OpenSkies is a little known part of the British Airways empire.  Operating from Paris Orly, it operates two flights per day to New York Newark and New York JFK.  It was originally L’Avion, an .....

OpenSkies is a little known part of the British Airways empire.  Operating from Paris Orly, it operates two .....

6 Dec 20176 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

News in brief: 20% off National Express tickets for HSBC customers National Express is offering 20% off its standard fares to HSBC customers (no validation required) via this link. You need to book by .....

News in brief: 20% off National Express tickets for HSBC customers National Express is offering 20% off its .....

6 Dec 20176 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

As a reminder, our coverage of Avios Ireland (AerClub) is exclusively on the Head for Points website.  You will not receive these articles via our daily emails unless it is a deal which UK residents .....

As a reminder, our coverage of Avios Ireland (AerClub) is exclusively on the Head for Points website.  You .....

6 Dec 20176 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

News in brief: Heathrow Rewards adds a new airline partner Heathrow Rewards is adding a new airline partner today – Royal Brunei. You will be able to transfer your Heathrow Rewards points .....

News in brief: Heathrow Rewards adds a new airline partner Heathrow Rewards is adding a new airline partner .....

5 Dec 20175 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

British Airways has now confirmed the timings for its Summer 2018 schedules from Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham. Very little is changed from last year, with no new routes added.  BA has focused .....

British Airways has now confirmed the timings for its Summer 2018 schedules from Manchester, Bristol and .....

5 Dec 20175 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

News in brief: Lufthansa becomes Europe’s first ‘five star airline’ Airline rating group Skytrax, which claims to receive 20 million votes for its annual World Airline Awards, has .....

News in brief: Lufthansa becomes Europe’s first ‘five star airline’ Airline rating group .....

5 Dec 20175 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

If you have never considered getting the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card, there are some good reasons why you should. Before I explain why, here is some background. Hotel credit .....

If you have never considered getting the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card, there are some .....

4 Dec 20174 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

News in brief: Amex / Park Hyatt ‘free night’ offer launched Park Hyatt is, in my view, the most luxurious hotel brand which is part of major chain and which allows you to earn and redeem .....

News in brief: Amex / Park Hyatt ‘free night’ offer launched Park Hyatt is, in my view, the most .....

4 Dec 20174 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Malaysia Airlines is one of the lesser known members of the oneworld alliance, in which it is a partner alongside British Airways.  This means that you can both earn and redeem Avios, and earn .....

Malaysia Airlines is one of the lesser known members of the oneworld alliance, in which it is a partner .....

4 Dec 20174 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

With the opening of the new Qantas lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 this week, which we covered here and here, and the Cathay Pacific lounge which we covered here, T3 is now the place to be if you want .....

With the opening of the new Qantas lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 this week, which we covered here and here, .....

3 Dec 20173 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Lots of people have written a lot of nice things about the Boeing 787.  It has big windows, it is fairly quiet and – for airlines – it is amazingly fuel efficient. Unfortunately there is .....

Lots of people have written a lot of nice things about the Boeing 787.  It has big windows, it is fairly .....

3 Dec 20173 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

This is my review of the Aer Lingus lounge at Dublin Airport. This is the last part of my Boston trip reviews.  The main article – if you only have time to read one part of this series – .....

This is my review of the Aer Lingus lounge at Dublin Airport. This is the last part of my Boston trip .....

3 Dec 20173 December 2017 by Anika Burnett • 6 comments

British Airways has made an internal announcement that it is phasing out in-flight shopping on short-haul flights from January. January 2018 sees the arrival of the first A320 / A321 NEO aircraft .....

British Airways has made an internal announcement that it is phasing out in-flight shopping on short-haul .....

2 Dec 20172 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 127 comments

News in brief: Get 50% off mytaxi in London this weekend mytaxi – the rebranded Hailo app – has been running a ‘weekend only’ promotion over the last couple of weeks giving .....

News in brief: Get 50% off mytaxi in London this weekend mytaxi – the rebranded Hailo app – has .....

2 Dec 20172 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments