British Airways launched its latest World Sale yesterday with discounts on long-haul and short-haul flights in all classes. Full details are here.  Bookings must be made by 26th September.  Travel .....

British Airways launched its latest World Sale yesterday with discounts on long-haul and short-haul flights in .....

1 Sep 20171 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Head for Points is the UK’s largest frequent flyer website with 1.2 million monthly page views.  Our daily articles are a must-read if you collect Avios points or other frequent .....

Head for Points is the UK’s largest frequent flyer website with 1.2 million monthly page .....

1 Sep 20171 September 2017 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has announced two new long-haul routes from London Gatwick. As always with new route announcements, you will find at least two Club World and four World Traveller seats for EVERY .....

British Airways has announced two new long-haul routes from London Gatwick. As always with new route .....

31 Aug 201731 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 143 comments

News in brief: 18,000 Avios for £146 – vouchers are arriving Last week I wrote about a great deal for subscribing to the digital version of the Irish Independent newspaper – click here. .....

News in brief: 18,000 Avios for £146 – vouchers are arriving Last week I wrote about a great deal for .....

31 Aug 201731 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

British Airways has confirmed that the new ‘trolley style’ Club World dining service will launch on Friday.  This will be exclusively on the New York JFK route, with other routes being .....

British Airways has confirmed that the new ‘trolley style’ Club World dining service will launch .....

30 Aug 201730 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 84 comments

This article is another of the ‘how to’ pieces we have been running over August for the benefit of newer readers, although hopefully everyone will get some value from them. A regular email .....

This article is another of the ‘how to’ pieces we have been running over August for the benefit of .....

29 Aug 201729 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

We don’t feature many World Traveller Plus deals on Head for Points, mainly because there aren’t many of them around, but this one is worth a look. Some interesting British Airways fares .....

We don’t feature many World Traveller Plus deals on Head for Points, mainly because there aren’t .....

28 Aug 201728 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

I have covered a few of the Iberia / Groupon ‘buy Avios’ deals recently.  The French equivalent of this deal has now returned, after initially running in March.  It worked – .....

I have covered a few of the Iberia / Groupon ‘buy Avios’ deals recently.  The French equivalent .....

27 Aug 201727 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Sometimes I get asked a question by a reader where I am so sure that I know the answer that it genuinely surprises me when I look for confirmation.  This is such a case, and it made me think that .....

Sometimes I get asked a question by a reader where I am so sure that I know the answer that it genuinely .....

27 Aug 201727 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. This facility is mentioned on .....

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....

27 Aug 201727 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: How you can stop the next British Airways IT meltdown After losing an estimated £80m due to the total IT failure a couple of months ago, British Airways has a plan.  Maybe you know .....

News in brief: How you can stop the next British Airways IT meltdown After losing an estimated £80m due to .....

26 Aug 201726 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

Three new Avios deals in brief: Alan Boswell insurance deal extended Insurance broker Alan Boswell Group has extended their ‘new partner’ offer with Avios for another month until 30th .....

Three new Avios deals in brief: Alan Boswell insurance deal extended Insurance broker Alan Boswell Group has .....

25 Aug 201725 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, will today launch a 50% bonus on transfers to Avios. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow (1 per £10 on .....

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, will today launch a 50% bonus on transfers to .....

24 Aug 201724 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

A reader sent me a link to a Flickr album (yes, it still exists) he created featuring some photographs of the new Club World food service found on Instagram. For copyright reasons I have not published .....

A reader sent me a link to a Flickr album (yes, it still exists) he created featuring some photographs of the .....

23 Aug 201723 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments