Marriott Bonvoy has announced how it intends to deal with Marriott Bonvoy elite status for next year. Whilst the company admits that the fine print needs to be worked out, the following announcement .....

Marriott Bonvoy has announced how it intends to deal with Marriott Bonvoy elite status for next year. Whilst .....

8 Apr 20208 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Virgin Atlantic has been running a skeleton service for the last few weeks.   It had previously announced it was only operating New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong flights this month. This .....

Virgin Atlantic has been running a skeleton service for the last few weeks.   It had previously announced it .....

8 Apr 20208 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 62 comments

On Monday, IHG and Creation Financial Services withdrew the IHG Rewards Club Premium Mastercard from the market. You would imagine that the credit card industry would be in a better place than most at .....

On Monday, IHG and Creation Financial Services withdrew the IHG Rewards Club Premium Mastercard from the .....

8 Apr 20208 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 197 comments

Air Canada is not an airline we cover much on Head for Points, but it is definitely worth covering its approach to extending the status of its Altitude frequent flyers due to coronavirus. Air Canada .....

Air Canada is not an airline we cover much on Head for Points, but it is definitely worth covering its .....

8 Apr 20208 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

This article explains how to use Avios points to upgrade British Airways flights. I run occasional articles on the vexing question of ‘What is an Avios worth?‘.  The maths shows that .....

This article explains how to use Avios points to upgrade British Airways flights. I run occasional articles on .....

8 Apr 20208 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

EUROCONTROL, the Brussels-based organisation that co-ordinates payment for air traffic control services by airlines, has approved a deal to defer €1.1 billion of fees. EUROCONTROL (The European .....

EUROCONTROL, the Brussels-based organisation that co-ordinates payment for air traffic control services by .....

7 Apr 20207 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Despite what you might think, British Airways is still operating some domestic flights despite coronavirus. Not many …. but some.   AirlineRoute reports that there will be 34 return flights .....

Despite what you might think, British Airways is still operating some domestic flights despite coronavirus. .....

7 Apr 20207 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Over the weekend I looked at the scale of IAG’s liability in terms of how much it may have to refund customers for pre-booked flights.  With €3.5bn of pre-paid but not flown flights at 31st .....

Over the weekend I looked at the scale of IAG’s liability in terms of how much it may have to refund .....

7 Apr 20207 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

We have given a lot of coverage on Head for Points recently to airlines and hotel companies who are doing their best to avoid paying refunds. We aren’t seeing much love from service providers .....

We have given a lot of coverage on Head for Points recently to airlines and hotel companies who are doing .....

7 Apr 20207 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

This article explains everything you need to know about booking short-haul Reward Flight Saver redemptions on British Airways with Avios. When British Airways created Avios in November 2011, the one .....

This article explains everything you need to know about booking short-haul Reward Flight Saver redemptions on .....

7 Apr 20207 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

easyJet has just announced that it has taken £600m in funding from the Government to keep it in the air (or not in the air, technically). The money was raised using the Covid Corporate Financing .....

easyJet has just announced that it has taken £600m in funding from the Government to keep it in the air (or .....

6 Apr 20206 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2021?  British Airways still hasn’t officially released the peak and off peak dates for reward flights in 2021 – .....

What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2021?  British Airways still .....

6 Apr 20206 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 21 comments

IHG has been badly lacking in its response to coronavirus. Hilton has been leading the pack by a long way, extending Hilton Honors status by a year and reversing status drops.  It also guaranteed .....

IHG has been badly lacking in its response to coronavirus. Hilton has been leading the pack by a long way, .....

6 Apr 20206 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

How do you book flights using Avios points?  How do you book flights with partner airlines?  And is it worth redeeming Avios for hotels, wine, car hire or experiences?  This series of .....

How do you book flights using Avios points?  How do you book flights with partner airlines?  And is .....

6 Apr 20206 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments