You can use your British Airways Executive Club Gold or Silver card to get Star Alliance Gold status via a new TAP Air Portugal status match! This would give you top tier privileges when travelling .....

You can use your British Airways Executive Club Gold or Silver card to get Star Alliance Gold status via a new .....

7 Jul 20207 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 121 comments

The switch of British Airways Gatwick short-haul services to Heathrow has led to an interesting but annoying quirk – some routes which offered 160 tier points now appear to only offer 80. EDIT: .....

The switch of British Airways Gatwick short-haul services to Heathrow has led to an interesting but annoying .....

7 Jul 20207 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Where is British Airways currently flying to in the UK and Europe? British Airways has been tweaking its short haul network now that there is a little more clarity about which countries do not need a .....

Where is British Airways currently flying to in the UK and Europe? British Airways has been tweaking its short .....

6 Jul 20206 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 22 comments

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 .....

Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a .....

6 Jul 20206 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Avis, unsurprisingly, has a lot of cars sitting unused on its lots at the moment. To get some of these vehicles back into use, it is currently offering long-term (multi week) rentals. If you book an .....

Avis, unsurprisingly, has a lot of cars sitting unused on its lots at the moment. To get some of these .....

6 Jul 20206 July 2020 by Rob Burgess

I wanted to remind you today about the special Head for Points sign-up deal on the Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card. Here’s the one line summary: Apply now and you will receive a .....

I wanted to remind you today about the special Head for Points sign-up deal on the Capital On Tap Business .....

6 Jul 20206 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

What food is British Airways offering for breakfast in its Heathrow lounges? We did an article yesterday on the new meal service being offered in the British Airways lounges in Terminal 5. I .....

What food is British Airways offering for breakfast in its Heathrow lounges? We did an article yesterday on .....

5 Jul 20205 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

British Airways has announced its first new route for some time, if you exclude those routes forcibly moved from Gatwick to Heathrow in recent weeks! From 1st September, BA CityFlyer will fly from .....

British Airways has announced its first new route for some time, if you exclude those routes forcibly moved .....

5 Jul 20205 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Printed.com is an Avios partner you probably haven’t heard of.  The company has been offering Avios points for a number of years – for at least as long as Head for Points has been running .....

Printed.com is an Avios partner you probably haven’t heard of.  The company has been offering Avios .....

5 Jul 20205 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Two of the British Airways lounges at the south end of Heathrow Terminal 5 re-opened today.  What food are they serving? Until 12.30, Business Class / Silver cardholders use Galleries Club South .....

Two of the British Airways lounges at the south end of Heathrow Terminal 5 re-opened today.  What food are .....

4 Jul 20204 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

British Airways Holidays has launched a flash sale following the announcement of the list of quarantee-free travel destinations. You can save up to £200 on holidays booked by 9th July.  You must fly .....

British Airways Holidays has launched a flash sale following the announcement of the list of quarantee-free .....

4 Jul 20204 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Earlier this month, Bristow Helicopters and Era Group merged to create a dominant player in global helicopter services.  This seemed like a good excuse to re-run the story of British Airways .....

Earlier this month, Bristow Helicopters and Era Group merged to create a dominant player in global helicopter .....

4 Jul 20204 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 13 comments

British Airways has announced it is re-opening its lounges from Saturday 4th July. This has been enabled by the easing of lockdown, which allows restaurants, pubs and cafes to re-open from providing .....

British Airways has announced it is re-opening its lounges from Saturday 4th July. This has been enabled by .....

3 Jul 20203 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

This article looks at both Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa and the new British Airways Accelerating Business American Express card.  Which card is best for your business? Full details of the .....

This article looks at both Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa and the new British Airways Accelerating .....

3 Jul 20203 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments