News in brief: Hertz offering ‘no surcharge’ one-way rentals in the UK – could be handy If you are in a pickle due to your domestic travel arrangements unravelling, Hertz has stepped up to the plate with a good offer. Until the end of March, […]
United Airlines and United MileagePlus
These articles cover, from a UK perspective, United Airlines and United MileagePlus.
Bits: Hertz offering cheap one way UK car rentals until 31st March, new Hotel Indigo in Madrid, United cancellations
15 March 2020 By 73 Comments
Use your Marriott Bonvoy top tier status on United Airlines flights (and vice versa) via RewardsPlus
25 February 2020 By
Even though it is a year since Marriott Bonvoy launched, it turns out that we haven’t looked at the interesting Marriott and United Airlines partnership since the SPG merger. This was always a key part of the old Marriott Rewards programme but you could easily […]
United Airlines adding a sixth daily London Heathrow to Newark flight
27 October 2019 By
We’ve covered the United Airlines Polaris business class seat quite a bit in recent weeks. First, United added a 5th daily flight between Heathrow and New York Newark, with a guarantee that all five daily flights will have the new Polaris business class seat. Secondly, […]
United Airlines to guarantee the Polaris business class seat on London to Chicago flights
24 October 2019 By
United Airlines has confirmed that its Polaris business class seats will be guaranteed on the Heathrow to Chicago route from 15th November. All three daily flights will have the new seat, as well as Premium Plus (premium economy) and Economy Plus (extended leg-room economy). There […]
What are the best Star Alliance credit cards for UK residents?
14 October 2019 By
I wanted to take another look what is out there in the way of UK Star Alliance credit cards, since access to earning via a credit or charge card is often a key factor in choosing a programme. EDIT: This article was updated on 1st April […]
We take a sneak peak at the United Airlines Polaris business class – now on all Heathrow to Newark flights (Part 1)
11 October 2019 By
This is our overview of the United Airlines Polaris business class seat on a Boeing 767. With Rob in Doha, Rhys in Vietnam, and Anika about to give birth, I (Caroline) was asked if I could do another of my very occasional HFP articles to […]
We take a sneak peak at the United Airlines Polaris business class – now on all Heathrow to Newark flights (Part 2)
11 October 2019 By
This is the second half of our overview of the United Airlines Polaris business class seat on a Boeing 767. Part 1 of our United Airlines Polaris review can be found here. In terms of seat choice in the business cabin, the standout seats are […]
United to fly its new(ish) Polaris business class seat on all London – New York flights
12 August 2019 By
Anyone who is impatient to try out the new British Airways Club Suite should hope that it doesn’t go the way of United’s Polaris. Back in 2016, the American carrier announced a completely new business class concept featuring a brand new seat design as well […]
Who did you pick as your most loved Economy airline? And who won the New York flights?
28 February 2019 By
Last week we ran a market research survey on Head for Points, dressed up as a competition. As I didn’t think of the original idea, I am free to say that the concept was very clever. An airline approached us to get an understanding of […]
Get £100 off a £500 United Airlines flight when you pay with American Express
14 November 2018 By
If you are planning a trip to the United States, there is an interesting new cashback offer available via American Express. You will receive £100 cashback when you spend £500+ on a United Airlines flight before 9th December. You must book via united.com and the […]
What are the best Star Alliance credit cards for UK residents?
6 November 2018 By
I wanted to take a look another look what is out there in the way of UK Star Alliance credit cards, since access to earning via a credit or charge card is often a key factor in choosing a programme. The merger of Marriott Rewards and […]
AerClub Avios points from United Airlines flights are finally posting!
9 September 2018 By
Last week I wrote an article on how you can earn Avios when flying with United Airlines, even though United is a member of Star Alliance. This is because United has a partnership with Aer Lingus which pre-dates the purchase of Aer Lingus by BA’s […]
How to earn Avios when flying United Airlines – at higher rates than British Airways for Economy
2 September 2018 By
As there are four separate Avios airline schemes* – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub and Vueling Club – which each have their own partners, you would expect some oddities to turn up. This is one of the biggest ones. Bizarrely, Aer […]
Good 2019 business class flight deals to the US – from £1300 – with BA, Virgin and Star Alliance
28 August 2018 By
A bunch of good Business Class fares to the US has been launched by British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Star Alliance. These fares are all from the UK so you don’t need to position yourself in Europe to take advantage. British Airways to the West […]
What is the best alternative to the United Airlines MileagePlus UK credit card?
14 June 2018 By
MBNA has written to holders of the United Airlines MileagePlus UK credit cards this week to tell them that they are closing on 21st July. This was always an odd card which – most of the time – had no sign-up bonus attached to it. […]
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