News in brief: BA changes the closing date for its New York promotion Yesterday I wrote about a new British Airways promotion for double Avios points on flight to New York. This offer was initially .....

News in brief: BA changes the closing date for its New York promotion Yesterday I wrote about a new British .....

27 Mar 201627 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Sydney is a popular target destination for using frequent flyer miles, probably because the sheer length of the flight means that people are keen to do what they can to avoid travelling in economy. .....

Sydney is a popular target destination for using frequent flyer miles, probably because the sheer length of .....

26 Mar 201626 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

British Airways has launched a new promotion to encourage you to fly with them to New York. You will earn double base Avios points on flights in ANY class – no restrictions, even discounted .....

British Airways has launched a new promotion to encourage you to fly with them to New York. You will earn .....

26 Mar 201626 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

British Airways sprung a pleasant surprise yesterday by launching a new Cape Town service from London Gatwick. As Cape Town is one of the toughest Avios redemptions to book, this is an excellent .....

British Airways sprung a pleasant surprise yesterday by launching a new Cape Town service from London Gatwick. .....

25 Mar 201625 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I have run many articles over the past year on how you can save money – a lot of money – on British Airways Club World tickets by starting outside the UK.  At present, Dublin and Oslo are .....

I have run many articles over the past year on how you can save money – a lot of money – on .....

24 Mar 201624 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

News in brief: American Airlines charging a seating fee via ba.com As you have probably noticed, it is possible to book transatlantic cash flights on American Airlines using ba.com.  This is .....

News in brief: American Airlines charging a seating fee via ba.com As you have probably noticed, it is .....

24 Mar 201624 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Avios.com has been keen to promote its hotel booking platform recently and sent me over a sample of current hotel deals on offer. In general, redeeming Avios for hotel points is not a great deal. .....

Avios.com has been keen to promote its hotel booking platform recently and sent me over a sample of current .....

24 Mar 201624 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

The current British Airways ‘Premium Leisure’ sale ends tomorrow, 22nd March.  This is offering deals over Easter, the Summer and right into early 2017. The home page for the sale is .....

The current British Airways ‘Premium Leisure’ sale ends tomorrow, 22nd March.  This is offering .....

21 Mar 201621 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

If you read Head for Points online, this offer may sound familiar because I added it mid-morning to the article on Rocketmiles I ran last week. However, for everyone who reads the site via the daily .....

If you read Head for Points online, this offer may sound familiar because I added it mid-morning to the .....

21 Mar 201621 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Here at Head for Points we understand what really matters to our readers.  That is why this story had to be the lead one today. From 27th March, British Airways will be serving a new champagne in its .....

Here at Head for Points we understand what really matters to our readers.  That is why this story had to be .....

20 Mar 201620 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

News in brief: Summer schedule changes for British Airways at Gatwick British Airways has announced some relatively short notice changes to its Summer flight schedule from Gatwick.  The news is only .....

News in brief: Summer schedule changes for British Airways at Gatwick British Airways has announced some .....

18 Mar 201618 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

British Airways introduced ‘Part-Pay With Avios‘ back in 2013.  This allowed you to pay part of the price of a cash ticket using Avios points. At the time, a lot of people felt deflated .....

British Airways introduced ‘Part-Pay With Avios‘ back in 2013.  This allowed you to pay part of .....

17 Mar 201617 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

At some point recently, but with no PR announcement, Kerzner International Resorts was added as an Avios-earning partner with British Airways Executive Club. The name may not ring a bell at first .....

At some point recently, but with no PR announcement, Kerzner International Resorts was added as an .....

16 Mar 201616 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Rocketmiles is a similar business to Kaligo.com and PointsHound.  It offers you a generous pile of airline miles when you book any property through their website. As with .....

Rocketmiles is a similar business to Kaligo.com and PointsHound.  It offers you a generous pile of .....

15 Mar 201615 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments