We have run a few ‘the end is nigh’ stories about airberlin recently.  All of the short haul routes which do not touch Dusseldorf or Berlin are being transferred to a TUI-controlled joint .....

We have run a few ‘the end is nigh’ stories about airberlin recently.  All of the short haul .....

19 Feb 201719 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

I recently covered the new Finnair sale to Asia.  There are two other sales going on at the moment which I have decided to pull together in one article.  The key thing that links all three is that, .....

I recently covered the new Finnair sale to Asia.  There are two other sales going on at the moment which I .....

13 Feb 201713 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Last January Rob wrote about the LAN flight from Santiago, Chile to Frankfurt via Madrid when it was on special offer, with the option of only flying the bit between Frankfurt and Madrid.  As a 2 .....

Last January Rob wrote about the LAN flight from Santiago, Chile to Frankfurt via Madrid when it was on .....

10 Feb 201710 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 53 comments

News in brief: Hilton EMEA sale ending soon The Hilton EMEA sale which covers the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa ends on 31st January. The special landing page is here. Whilst it is nominally .....

News in brief: Hilton EMEA sale ending soon The Hilton EMEA sale which covers the UK, Europe, Middle East and .....

27 Jan 201727 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

It seems there are no end to the odd stories coming out airberlin at the moment.  The reason we cover them on Head for Points is that airberlin, as a oneworld alliance member, allows you to use .....

It seems there are no end to the odd stories coming out airberlin at the moment.  The reason we cover them .....

23 Jan 201723 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

News in brief: Last chance to beat AwardWallet’s sharp price hike There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years – and that is .....

News in brief: Last chance to beat AwardWallet’s sharp price hike There is only one miles and points .....

19 Jan 201719 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

News in brief: Get a €100 status credit with any Avis rental A reader sent me a link to this new Avis offer.  If you are signed up to Avis Preferred and make a booking in the current Avis sale, for .....

News in brief: Get a €100 status credit with any Avis rental A reader sent me a link to this new Avis offer. .....

18 Jan 201718 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Ever since it joined the oneworld alliance, airberlin has offered some exceptional bargains for Avios collectors. As I wrote in this article, you have been able to fly to the USA and Abu Dhabi paying .....

Ever since it joined the oneworld alliance, airberlin has offered some exceptional bargains for Avios .....

7 Jan 20177 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

If you are interested in UK travel hacking, Head for Points is, realistically, your only good daily source of news and information.  If you sign up for our daily newsletter or visit the site .....

If you are interested in UK travel hacking, Head for Points is, realistically, your only good daily source of .....

2 Jan 20172 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

Malaysia Airlines seems to have dropped some very cheap business class flights to Sydney and Melbourne with the online travel agencies. These deals are ONLY available if booked with a hotel – .....

Malaysia Airlines seems to have dropped some very cheap business class flights to Sydney and Melbourne with .....

1 Jan 20171 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

News in brief: Join the Avios graduate recruitment scheme If you, or a frequent flyer enthusiast you know, are currently in their last year at university or have recently graduated, you might find the .....

News in brief: Join the Avios graduate recruitment scheme If you, or a frequent flyer enthusiast you know, are .....

1 Jan 20171 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Singapore Airlines announced a new European ‘fifth freedom’ route this week – Moscow to Stockholm, starting on 30th May.  As HfP has also just put a ‘fifth freedom’ .....

Singapore Airlines announced a new European ‘fifth freedom’ route this week – Moscow to .....

18 Dec 201618 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

News in brief: Bid for BA tickets to New Orleans on a preview flight British Airways is launching a new service to New Orleans on 27th March as I covered here. On 24th February, however, there is .....

News in brief: Bid for BA tickets to New Orleans on a preview flight British Airways is launching a new .....

23 Nov 201623 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

airberlin is a partner with British Airways in the oneworld alliance.  This means that anyone who has status with airberlin will receive reciprocal status benefits with BA, and vice versa. Why does .....

airberlin is a partner with British Airways in the oneworld alliance.  This means that anyone who has status .....

22 Nov 201622 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 141 comments