As you may have seen in the press, British Airways decided that yesterday afternoon was a good time to bury bad news. It announced that it would cut 10,300 more short-haul flights between August and .....

As you may have seen in the press, British Airways decided that yesterday afternoon was a good time to bury .....

7 Jul 20227 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Via the BA Better World charity arm, British Airways Executive Club members are being offered the chance to donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) using Avios. The DEC is raising funds .....

Via the BA Better World charity arm, British Airways Executive Club members are being offered the chance to .....

21 Feb 202321 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

British Airways has unveiled a number of flexible rebooking options for people travelling over the next few weeks in order to comply with Heathrow’s new daily 100,000 passenger cap. Fortunately, .....

British Airways has unveiled a number of flexible rebooking options for people travelling over the next few .....

15 Jul 202215 July 2022 by Rhys Jones • 117 comments

British Airways has opened its First Dining Room and Concorde Bar lounges to all Gold Guest List members. As we wrote a couple of weeks ago, Gold Guest List members were being allowed into the First .....

British Airways has opened its First Dining Room and Concorde Bar lounges to all Gold Guest List members. As .....

7 Sep 20237 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 37 comments

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, launched its €2.74 billion rights issue today. This is, for non-City readers, the raising of fresh money from existing shareholders. No additional bank .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, launched its €2.74 billion rights issue today. This is, for .....

10 Sep 202010 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

It’s been a slightly bizarre week here at Head for Points. When we found out last weekend that British Airways was going to be selling off its First Class crockery, we knew it would be of .....

It’s been a slightly bizarre week here at Head for Points. When we found out last weekend that British .....

29 Nov 202029 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. Please forward it to any friends or family who you think may be .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

10 Feb 202410 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 1 comment

Willie Walsh stood down as CEO of IAG, the British Airways parent company, yesterday. He had delayed his retirement in order to steer the airline through coronavirus. As of today, Luis Gallego – .....

Willie Walsh stood down as CEO of IAG, the British Airways parent company, yesterday. He had delayed his .....

9 Sep 20209 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

London Stansted airport has received planning approval for its major extension of its terminal. Under the scheme, which will be seamlessly bolted on to the existing Norman Foster-designed modular .....

London Stansted airport has received planning approval for its major extension of its terminal. Under the .....

4 Nov 20234 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Global Hotel Alliance is on a bit of a roll at the moment. Only a month after adding the respected Lore Group hotels, including Sea Containers in London, it has signed a deal with home rental group .....

Global Hotel Alliance is on a bit of a roll at the moment. Only a month after adding the respected Lore Group .....

6 Mar 20246 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

Back on 16th November, we told you about a mystery Hilton concert that was to be held at the Hilton Metropole in London. Nine pairs of tickets were available for 35,000 Hilton Honors points, which .....

Back on 16th November, we told you about a mystery Hilton concert that was to be held at the Hilton Metropole .....

3 Dec 20223 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

28 Jan 202328 January 2023 by Rhys Jones

Virgin Trains Ticketing is a smartphone rail booking app which allows you to earn 3 Virgin Points for every £1 you spend. I tried it last weekend (there is a 9% cashback offer on my Virgin Atlantic .....

Virgin Trains Ticketing is a smartphone rail booking app which allows you to earn 3 Virgin Points for every .....

14 Jul 202314 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 results. Sadly it isn’t on iPlayer so you can’t check out my living room! The .....

Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 .....

28 Feb 202428 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 152 comments