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

British Airways is, at last, gearing up for the launch of the new Club World cabin. A member of cabin crew sent me a memo on training requirements for the new cabin.  What is interesting about this .....

British Airways is, at last, gearing up for the launch of the new Club World cabin. A member of cabin crew .....

15 Jan 201715 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

We ran a long article on Monday covering some of the great business class deals offered by Qatar Airways during their current sale.  Remember that these flights all earn Avios and BA tier points. .....

We ran a long article on Monday covering some of the great business class deals offered by Qatar Airways .....

12 Jan 201712 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

Qatar Airways has kicked off another round of good business class deals with its third annual ‘Qatar Travel Festival’. This is a genuinely impressive package: Cheap business class fares .....

Qatar Airways has kicked off another round of good business class deals with its third annual ‘Qatar .....

9 Jan 20179 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 193 comments

News in brief: Qatar Travel Festival sale starts on Monday Last January Qatar Airways ran an astonishing sale. This is my article on it from January 2016.  As long as you were happy to start your .....

News in brief: Qatar Travel Festival sale starts on Monday Last January Qatar Airways ran an astonishing sale. .....

5 Jan 20175 January 2017 by Rob Burgess • 130 comments

Qatar Airways has become a partner of Le Club AccorHotels, the Novotel / Sofitel / Ibis / Mercure loyalty programme. You can now convert your Accor points into Qatar Airways Privilege Club Qmiles at .....

Qatar Airways has become a partner of Le Club AccorHotels, the Novotel / Sofitel / Ibis / Mercure loyalty .....

9 Dec 20169 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

News in brief: Qatar Airways confirms Dublin route launch Qatar Airways has finally committed to a date for the launch of its Dublin route. Services will start on 12th June.  It will use a Boeing .....

News in brief: Qatar Airways confirms Dublin route launch Qatar Airways has finally committed to a date for .....

7 Dec 20167 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

News in brief: Hilton North America flash sale launched Hilton has launched a 3-day Flash Sale covering North America.  This will end at 5am (note am) UK time on Thursday 8th. For bookings between .....

News in brief: Hilton North America flash sale launched Hilton has launched a 3-day Flash Sale covering North .....

6 Dec 20166 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Yesterday was a fairly chaotic day on Head for Points, but all ended well. British Airways claimed that it was a mistake that it announced that Qatar Airways ‘R’ class (discounted business .....

Yesterday was a fairly chaotic day on Head for Points, but all ended well. British Airways claimed that it was .....

4 Nov 20164 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

This week saw the launch of the British Airways / Qatar Airways revenue sharing deal on routes from the UK to Doha which I discussed here. This means that BA and Qatar are effectively operating as one .....

This week saw the launch of the British Airways / Qatar Airways revenue sharing deal on routes from the UK to .....

3 Nov 20163 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 141 comments

News in brief: BA offering bigger baggage allowances via agents A HfP reader who travels to India on a regular basis dropped me a note with an interesting observation. The current free luggage .....

News in brief: BA offering bigger baggage allowances via agents A HfP reader who travels to India on a regular .....

2 Nov 20162 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

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 .....

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling .....

22 Oct 201622 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

News in brief: British Airways to extend check-in cut-off British Airways has announced that, from 30th October, check-in for long-haul flights at Heathrow will close one hour prior to departure. At .....

News in brief: British Airways to extend check-in cut-off British Airways has announced that, from 30th .....

20 Oct 201620 October 2016 by Anika Burnett • 82 comments

I have had a lot of emails over the last few days about a Qatar Airways deal which has appeared on Groupon. As with many Groupon deals, the headline becomes a lot less interesting once you have read .....

I have had a lot of emails over the last few days about a Qatar Airways deal which has appeared on Groupon. As .....

16 Oct 201616 October 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments