If you have a British Airways American Express card, you can earn up to 1,000 bonus Avios over the next few weeks from a new promotion launched today. You will earn one bonus Avios for every £2 you .....

If you have a British Airways American Express card, you can earn up to 1,000 bonus Avios over the next few .....

3 Sep 20203 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 120 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

Aer Lingus has launched an Avios flash sale. Until Sunday night, you get a 50% discount on the number of Avios required when you book a cash ticket and use ‘Part Pay With Avios’. You are .....

Aer Lingus has launched an Avios flash sale. Until Sunday night, you get a 50% discount on the number of Avios .....

14 Oct 202314 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

One of the anomalies of the British Airways fleet was its ex-BMI A321s. Put simply, these were short-haul aircraft equipped with ‘almost flat’ beds in Business Class. The fleet was .....

One of the anomalies of the British Airways fleet was its ex-BMI A321s. Put simply, these were short-haul .....

30 Aug 202030 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 49 comments

This is our review of Cathay Pacific’s business class on a Boeing 777-300ER. Despite being a founding member of the oneworld alliance, together with British Airways, you may be shocked to hear .....

This is our review of Cathay Pacific’s business class on a Boeing 777-300ER. Despite being a founding .....

7 Nov 20237 November 2023 by Rhys Jones • 67 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

21 Aug 202321 August 2023 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has launched its second luxury flight sale of the year. It is also offering some good savings on BA Holidays packages which include a Business Class flight – in some cases, the .....

British Airways has launched its second luxury flight sale of the year. It is also offering some good savings .....

16 May 202316 May 2023 by Rhys Jones • 44 comments

Last week we covered the very positive news that Virgin Atlantic will now let you transfer Virgin Points to any other member for a flat £10 fee – up to 2m at a time! Virgin Atlantic was almost .....

Last week we covered the very positive news that Virgin Atlantic will now let you transfer Virgin Points to .....

13 Sep 202313 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Like virtually all other frequent flyer schemes, British Airways Executive Club lets you issue tickets for other people using your Avios. Unless you are in a BA Household Account, there are no .....

Like virtually all other frequent flyer schemes, British Airways Executive Club lets you issue tickets for .....

19 Sep 202319 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

How many Virgin Points do you need to fly to a particular city? This article is Part 2 of our new ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series to run alongside our existing ‘Avios .....

How many Virgin Points do you need to fly to a particular city? This article is Part 2 of our new .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

Gatwick Airport is not having the best of times at the moment.  No airport is having a great May, obviously, but at least Heathrow knows that the high value of its slots means that airlines will do .....

Gatwick Airport is not having the best of times at the moment.  No airport is having a great May, obviously, .....

18 May 202018 May 2020 by Rhys Jones • 100 comments

This is a quick article for anyone who has the flexibility to pack up and go at relatively short notice. As flagged by reader Ed, British Airways has opened up pre-Christmas Avios availability to a .....

This is a quick article for anyone who has the flexibility to pack up and go at relatively short notice. As .....

6 Dec 20226 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

It would take too long to run through the failed strategy run by the Unite union to protect the jobs of British Airways cabin crew. It was summed up in this article where – after months of .....

It would take too long to run through the failed strategy run by the Unite union to protect the jobs of .....

11 Sep 202011 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

We don’t write much about private jets on Head for Points but, like any aviation enthusiast, I find them fascinating and can’t resist taking a look when I have the chance. In the past .....

We don’t write much about private jets on Head for Points but, like any aviation enthusiast, I find them .....

17 Dec 202217 December 2022 by Rhys Jones • 50 comments