Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
“How to get a discount on airport car parking” is a difficult and long-winded question, especially at Heathrow. Luckily for me, the good people at moneysavingexpert.com have written a long article on the subject, which you can find here. I can therefore focus on the ‘miles and points’ angles. Earning and burning from official Heathrow […]
Category: Heathrow Rewards
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. […]
How does Heathrow Rewards work?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Heathrow Rewards loyalty programme. Is it worth joining Heathrow Rewards? What are Heathrow Rewards points worth? How can you transfer them to Avios or other programmes? We wrote about a special 1,000 points (=1,000 Avios) sign-up bonus for Heathrow Rewards two weeks ago so I thought it was worth taking […]
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 brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion. 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 although you can stay later. You need to book here. What is Rocketmiles? Rocketmiles […]
Get 1,000 Avios or other miles with a Heathrow Rewards sign-up bonus
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
It is, not surprisingly, quite a while since we have seen a sign-up bonus for the Heathrow Rewards loyalty scheme. British Airways is now offering a promo code for signing up. Whilst it is an BA code, the bonus points can be transferred to Virgin Points, Emirates Skywards or any other partner if you wish. […]
Is it worth converting Emirates Skywards miles INTO Heathrow Rewards points?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Back in 2015, Emirates Skywards joined Heathrow Rewards as a transfer partner. This wasn’t hugely surprising, as Heathrow Rewards was building up its airline partnerships at the time. The transfer rate was the same as the other airline partners. 250 Heathrow Rewards points gets you 250 miles. What WAS a surprise is that you could also […]
Why the only thing better than transferable points is INSTANTLY transferable points
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
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 Rewards points, earned from Amex Gold, Amex Platinum and the Amex Rewards Credit Card. You can transfer 1 American Express Membership Rewards […]
Bits: save £200 on a Four Seasons hotel stay, Heathrow Rewards update, Marriott Amex bonus update
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Save £200 at selected Four Seasons hotels with American Express For the first time ever, as far as I know, the ultra-luxurious Four Seasons hotel chain has launched a cashback offer with American Express. The offer appeared on Wednesday evening but apparently suffered an IT issue and couldn’t be saved. American Express […]
Heathrow Rewards is back – but Avios transfers have disappeared
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
The Heathrow Rewards website had been down for a few weeks with no way for members to access their account. Last week, a slightly cryptic email was sent to members which implied that a data breach had taken place. The website is now back and you can access your balance, but there are new security […]
Get 5,500+ Avios or other miles with a £37+ Rocketmiles hotel booking
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
For much of 2020 and Q1 of 2021, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which 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 March although you can stay later. In […]