British Airways has announced that flights to Tel Aviv will remain suspended until 31st July. This is a further six week pause, with the existing suspension due to end on 14th June. From 1st August to .....

British Airways has announced that flights to Tel Aviv will remain suspended until 31st July. This is a .....

24 May 202524 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 12 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 .....

24 May 202524 May 2025 by Rob Burgess

Hilton operates a Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Silverstone, overlooking the circuit. Unsurprisingly, Hilton Honors is taking advantage of this as the British Grand Prix approaches. For Practice Day on .....

Hilton operates a Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Silverstone, overlooking the circuit. Unsurprisingly, Hilton .....

23 May 202523 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is an overview of the Aer Lingus AerSpace product, which is the nearest that Aer Lingus gets to business class on short haul flights. Heading over to Dublin for a conference this week, I thought .....

This is an overview of the Aer Lingus AerSpace product, which is the nearest that Aer Lingus gets to business .....

23 May 202523 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Two bits of Marriott Bonvoy news in brief: Transfer Emirates Skywards miles to Marriott Bonvoy Marriott and Emirates have had a partnership for many years called ‘Your World Rewards’ .....

Two bits of Marriott Bonvoy news in brief: Transfer Emirates Skywards miles to Marriott Bonvoy Marriott and .....

23 May 202523 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

As we wrote in March, Indian low-cost airline IndiGo is getting into the long haul market. Initially, it will damp-lease Norse Atlantic aircraft before taking delivery of its own long-haul fleet from .....

As we wrote in March, Indian low-cost airline IndiGo is getting into the long haul market. Initially, it will .....

23 May 202523 May 2025 by Rhys Jones

easyJet’s steady roll out of new UK bases continues. From next March, it will base three aircraft at Newcastle International airport creating 130 jobs for pilots, crew and engineers in the area. .....

easyJet’s steady roll out of new UK bases continues. From next March, it will base three aircraft at .....

23 May 202523 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 27 comments

The World Duty Free shops at Heathrow have an ‘earn and burn’ partnership with Avios. We have never looked at this in one combined article, because ‘earn’ launched 18 months .....

The World Duty Free shops at Heathrow have an ‘earn and burn’ partnership with Avios. We have .....

22 May 202522 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

The choppy rollout of Lufthansa’s new Allegris business and First Class is well discussed in aviation circles, although we haven’t covered it in detail on Head for Points. In short, after .....

The choppy rollout of Lufthansa’s new Allegris business and First Class is well discussed in aviation .....

22 May 202522 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 1 comment

Accor Live Limitless has added tickets for the upcoming Lynyrd Skynyrd concert at OVO Arena Wembley. The cost is 10,000 Accor Live Limitless points for two tickets. The date is 19th July. The tickets .....

Accor Live Limitless has added tickets for the upcoming Lynyrd Skynyrd concert at OVO Arena Wembley. The cost .....

22 May 202522 May 2025 by Rhys Jones

Aer Lingus is launching its first flights to Mexico with a thrice-weekly service from Dublin to Cancún, starting in January 2026. The new non-stop service will be operated by the airline’s .....

Aer Lingus is launching its first flights to Mexico with a thrice-weekly service from Dublin to Cancún, .....

22 May 202522 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

This is our review of the Malta Marriott Resort in St Julians. The Maltese hotel scene is expanding significantly, with new Marriott and Hyatt properties opening. On a recommendation I stayed at the .....

This is our review of the Malta Marriott Resort in St Julians. The Maltese hotel scene is expanding .....

22 May 202522 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

Iberia appears to be rolling out changes to economy Avios redemptions. The cheapest Avios seats in economy are now being treated as if they were ‘hand baggage only’ cash fares. This means .....

Iberia appears to be rolling out changes to economy Avios redemptions. The cheapest Avios seats in economy are .....

21 May 202521 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

Slightly bizarrely, because dynamic reward pricing means the price of a reward flight is meant to follow cash prices, Virgin Atlantic has launched a reward seat sale to the US. Despite what airlines .....

Slightly bizarrely, because dynamic reward pricing means the price of a reward flight is meant to follow cash .....

21 May 202521 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments