British Airways has just announced a restructuring and redundancy program that could put 12,000 staff out of work. If you thought that everything was going to return to normal once travel restrictions .....

British Airways has just announced a restructuring and redundancy program that could put 12,000 staff out of .....

28 Apr 202028 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 157 comments

British Airways has just improved its coronavirus rebooking and refund policy. This includes extending the window for cancelling existing bookings. Up until now, only travellers booked on services .....

British Airways has just improved its coronavirus rebooking and refund policy. This includes extending the .....

28 Apr 202028 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 157 comments

We almost missed this. We have reached a milestone at Head for Points: 10,000 articles. As we can’t get the team together and celebrate with a bottle of champagne, we have decided to run a .....

We almost missed this. We have reached a milestone at Head for Points: 10,000 articles. As we can’t get .....

28 Apr 202028 April 2020 by Anika Burnett • 92 comments

Earlier this year SeatSpy launched as a new tool to search redemption flight availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Atlantic .....

Earlier this year SeatSpy launched as a new tool to search redemption flight availability on British Airways .....

27 Apr 202027 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 61 comments

As part of the British Airways 100th birthday celebrations, BrewDog created a special beer for the airline. Called ‘Speedbird 100’, it is described as: Built from the ground up for British .....

As part of the British Airways 100th birthday celebrations, BrewDog created a special beer for the airline. .....

24 Apr 202024 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

News in brief: Looking for a Microsoft Teams background? If you use video conferencing software Microsoft Teams as part of your job, you may know that it recently introduced a new feature – .....

News in brief: Looking for a Microsoft Teams background? If you use video conferencing software Microsoft .....

20 Apr 202020 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Today I want to take a look at how you can make substantial tax savings – and potentially Avios savings – when flying to Hong Kong and beyond on Cathay Pacific. You can’t use a .....

Today I want to take a look at how you can make substantial tax savings – and potentially Avios savings .....

19 Apr 202019 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

This article explains how and why you may want to redeem Avios points on Alaska Airlines. Most readers of Head for Points will know that you can redeem Avios points sitting in a British Airways .....

This article explains how and why you may want to redeem Avios points on Alaska Airlines. Most readers of Head .....

19 Apr 202019 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

If you think that there are no British Airways long-haul flights currently running, think again.  On paper at least, the airline is planning a schedule for May. Even if you have no intention of .....

If you think that there are no British Airways long-haul flights currently running, think again.  On paper at .....

18 Apr 202018 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

News in brief: British Airways A350 aircraft damaged in Dubai Simple Flying is reporting that a British Airways A350 was damaged whilst taxiing at Dubai airport. You can see the collision below. The .....

News in brief: British Airways A350 aircraft damaged in Dubai Simple Flying is reporting that a British .....

15 Apr 202015 April 2020 by Rob Burgess

This article looks at how you use ‘Part Pay With Avios’. ‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched.  It allows you to redeem your .....

This article looks at how you use ‘Part Pay With Avios’. ‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, .....

15 Apr 202015 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Gas and electricity is a substantial monthly outlay for most people, but it is rare that you find a way of putting the cost of gas and electricity onto an American Express card. This is unfortunate, .....

Gas and electricity is a substantial monthly outlay for most people, but it is rare that you find a way of .....

14 Apr 202014 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments

This article looks at whether it is worth using your Avios points to book a hotel. Is it worth using Avios for hotel bookings? I generally try to stay away from the eternal question of ‘what is .....

This article looks at whether it is worth using your Avios points to book a hotel. Is it worth using Avios for .....

14 Apr 202014 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from .....

What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good .....

13 Apr 202013 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments