A ‘status match’ is when you approach an airline or hotel company with proof of your high status with a competing airline or hotel group. You then ask to be immediately upgraded to the .....

A ‘status match’ is when you approach an airline or hotel company with proof of your high status .....

25 Jan 202525 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

This is the second part of our overview series looking at the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be covered over two articles on consecutive days. One will list the basic facts of the .....

This is the second part of our overview series looking at the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme .....

25 Jan 202525 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free .....

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

25 Jan 202525 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 3 comments

What is the best value Avios redemption per mile flown?  Or, put another way, what’s the furthest you can fly for the fewest Avios? This is a sister article to our ‘Avios price .....

What is the best value Avios redemption per mile flown?  Or, put another way, what’s the .....

24 Jan 202524 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

Last March we wrote about the new Avios booking platform that launched at the Aer Lingus website. This replaced the old booking site which was found at avios.com. You can find it here. This means that .....

Last March we wrote about the new Avios booking platform that launched at the Aer Lingus website. This .....

24 Jan 202524 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

For the last year or so, Eurostar has been quietly trialling iProov.me, otherwise known as SmartCheck, at London St Pancras. It allows you bypass all queues at the terminal AND UK passport control. .....

For the last year or so, Eurostar has been quietly trialling iProov.me, otherwise known as SmartCheck, at .....

24 Jan 202524 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

Since British Airways announced its new tier point structure, which will make it impossible for many of our readers to retain status, we have had many emails and comments asking us where flights .....

Since British Airways announced its new tier point structure, which will make it impossible for many of our .....

23 Jan 202523 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments

Lufthansa has just unveiled its impressive new Business and Senator lounges at London Heathrow Terminal 2. A few pictures are below and there are more in our article here. As Lufthansa lounge access .....

Lufthansa has just unveiled its impressive new Business and Senator lounges at London Heathrow Terminal 2. A .....

23 Jan 202523 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

This is our review of Club Eurostar, the Eurostar loyalty scheme. We don’t give Club Eurostar much coverage on Head for Points, mainly because it doesn’t run many promotions and we are .....

This is our review of Club Eurostar, the Eurostar loyalty scheme. We don’t give Club Eurostar much .....

23 Jan 202523 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

SkyTeam has announced a number of changes to the way that you will receive lounge access if you have elite status. This is especially relevant at the moment as both Flying Blue and Virgin Flying Club .....

SkyTeam has announced a number of changes to the way that you will receive lounge access if you have elite .....

22 Jan 202522 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 22 comments

After a three month closure, the Lufthansa Business Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2 has reopened. It is, dare I say, better than expected. The lounge is the latest Terminal 2 facility to be refurbished .....

After a three month closure, the Lufthansa Business Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2 has reopened. It is, dare I .....

22 Jan 202522 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

Last November, you could, finally, redeem Virgin Points for six of the eight Virgin Hotels properties – London, New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Nashville and Dallas. The two hold-outs were Las .....

Last November, you could, finally, redeem Virgin Points for six of the eight Virgin Hotels properties – .....

22 Jan 202522 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Qatar Airways has been struggling for years to get greater access to the Australian market, in the face of substantial lobbying from Qantas. It came up with a cunning plan which I will explain below. .....

Qatar Airways has been struggling for years to get greater access to the Australian market, in the face of .....

21 Jan 202521 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

This is our review of business class on Iberia’s new Airbus A321XLR. Iberia is the latest airline to introduce long haul services with single-aisle aircraft thanks to the new Airbus A321XLR. .....

This is our review of business class on Iberia’s new Airbus A321XLR. Iberia is the latest airline to .....

21 Jan 202521 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 74 comments