News in brief: British Airways cancelling flights pre-strike British Airways seems more worried about the upcoming 16-day strike by Mixed Fleet crew members than it was for previous strikes. Perhaps it is the higher summer passenger loads, which make it harder to consolidate two flights […]
Bits: BA cancelling strike flights from 1 July, Gatwick Express cancelling trains from Thursday
28 June 2017 By 66 Comments
UK court ruling may lead to 6 years of refunds for cancelled returns on missed flights
28 June 2017 By 35 Comments
Three years ago we wrote about the court decision in Huzar vs Jet2. Jet2’s decision not to pay Mr Huzar his EU compensation has turned out to be one of the most expensive mistakes in recent aviation history, since Mr Huzar won in court. This set […]
My review of Starwood’s Turnberry Resort in Scotland – a great value redemption
28 June 2017 By 78 Comments
A few weeks ago I received an email from Turnberry, the luxury golf resort in Scotland which is part of the Starwood ‘Luxury Collection’, asking if I wanted to come up and take a look. I am not a golf player myself so I was definitely […]
My review of Starwood’s Turnberry Resort in Scotland – a great value redemption (Part Two)
28 June 2017 By 28 Comments
This is part two of my review of Turnberry, Starwood’s Luxury Collection Resort in Scotland. In part one, click here, I looked at the different rooms and accommodations. Part two focuses on food, activities and the spa. Part 1 also includes a short video of […]
50% bonus when you buy Avios – worth it?
27 June 2017 By 144 Comments
British Airways has launched (yet another) aggressive ‘buy Avios’ offer. It is a short term deal which expires on Friday 30th. You need to visit ba.com via this page in order to buy. Let’s take a look at the ‘buy Avios’ deal in detail, as I […]
Bits: new Amex cashback deals, triple Accor points in Europe & APAC, Opodo codes correction
27 June 2017 By 59 Comments
News in brief: New American Express cashback deals launched American Express has launched a new wave of statement credit deals. These offers may or may not be available for you to activate if you look at the ‘Offers’ tab on your online statement or in the […]
LAST CALL: Virgin credit card bonus at 10,000 (White) and 25,000 (Black) miles
27 June 2017 By 24 Comments
Tomorrow, 28th June, is your last chance to apply for the two Virgin Atlantic credit cards with the sharply increased sign-up bonuses. To be honest, because the two British Airways American Express cards continue to have an enhanced bonus, I reckon that Virgin Atlantic will […]
How I realised the refit of Virgin’s A330 Upper Class can’t come soon enough
26 June 2017 By 109 Comments
Coming back from New York 10 days ago, I was legged over – twice – by Virgin Atlantic. I wasn’t amused. I was booked on VS4, the 6.30pm departure from JFK to Heathrow. When I went to check in, I saw a note on screen […]
Bits: two good Avios / Tesco toy deals, Opodo discounts, HFP Dubai competition winner
26 June 2017 By 40 Comments
News in brief: Two good Avios / Tesco toy deals Tesco Direct is running two decent promotions this week if you need to pick up some toys. Until 28th June, you will earn 500 Clubcard points (1,200 Avios or 1,250 Virgin miles) when you spend […]
Skytrax reveals the top 10 independent airport lounges – two at Heathrow
26 June 2017 By 36 Comments
Skytrax, the company best known for its airline quality rankings (you have probably seem airline ads trumpeting their ‘5-star Skytrax Airline’ credentials), has published its list of the top 10 independent airport lounges. Note that it is not clear what the methodology was. Skytrax rankings are […]
Why not joining Iberia Plus cost a reader £417 – and could cost you too
25 June 2017 By 122 Comments
Most Head for Points readers will have an avios.com account and a British Airways Executive Club account. You really don’t have much choice, since some Avios offers (such as the generous insurance promotion currently being run by Alan Boswell) can only be credited to avios.com […]
Virgin Atlantic increases the cost of Delta redemptions (and changes earning)
25 June 2017 By 6 Comments
Virgin Atlantic has announced changes to the way that you will earn and spend Virgin Flying Club miles on Delta Air Lines from 1st September. Details are here. Delta Air Lines acquired a 49% shareholding in Virgin Atlantic a couple of years ago. Since then we […]
Important dates for your diary – offers about to close which you shouldn’t miss
25 June 2017 By 28 Comments
Here is the latest edition of our fortnightly feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Avios Promos, Hotel Promos, Credit Cards and regular article pages. Deals closing soon: TODAY, Sunday 25th June Last day to book a […]
BA’s novel plan to beat the 2-week strike – borrow nine planes from Qatar!
24 June 2017 By 70 Comments
Back in 2015, I reviewed the Qatar Airways ‘regional First Class’ service. Qatar Airways First Class on short-haul uses 2 x 2 fixed seating, rather like the Virgin America First Class seat I flew in 2014: Leg room was more than acceptable – remember that […]
Bits: Norwegian launches Buenos Aires, two Avios wine deals ending, Virgin / Waitrose over?
24 June 2017 By 58 Comments
News in brief: Norwegian launches Buenos Aires from Gatwick If you follow our Instagram feed, you’ll know that Anika is currently in New York testing out Norwegian’s Premium cabin. We should get that review up in the next couple of weeks. If it turns out […]
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