Back in December 2013 I highlighted the new British Airways policy for people who find themselves in ‘old First’. British Airways had launched a generous (in my view) compensation .....

Back in December 2013 I highlighted the new British Airways policy for people who find themselves in .....

23 Sep 201423 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

Le Club Accorhotels, the Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman chain, has launched a surprisingly generous promotion. If you complete three stays before 31st December, you will .....

Le Club Accorhotels, the Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman chain, has launched a .....

22 Sep 201422 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

I haven’t mentioned Shell Drivers Club on Head for Points for a while, so I thought it was worth doing a quick recap.  Their new competition is a good enough excuse. Shell Drivers Club is the .....

I haven’t mentioned Shell Drivers Club on Head for Points for a while, so I thought it was worth doing a .....

19 Sep 201419 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

After a 14 year gap, British Airways announced yesterday that it is resuming flights to Kuala Lumpur. The service will begin on May 27th 2015.  It will be operated by a four class Boeing 777 which .....

After a 14 year gap, British Airways announced yesterday that it is resuming flights to Kuala Lumpur. The .....

18 Sep 201418 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

I have done quite a few weekend breaks in the past which, to a normal person, would seem fairly crazy.  New York, Dubai, Cape Town … these are not the sort of places where you normally head to .....

I have done quite a few weekend breaks in the past which, to a normal person, would seem fairly crazy.  New .....

18 Sep 201418 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

I wrote an introduction to hotel booking site Rocketmiles here. It is a small-scale (ie limited selection) business which offers significant airline mile bonuses when you book. At the time I first .....

I wrote an introduction to hotel booking site Rocketmiles here. It is a small-scale (ie limited .....

15 Sep 201415 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

British Airways sent out an announcement recently regarding the pricing of ‘extra seats’, often known as ‘comfort seats’. The archetypal user of an ‘extra seat’ .....

British Airways sent out an announcement recently regarding the pricing of ‘extra seats’, often .....

15 Sep 201415 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

avios.com has a new partner – market research group ‘Rewards For Thoughts‘.  They are offering a generous 600 Avios points just for signing up. Note that this is an avios.com and .....

avios.com has a new partner – market research group ‘Rewards For Thoughts‘.  They are .....

12 Sep 201412 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments

British Airways has announced a new codeshare agreement, this time with airBaltic. It only covers one route, from London Gatwick to Riga in Latvia.  I had a good trip to Riga a few years ago, and it .....

British Airways has announced a new codeshare agreement, this time with airBaltic. It only covers one route, .....

12 Sep 201412 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

British Airways has announced a ‘soft’ refurbishment of the World Traveller and World Traveller Plus seats on 18 of its remaining Boeing 747 aircraft.  This reflects the fact that some of .....

British Airways has announced a ‘soft’ refurbishment of the World Traveller and World Traveller .....

11 Sep 201411 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

If you are a regular reader of Head for Points, you probably remember that I dedicated some space in May to Will, who had written about his fairly crazy attempt to earn British Airways Gold Guest List .....

If you are a regular reader of Head for Points, you probably remember that I dedicated some space in May to .....

10 Sep 201410 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

Heathrow Express has extended the ‘free First Class upgrade’ promotion for British Airways Executive Club members until the end of September.  It was meant to finish at the end of August. .....

Heathrow Express has extended the ‘free First Class upgrade’ promotion for British Airways .....

9 Sep 20149 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I wrote recently about the new partnership between pay-by-the-hour car sharing site Zipcar and avios.com / British Airways Executive Club. It wasn’t clear at the time what would happen if you .....

I wrote recently about the new partnership between pay-by-the-hour car sharing site Zipcar and avios.com / .....

9 Sep 20149 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

A few British Airways service announcements have dropped into my inbox in the last few days.  Here is a round up: New restrictions on taking children to South Africa This seems to have come out of .....

A few British Airways service announcements have dropped into my inbox in the last few days.  Here is a round .....

7 Sep 20147 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments