As of today, Virgin Atlantic is officially a member of the SkyTeam alliance, joining partners such as Delta, Air France and KLM. One of the main concerns we had when Virgin Atlantic announced its .....

As of today, Virgin Atlantic is officially a member of the SkyTeam alliance, joining partners such as Delta, .....

2 Mar 20232 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments

How can you earn Delta Air Lines SkyMiles from UK credit cards? Delta SkyMiles, the Delta Air Lines frequent flyer programme, does not have its own UK credit card. All is not lost though! I want to .....

How can you earn Delta Air Lines SkyMiles from UK credit cards? Delta SkyMiles, the Delta Air Lines frequent .....

1 Mar 20231 March 2023 by Rob Burgess

Lufthansa confirmed yesterday that it has submitted an offer to the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance to acquire ITA. ITA is the ‘reborn’ Alitalia, although the airline is not .....

Lufthansa confirmed yesterday that it has submitted an offer to the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance to .....

19 Jan 202319 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Air France and KLM are currently offering excellent business class fare deals to Sao Paulo and Lima – but you must start in Milan or Rome, and then backtrack via Paris or Amsterdam. It may also .....

Air France and KLM are currently offering excellent business class fare deals to Sao Paulo and Lima – .....

17 Jan 202317 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that transferable, or convertible, points are better than non-transferable points. The best way to explain this is via American Express Membership .....

One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that transferable, or convertible, points are better than .....

9 Jan 20239 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

This is my review of the Air France lounge at Terminal 2E (L gates) at Paris Charles de Gaulle.  The lounge opened in 2018 and is impressive, although busy. I will be following it up with a .....

This is my review of the Air France lounge at Terminal 2E (L gates) at Paris Charles de Gaulle.  The .....

27 Nov 202227 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

After many, many years of resisting alliance membership – first Star Alliance when Singapore Airlines owned 49% of the airline, and more latterly SkyTeam when Delta Air Lines bought 49% – .....

After many, many years of resisting alliance membership – first Star Alliance when Singapore Airlines .....

27 Sep 202227 September 2022 by Rhys Jones • 149 comments

Delta Air Lines has announced three new UK routes for next Summer. One reason to care about this is that you can earn and redeem Virgin Points for flights on Delta. You will also earn Virgin Flying .....

Delta Air Lines has announced three new UK routes for next Summer. One reason to care about this is that you .....

27 Sep 202227 September 2022 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

This is our review of KLM’s non-Schengen Crown Lounge at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. Over the last six months, new Italian airline ITA Airways – which rose from the ashes of .....

This is our review of KLM’s non-Schengen Crown Lounge at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. Over the .....

17 Apr 202217 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

ITA Airways, the ‘replacement’ carrier for Alitalia, has brought back the elite status match that it first ran last October. This allows you, for free, to get elite status across the .....

ITA Airways, the ‘replacement’ carrier for Alitalia, has brought back the elite status match that .....

19 Mar 202219 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Reports in Italy suggest that Lufthansa’s discussions to take a stake in Italy’s ITA Airways are more advanced than we thought. It is said that an announcement could come this week, with .....

Reports in Italy suggest that Lufthansa’s discussions to take a stake in Italy’s ITA Airways are .....

24 Jan 202224 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Virgin Atlantic has announced a £400 million investment from Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines, in a move which should hopefully allow the UK airline to survive the Omicron storm. £204 million is .....

Virgin Atlantic has announced a £400 million investment from Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines, in a move .....

13 Dec 202113 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Last week we covered how you can get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British Airways Executive Club status. This is due to the launch of ITA Airways, the replacement airline .....

Last week we covered how you can get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British Airways .....

9 Nov 20219 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

There is a great opportunity this month to get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British Airways Executive Club status. This is due to the launch of ITA Airways, the replacement .....

There is a great opportunity this month to get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British .....

2 Nov 20212 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments