Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Back in 2020, Nectar launched its own hotel booking site, which you can find at hotels.nectar.com. You may recognise it as a white label version of Rocketmiles, which is itself part of Agoda. We weren’t very excited about it when it launched, but this was before you could convert Nectar points to Avios. I thought […]
Category: British Airways and Avios
Big news: BA changes the rules AGAIN on how many tier points you will need to retain status
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
I hope you haven’t sat down over Christmas and worked out a plan for how you were going to retain your British Airways Executive Club status, because you may need to tear it up and start again. British Airways has changed the rules – again. BA will claim that it has simply ‘clarified’ what was […]
NEW OFFER: Get 725 Avios with your first fill at a BP garage
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Avios and BPme Rewards launched a partnership last year. If you have not got involved yet, there is a new two pronged incentive currently running: BP will give you 1,000 points (worth 625 Avios) for signing up to BPme Rewards Avios will give you an extra 100 Avios for your first transfer from BPme Rewards […]
NEW OFFER: Get 725 Avios with your first fill at a BP garage
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Avios and BPme Rewards launched a partnership last year. If you have not got involved yet, there is a new two pronged incentive currently running: BP will give you 1,000 points (worth 625 Avios) for signing up to BPme Rewards Avios will give you an extra 100 Avios for your first transfer from BPme Rewards […]
Save up to £300 as BA Holidays launches new discounts
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
In response to the relaxation in pre-departure and arrivals testing rules, BA Holidays has rolled out some extra savings if you are now ready to jump in and book. These offers are valid on bookings made until next Tuesday, 11th January. The additional savings are on top of the existing sale prices. Book with BA […]
NEW: Get 40,000 Avios with the British Airways Premium Plus American Express card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
American Express and British Airways have launched a limited-time increased sign up bonus on the two British Airways American Express credit cards. In this article, I am looking at the British Airways Premium Plus American Express card. Until 28th February, the sign up bonus is increased from 25,000 Avios to 40,000 Avios. For comparison, the […]
NEW: Get 10,000 Avios with the free British Airways American Express card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
American Express and British Airways have launched a limited-time increased sign up bonus on the two British Airways American Express credit cards. In this article, I am looking at the free British Airways American Express card. Until 28th February, the sign up bonus is increased from 5,000 Avios to 10,000 Avios. For comparison, the bonus […]
It’s back! Earn up to 300,000 Avios with Nutmeg
Written by Sinead Archer @ Head for Points
This is an advertisement for Nutmeg Saving and Investment Limited (“Nutmeg”). Nutmeg has agreed to pay the publisher an award for new clients acquired via the promotion of its services on this site. Head for Points is a journalistic website. Nothing here should be construed as financial advice, and it is your own responsibility to ensure […]
Why our Capital on Tap Visa 30,000 points promo may work for you even if you can’t spend £5,000
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Yesterday we launched the biggest sign-up offer on the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa Credit Card that we have ever seen. The offer is exclusive to you as a Head for Points reader. You can receive a two-part sign-up bonus of up to 30,000 points, worth £300 cashback or 30,000 Avios. You can read […]
NEW: Get points worth 30,000 Avios with Capital on Tap’s biggest ever sign-up bonus
Written by Sinead Archer @ Head for Points
We are excited to announce that Capital on Tap is running its biggest ever promotion for its small business credit card. This is an exclusive offer for Head for Points readers. Until 31st January, you can earn up to 30,000 bonus Capital on Tap points when you take out a Capital on Tap Business Rewards […]
What is an Avios point worth?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
I am often asked for my thoughts on how to value an Avios point. In our articles we use 1p as a ball-park figure, and it is the value I use myself, but the real world is more complicated. For the value of the new readers who always join us in January, looking to plan […]
Which hotel chains offer lifetime status? (and the British Airways lifetime status criteria revealed)
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a high threshold that you would wonder why such a person would ever want to set foot in another hotel ever again if they did not have to. Despite that, I thought it was worth running through the […]
Match your British Airways Gold or Silver card to Star Alliance Gold via TAP
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
TAP has been running this very generous offer now for around 18 months. I thought it was worth covering again, especially as the prospects for travel in 2022 are getting brighter. It is an EXCEPTIONAL opportunity for a mid-tier British Airways Silver to get Star Alliance Gold. Here’s the deal. You can use your British […]
Match your British Airways Gold or Silver card to Star Alliance Gold via TAP
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
TAP has been running this very generous offer now for around 18 months. I thought it was worth covering again, especially as the prospects for travel in 2022 are getting brighter. It is an EXCEPTIONAL opportunity for a mid-tier British Airways Silver to get Star Alliance Gold. Here’s the deal. You can use your British […]
What are the 2022 peak and off-peak Avios flight dates?
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
Happy New Year! What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points? This article looks at the British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus peak and off-peak Avios calendars for 2022, in case you are planning on using the Bank Holiday today to make plans. Remember that these calendars apply to the operating airline […]
How to earn Avios when you stay with Airbnb – up to 6 points per £1
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Back in 2019, British Airways partnered with Airbnb to offer Avios with each stay you book. This sits – literally – alongside BA’s existing hotel partners on this page of ba.com. You earn 2 Avios per £1/€1/$1 spent at Airbnb. With your first Airbnb booking, you earn 6 Avios per £1/€1/$1. The only snag is […]
What are the best value British Airways On Business points redemptions vs Avios?
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
What is the best way to spend your British Airways On Business points? Yesterday we published the redemption chart for the British Airways On Business loyalty programme, aimed at small businesses. This is more radical than it sounds, since this chart is not published by BA. You can book reward flights with either On Business […]
LAST CALL: Get 5,500+ Avios or Virgin Points with your first Rocketmiles hotel booking
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion again recently, but time is running out. This can earn you 5,500+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from just one night. Bookings under this offer need to be made by 31st December, ie Friday, although you can stay later. […]
Seven Avios secrets you probably don’t know
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
There is a lot more – a heck of a lot more – to the Avios frequent flyer scheme than most people think. If you are a new reader who came to HfP today as part of your Summer 2022 holiday planning, this article runs through seven interesting Avios quirks which you may not know […]
Bits: BA Holidays tightens payment terms, win a stay at Shangri-La London, we hit 20m page views
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: BA Holidays tightens its payment terms We ran two articles yesterday on BA Holidays – this one looks at some of their sale deals and this one looks at the extension of the ‘double tier points’ offer to October 2022. What we missed – thanks to ChrisC for pointing this out – […]