The general mantra about using airline miles, especially those like Avios which impose hefty fuel surcharges, goes like this – ‘redeeming for Economy flights is a waste of miles’. In .....

The general mantra about using airline miles, especially those like Avios which impose hefty fuel surcharges, .....

1 Jan 20191 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 162 comments

My first flight for 2019 will be out of Gatwick in a few days time, drones permitting.  I could have used Heathrow, but as you will see from the articles when I get back there were a couple of .....

My first flight for 2019 will be out of Gatwick in a few days time, drones permitting.  I could have used .....

1 Jan 20191 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

As it is a Bank Holiday today, I have no qualms in filling a slot with a silly travel tip which you may, actually, find that you can use. If you have a Starbucks plastic payment card or pay via the .....

As it is a Bank Holiday today, I have no qualms in filling a slot with a silly travel tip which you may, .....

1 Jan 20191 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in December 2018.  Click through to read them in full: What will we see from British Airways and Virgin Atlantic in 2019? Get a Virgin Premium Economy .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in December 2018.  Click through to read them in full: What .....

31 Dec 201831 December 2018 by HfP team

What can we expect to see from British Airways / Avios and Virgin Atlantic / Flying Club in 2019?  I’m not into predictions, but the lead-time in this business is so long that we usually have a .....

What can we expect to see from British Airways / Avios and Virgin Atlantic / Flying Club in 2019?  I’m .....

31 Dec 201831 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 111 comments

Here’s something slightly silly to finish off the year.  Whether this is actually a good piece of marketing of not I honestly don’t know. Virgin Atlantic has added 10 £1 Premium flights .....

Here’s something slightly silly to finish off the year.  Whether this is actually a good piece of .....

31 Dec 201831 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is an Avios partner you probably haven’t heard of.  The company has been offering Avios points for a number of years – for at least as long as Head for Points has been running .....

This is an Avios partner you probably haven’t heard of.  The company has been offering Avios points for .....

31 Dec 201831 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

We don’t cover Norwegian much on Head for Points, although you can’t deny that they have become a major force on the European aviation scene. Norwegian is now the 8th largest airline in .....

We don’t cover Norwegian much on Head for Points, although you can’t deny that they have become .....

31 Dec 201831 December 2018 by Anika Burnett • 50 comments

‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched.  It allows you to redeem your points for a discount against a cash ticket, although in most cases you .....

‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched.  It allows you .....

30 Dec 201830 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 148 comments