heathrow Express tickets.  This takes the price down from £37 to £30. This offer is linked to the Virgin Atlantic sale but you .....

Heathrow Express is offering a £7 discount on return Standard Class Heathrow Express tickets.  This takes .....

18 Jan 201918 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments

Virgin Atlantic and Avis have launched an attractive car rental promotion. As you can see here on the Virgin Flying Club site, you can earn 1,000 miles per day on your next Avis rental, up to a .....

Virgin Atlantic and Avis have launched an attractive car rental promotion. As you can see here on the Virgin .....

18 Jan 201918 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

British Airways has been touting improvements in the World Traveller Plus ‘soft product’ (food, bedding etc) for some time.  I’ve now managed to get hold of some information on .....

British Airways has been touting improvements in the World Traveller Plus ‘soft product’ (food, .....

17 Jan 201917 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 109 comments

There was a major development in the Flybe takeover saga this morning. It appears that the subsidiary of the quoted company, Flybe Group plc, which runs the airline has been sold to the Virgin .....

There was a major development in the Flybe takeover saga this morning. It appears that the subsidiary of the .....

15 Jan 201915 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Virgin Atlantic has brought back its impressive special offer for its new Virgin Money-issued Reward and Reward+ credit cards. For a limited period: you will earn an extra 5,000 miles (10,000 miles in .....

Virgin Atlantic has brought back its impressive special offer for its new Virgin Money-issued Reward and .....

14 Jan 201914 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 144 comments

All of the coverage of Virgin Atlantic’s proposed acquisition and rebranding of Flybe has, not surprisingly, focused on what it means for Flybe and for Virgin Atlantic. What hasn’t been .....

All of the coverage of Virgin Atlantic’s proposed acquisition and rebranding of Flybe has, not .....

12 Jan 201912 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has brought back its generous sign-up bonus worth 3,000 points for 2019. 3,000 points is a very generous sign-up bonus .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has brought back its generous .....

12 Jan 201912 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

A Virgin Atlantic-led consortium, Connect Airways, has announced its recommended bid for Flybe. The offer is at just 1p per share (they were trading at 16p on Thursday) but it comes with a promise of .....

A Virgin Atlantic-led consortium, Connect Airways, has announced its recommended bid for Flybe. The offer is .....

11 Jan 201911 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

It was reported on Thursday that a Virgin Atlantic-led consortium will announce a bid for Flybe on Friday morning. This is a complex deal but, at the same time, there is a certain logic to it if the .....

It was reported on Thursday that a Virgin Atlantic-led consortium will announce a bid for Flybe on Friday .....

10 Jan 201910 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

If you are considering travelling to Japan, the obvious options – especially if you want to earn Avios and British Airways tier points – are British Airways and Japan Airlines.  If you .....

If you are considering travelling to Japan, the obvious options – especially if you want to earn Avios .....

9 Jan 20199 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller?  I thought it was worth updating this article which I originally ran in 2013 in the light of the loss of the Lloyds .....

How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller?  I thought it was worth .....

8 Jan 20198 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments