This is a first, as far as I can remember. Until April 30th, Hilton HHonors is offering a 30% transfer bonus if you transfer your points from Hilton and across to British Airways. This offer is not .....

This is a first, as far as I can remember. Until April 30th, Hilton HHonors is offering a 30% transfer bonus .....

31 Mar 201531 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

The Avios earning and burning changes, which kick in from April 28th and are covered in a series of articles starting here, are beginning to impact other carriers. Virgin Atlantic emailed Flying Club .....

The Avios earning and burning changes, which kick in from April 28th and are covered in a series of articles .....

23 Mar 201523 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

I get the occasional email regarding travel insurance for mileage redemption tickets.  To be honest, I have never fully seen the point. With Avios, for example, British Airways allows you to cancel a .....

I get the occasional email regarding travel insurance for mileage redemption tickets.  To be honest, I have .....

23 Mar 201523 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Virgin Atlantic is currently offering 250 Flying Club miles for free to any member who downloads a special toolbar for their ‘Shops Away‘ shopping portal. They have in the past offered as .....

Virgin Atlantic is currently offering 250 Flying Club miles for free to any member who downloads a special .....

22 Mar 201522 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

The coverage of Virgin Flying Club on Head for Points has increased considerably since the site started almost three years ago.  This has been driven by a few factors: generous credit card .....

The coverage of Virgin Flying Club on Head for Points has increased considerably since the site started almost .....

21 Mar 201521 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

After a break in February – because there was nothing new to write about – it is time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK .....

After a break in February – because there was nothing new to write about – it is time for the .....

15 Mar 201515 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

There are a few ‘things’ ‘going on’ with the airline partners attached to the American Express International Dollar and International Euro cards at the moment.  I thought it .....

There are a few ‘things’ ‘going on’ with the airline partners attached to the American .....

13 Mar 201513 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Two good deals have just bitten the dust: Virgin Atlantic status match closed For well over a year, Virgin Atlantic has been offering a status match to your British Airways Executive Club card if you .....

Two good deals have just bitten the dust: Virgin Atlantic status match closed For well over a year, Virgin .....

5 Mar 20155 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

News in brief: British Airways makes ‘hand baggage only’ fares less attractive You will probably have received an email from British Airways yesterday regarding ‘hand baggage .....

News in brief: British Airways makes ‘hand baggage only’ fares less attractive You will probably .....

3 Mar 20153 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Hilton HHonors has announced that it is cutting back on global promotions and spending more effort on individual targeted deals for specific customer segments.  The slightly clumsily executed .....

Hilton HHonors has announced that it is cutting back on global promotions and spending more effort on .....

3 Mar 20153 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Back in 2013, Hertz and Virgin Atlantic ran a very generous promotion which gave 2,013 Virgin Flying Club miles on a rental.  In theory you were meant to rent for at least three days but it actually .....

Back in 2013, Hertz and Virgin Atlantic ran a very generous promotion which gave 2,013 Virgin Flying Club .....

23 Feb 201523 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your points INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  .....

19 Feb 201519 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

Looking at the latest batch of Flying Club deals, I was attracted by this long-running offer of 3,000 Flying Club miles for your first wine order from Virgin Wines. Virgin Wines used to be part of .....

Looking at the latest batch of Flying Club deals, I was attracted by this long-running offer of 3,000 Flying .....

11 Feb 201511 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Whilst not necessarily a case for Sherlock Holmes, I feel a search party is required to track down the missing Tesco / Avios competition for Spring. Last week, British Airways emailed a lot of .....

Whilst not necessarily a case for Sherlock Holmes, I feel a search party is required to track down the missing .....

3 Feb 20153 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments