News in brief: LATAM launches a £973 business class deal to Rio for August travel LATAM has launched a very attractive business class fare to Rio, from just £973 in Business Class. In theory this fare can be booked out of Madrid, Barcelona, Frankfurt and […]
Etihad and Etihad Guest
Etihad Guest is the loyalty scheme for Etihad Airways. The articles below outline the best ways of earning and spending your points if you are based in the UK. I also review the First Class Apartment on the A380, the First Class Suite on their Boeing 777, the Business Class Studio on their A380 and the Etihad lounges at Heathrow Terminal 4 and Abu Dhabi Terminal 3.
For further information on Etihad and Etihad Guest, visit their website here.
Bits: £973 oneworld deal to Rio for August, Etihad F1 packages, Starwood loses four Dubai hotels
12 July 2018 By
What happened at the Head for Points Summer Party
12 July 2018 By
Thank you to everyone who came to the Head for Points Summer Party on Monday, at the Holiday Inn Camden Lock. We had just under 250 people there. I was a little nervous about having such a big group – our Christmas events have always […]
Bits: see you at the party tonight; new Iberia ‘9000 Avios promo’ developments
9 July 2018 By
News in brief: The HFP Summer Party is tonight! Anika and I look forward to seeing 250 of you tonight at the first Head for Points Summer Party, sponsored by Etihad Airways If you bought a ticket you should have received an email on Friday […]
Hilton drops ‘Travelling Connect’ but you can still earn points with your mobile abroad
23 June 2018 By
Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling business person who uses their phone heavily outside the UK. It is, if nothing else, genius in its simplicity. All you need to do is register your mobile number and then […]
SOLD OUT: Get your HfP Summer Party tickets TODAY from 1pm – great Etihad raffle prizes confirmed!
21 June 2018 By
+++ Sold Out – We are very sorry, we thought 250 tickets would last a bit longer. Well done if you got a ticket. We look forward to seeing you on the 9th+++ As we announced on Monday, we are pleased to say that we […]
What you need to know about the HFP Summer Party on Monday 9th July (note the new date!)
19 June 2018 By
Last week we announced the light, sunny and airy Glasshouse suite at the Holiday Inn Camden Lock as the venue for our first Head for Points Summer party. We proposed Tuesday 3rd July. Unfortunately, as we hadn’t got our World Cup wall charts up at the […]
What are the best credit card sign-up deals for June? – plus a news round-up
4 June 2018 By
It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. The market is slowly coming to terms with the interchange fee caps and is moving forward. The key […]
Bits: Etihad Guest moving to variable reward pricing, Amex Esso cashback deal, Cathay Pacific sale
1 June 2018 By
News in brief: Etihad Guest moving to variable reward pricing Just a few months after their last round of reward price changes, Etihad Guest is launching another belt-tightening measure – variable redemption pricing. From 30th June, the mileage price shown in the redemption charts or […]
My review of MBNA’s Horizon Visa credit card – possibly the UK’s best credit card to use when travelling
31 May 2018 By
This is my review of MBNA’s new Horizon Visa credit card. Yesterday I wrote about how MBNA has pulled the plug on the UK Etihad Guest credit card from 27th July. This is also now confirmed as the final date for the MBNA American Airlines […]
How to get a 35% bonus on your Membership Rewards balance – but why it isn’t always a great idea
31 May 2018 By
One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro since the Brexit vote has been to destroy much – but not all – of the generous arbitrage that used to be available if you held the American Express International […]
What is the best replacement for the UK Etihad Guest credit card?
30 May 2018 By
MBNA has written to holders of the Etihad Guest UK credit cards this week to tell them that they are closing on 27th July. Quite a few readers may have this card as there were some VERY generous sign-up bonuses over the years. It reached […]
Bits: Virgin’s new afternoon tea in pictures, new Oman Air First Class suite, £20 off Opodo flights
24 April 2018 By
News in brief: Virgin’s new Afternoon Tea in the Clubhouse As I wrote last week, Virgin Atlantic has launched a new afternoon tea service in the Heathrow Clubhouse in Terminal 3. You will receive a stand of sandwiches and cakes plus tea or a glass […]
Bits: Good Etihad fare to Oz for Christmas, 100% bonus buying Hilton points, F1 and tennis with SPG/Marriott
23 April 2018 By
News in brief: Good Etihad fare to Australia for Christmas I’ve had a few emails recently asking about cheap cash flights to Australia over Christmas. As this is a non-starter for Avios – and anyway is terrible value given the taxes – you need to […]
Bits: BA resuming Oakland next April, Etihad drops Edinburgh and Perth, Blacklane update
11 April 2018 By
News in brief: British Airways to resume Oakland in April 2019 We recently covered the suspension of flights by British Airways to Oakland in California from 20th October. According to Airlineroute, Oakland is showing again in the GDS booking systems from 1st April 2019. Because […]
Bits: LHR T1 contents auction, Etihad UK call centre to close?, new Radisson for New York, 10% off LATAM
8 April 2018 By
News in brief: Heathrow Terminal 1 auctions off – everything! Last year we covered an auction where the heavy plant from Heathrow Terminal 1 was being sold off. On 21st April, literally everything else from T1 which could be ripped off the walls or floor […]
Bits: 2400 Avios with £50 of toys, Etihad dropping Edinburgh?, massive Nectar shake up
5 April 2018 By
News in brief: 2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin miles with £50 of toys Tesco Direct has brought back another generous bonus promotion on toys. Specifically, on Play-Doh, My Little Pony, Nerf and Hasbro board games. Until 8th April you will get: 500 extra Clubcard points […]
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