Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. This brought many benefits to UK-based Avios collectors, including the ability to earn and spend Avios on the new airline, .....

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. This brought many benefits to .....

9 Feb 20239 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 130 comments

The final collapse of Comair, back in 2022, left a bit of a gap in the British Airways South Africa network. Previously, British Airways offered a number of onward connections from Johannesburg and .....

The final collapse of Comair, back in 2022, left a bit of a gap in the British Airways South Africa network. .....

9 Feb 20239 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

This is our review of the new Extime lounge in Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2B. Extime is a new hospitality brand created by Aeroports de Paris that extends from lounges to duty free shopping as .....

This is our review of the new Extime lounge in Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2B. Extime is a new .....

8 Feb 20238 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 73 comments

We have launched a fantastic competition – exclusive to Head for Points readers – in conjunction with Barclaycard. We have FOUR MILLION AVIOS to give away! There are four prizes of 1 .....

We have launched a fantastic competition – exclusive to Head for Points readers – in conjunction .....

7 Feb 20237 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 84 comments

Where does Vueling flying to from the UK? How can you earn and spend Avios with Vueling? IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin I think) has been part of Avios for six .....

Where does Vueling flying to from the UK? How can you earn and spend Avios with Vueling? IAG’s Spanish .....

6 Feb 20236 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

As spotted by Simple Flying, British Airways is bringing its long haul Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft to selected European flights this Spring. This is not the first time this has happened – during .....

As spotted by Simple Flying, British Airways is bringing its long haul Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft to selected .....

5 Feb 20235 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 76 comments

Got an SME? For the last few weeks we have been running a special sign-up offer on the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card. The offer is exclusive to you as a Head for Points reader. You .....

Got an SME? For the last few weeks we have been running a special sign-up offer on the Capital on Tap Business .....

4 Feb 20234 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Tomorrow (Saturday) is your last day to take advantage of our new exclusive HfP offer from Capital on Tap. If you are a business owner, you can take advantage of Capital on Tap’s latest offer to .....

Tomorrow (Saturday) is your last day to take advantage of our new exclusive HfP offer from Capital on Tap. If .....

3 Feb 20233 February 2023 by Sinead Archer • 2 comments

Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic made announcements on Thursday about their long-awaited return to mainland China. At present, a negative PCR test is required to enter China – although .....

Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic made announcements on Thursday about their long-awaited return to .....

3 Feb 20233 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

You may remember Speedbird 100, the special IPA created by Brewdog in 2019 as part of the British Airways 100th anniversary celebrations. Speedbird is coming back, in the form of Speedbird OG. Brewdog .....

You may remember Speedbird 100, the special IPA created by Brewdog in 2019 as part of the British Airways .....

3 Feb 20233 February 2023 by Rob Burgess

If you have an American Express card which earns Membership Rewards points, you can (if targetted) get a 50% bonus when you redeem your Membership Rewards points to cover the cost of flights on .....

If you have an American Express card which earns Membership Rewards points, you can (if targetted) get a 50% .....

2 Feb 20232 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Reader stankpa flagged up that a lot of First Class and Business Class availability to Johannesburg on Avios had appeared. She wasn’t wrong. Take a look at the screenshot below from SeatSpy, our .....

Reader stankpa flagged up that a lot of First Class and Business Class availability to Johannesburg on Avios .....

1 Feb 20231 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Having status is good, but maximising the amount of time you will have that status is even better. This isn’t as simple as it seems with British Airways because your membership year is fixed on .....

Having status is good, but maximising the amount of time you will have that status is even better. This .....

1 Feb 20231 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

Looking at reports, people who signed up to the new British Airways / Uber partnership last Autumn should have received their 250 bonus Avios yesterday. Unless, that is, BA and Uber chose to unlink .....

Looking at reports, people who signed up to the new British Airways / Uber partnership last Autumn should have .....

27 Jan 202327 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments