Malaysia Airlines has launched a generous promotion for redemption seats on its route from London Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur. The snag is that it is only available to people who have Malaysia’s .....

Malaysia Airlines has launched a generous promotion for redemption seats on its route from London Heathrow to .....

12 Oct 201612 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Etihad announced on Tuesday that it is launching the long-awaited alignment of the frequent flyer schemes of eight of the Etihad Airways Parners airlines:  Etihad Airways, airberlin, Alitalia, Air .....

Etihad announced on Tuesday that it is launching the long-awaited alignment of the frequent flyer schemes of .....

6 Oct 20166 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

News in brief: My Hertz President’s Circle card arrives In late July, exactly two months ago, I wrote a piece about the new status match launched between Le Club AccorHotels and Hertz. Many HFP .....

News in brief: My Hertz President’s Circle card arrives In late July, exactly two months ago, I wrote a .....

30 Sep 201630 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Whilst nothing is signed yet, the noises coming out of Germany suggest that Lufthansa is on the verge of taking over a third of the airberlin route network. This will not be a long and drawn out .....

Whilst nothing is signed yet, the noises coming out of Germany suggest that Lufthansa is on the verge of .....

12 Sep 201612 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Regular readers may remember that, back in May, I wrote about an Avios redemption I had booked which was – by a large margin – the most lucrative I have ever done. I thought it only fair .....

Regular readers may remember that, back in May, I wrote about an Avios redemption I had booked which was .....

24 Aug 201624 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

This is my review of airberlin business class on the New York to Berlin service. As I did have to leave New York eventually, despite my best attempts to avoid it, I decided to try out .....

This is my review of airberlin business class on the New York to Berlin service. As I did have to leave New .....

18 Aug 201618 August 2016 by Anika Burnett • 70 comments

And the award for worst lounge goes to …… I was heading back to Europe on airberlin, flying business class from New York JFK to Berlin Tegel for the attractive price of 60,000 Avios and .....

And the award for worst lounge goes to …… I was heading back to Europe on airberlin, flying .....

17 Aug 201617 August 2016 by Anika Burnett • 52 comments

News in brief: Daily Telegraph / Dragonpass lounge offer returns The Daily Telegraph has brought back its occasional airport lounge access promotion with lounge network Dragonpass. Via this link .....

News in brief: Daily Telegraph / Dragonpass lounge offer returns The Daily Telegraph has brought back its .....

8 Aug 20168 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

The American Airlines arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 has reopened after a five month refurbishment.  Whilst AA branded, this is also the arrivals lounge used by British Airways long haul .....

The American Airlines arrivals lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 has reopened after a five month refurbishment. .....

6 Aug 20166 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

airberlin, a British Airways partner in the oneworld alliance, announced a big increase in its US flight schedule yesterday. This is excellent news for Avios collectors.  The taxes and charges on .....

airberlin, a British Airways partner in the oneworld alliance, announced a big increase in its US flight .....

4 Aug 20164 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: Supercard – the small print we missed I covered the relaunch of Supercard recently, the payment card which lets you charge foreign currency transactions to ANY Visa or Mastercard .....

News in brief: Supercard – the small print we missed I covered the relaunch of Supercard recently, the .....

13 Jul 201613 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 148 comments

It is now almost two years since Abu Dhabi airline Etihad launched ‘Etihad Airways Partners‘, a pseudo alliance aimed at bringing together some of the various national airlines in which .....

It is now almost two years since Abu Dhabi airline Etihad launched ‘Etihad Airways Partners‘, a .....

6 Jul 20166 July 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

News in brief: Get 500 Marriott Rewards points for following them on Instagram Marriott is offering 500 free Marriott Rewards points if you follow them on Instagram before 21st June. The good news is .....

News in brief: Get 500 Marriott Rewards points for following them on Instagram Marriott is offering 500 free .....

19 Jun 201619 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

There are many articles on Head for Points about how to get the best value for your Avios points.  This article on ‘what is an Avios point worth?’ is the one I link to most often. .....

There are many articles on Head for Points about how to get the best value for your Avios points.  This .....

3 May 20163 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments