If you thought that being, say, leader of the Conservative Party or Manchester United manager was bad for job security, it is nothing compared to being the British Airways ‘Head of Customer .....

If you thought that being, say, leader of the Conservative Party or Manchester United manager was bad for job .....

12 May 202212 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

There is great news for anyone planning a trip to or around Australia, with the announcement that Virgin Australia will become an Avios partner. The arrangement will kick in from later this year, .....

There is great news for anyone planning a trip to or around Australia, with the announcement that Virgin .....

11 May 202211 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

For two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points reward .....

For two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways .....

11 May 202211 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

As we covered recently, the taxes and charges added to many premium cabin Avios redemptions have shot up in recent weeks. Given that BA is still running a sub-standard service in Club World due to .....

As we covered recently, the taxes and charges added to many premium cabin Avios redemptions have shot up in .....

9 May 20229 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points.  There is a psychological desire to move, say, your American Express Membership Rewards points to Avios as .....

A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points.  There is a .....

8 May 20228 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

In early 2021, British Airways made the unexpected announcement that it would be improving the food and drink in Euro Traveller (short haul economy). This involved the re-introduction of free water .....

In early 2021, British Airways made the unexpected announcement that it would be improving the food and drink .....

7 May 20227 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

If you receive a fairly convincing (to the untrained eye) email from British Airways offering you the chance to invest in a special debt instrument paying 3.3% and focused on sustainable investments, .....

If you receive a fairly convincing (to the untrained eye) email from British Airways offering you the chance .....

5 May 20225 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This article will show you how to transfer your Avios points into Nectar points. In January 2021, Sainsbury’s became the official Avios supermarket partner. That means you can now convert your .....

This article will show you how to transfer your Avios points into Nectar points. In January 2021, .....

4 May 20224 May 2022 by Rob Burgess

This wasn’t part of any grand plan, but a trip to Venice yesterday accidentally gave me first hand experience of the Boeing 757 which British Airways has leased from Titan Airways. Titan joins .....

This wasn’t part of any grand plan, but a trip to Venice yesterday accidentally gave me first hand .....

4 May 20224 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

We haven’t mentioned The Wine Flyer, the British Airways / Laithwaites wine business, for a while, but a decent offer has popped up this week for new customers. £54, which includes delivery, .....

We haven’t mentioned The Wine Flyer, the British Airways / Laithwaites wine business, for a while, but a .....

4 May 20224 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Capital on Tap has just launched the best-ever sign-up offer for its small business credit card. This offer is exclusive to Head for Points readers! Until midnight on 15th May, you can earn up to .....

Capital on Tap has just launched the best-ever sign-up offer for its small business credit card. This offer is .....

3 May 20223 May 2022 by Sinead Archer • 34 comments

News in brief: Get 4,375 Avios with Sainsbury’s Bank pet insurance Some users of the Nectar app are getting a targetted offer of 7,000 Nectar points for taking out pet insurance. 7,000 Nectar .....

News in brief: Get 4,375 Avios with Sainsbury’s Bank pet insurance Some users of the Nectar app are .....

2 May 20222 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I want to spend some time over the Bank Holiday weekend looking again at the new Barclays Premier and Barclays Avios Rewards partnership, so you can see if it is worth signing up. Barclays Avios .....

I want to spend some time over the Bank Holiday weekend looking again at the new Barclays Premier and Barclays .....

30 Apr 202230 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Nectar introduced a new hotel booking site, the simply named Nectar Hotels, just under two years ago. When the ability to transfer Nectar points to Avios launched last year, it suddenly became an .....

Nectar introduced a new hotel booking site, the simply named Nectar Hotels, just under two years ago. When the .....

29 Apr 202229 April 2022 by Sinead Archer • 21 comments