Norwegian has announced the acquisition of fellow Norwegian airline Widerøe. Norwegian CEO Geir Karlsen called it a “milestone in Norwegian aviation history”. Widerøe has historically been .....

Norwegian has announced the acquisition of fellow Norwegian airline Widerøe. Norwegian CEO Geir Karlsen .....

8 Jul 20238 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 24 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 .....

8 Jul 20238 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 1 comment

EDIT: As a lot of people signed up for Award Wallet on Friday, I have 5 new codes to give away. These were listed at 2.30pm Saturday. See below. As I previewed earlier today, here are the 80 .....

EDIT: As a lot of people signed up for Award Wallet on Friday, I have 5 new codes to give away. These were .....

7 Jul 20237 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Two titbits of British Airways news emerged yesterday, tucked away in a press release about ice cream. (Ice cream is being introduced on all long haul flights departing London before 5pm. This is for .....

Two titbits of British Airways news emerged yesterday, tucked away in a press release about ice cream. (Ice .....

7 Jul 20237 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

Just before Christmas I ran an article discussing AwardWallet, which is the only miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years. AwardWallet allows you to .....

Just before Christmas I ran an article discussing AwardWallet, which is the only miles and points tool that I .....

7 Jul 20237 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

News in brief: IHG launches a one week summer hotel sale IHG has launched a one week sale on its hotels in the UK and Ireland. See here for details. Participating brands including Holiday Inn, Holiday .....

News in brief: IHG launches a one week summer hotel sale IHG has launched a one week sale on its hotels in the .....

7 Jul 20237 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

As flagged by Liam in our forum, British Airways has opened up a lot of Club Suite business class availability between London and Sydney for later in the year. In the hour since I posted this, a lot .....

As flagged by Liam in our forum, British Airways has opened up a lot of Club Suite business class availability .....

6 Jul 20236 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

HSBC has launched a new 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. Surprisingly, this bonus is not a secret for once – at least for some! Readers are reporting a .....

HSBC has launched a new 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. Surprisingly, .....

6 Jul 20236 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Late last year, Radisson Rewards – the loyalty programme for the non-Americas hotels under the Radisson, Park Inn and Park Plaza brands – shocked the industry with a huge overnight .....

Late last year, Radisson Rewards – the loyalty programme for the non-Americas hotels under the Radisson, .....

6 Jul 20236 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Caffe Nero is, perhaps oddly, the best value Nectar redemption partner. 350 Nectar points will get you a voucher (in the form of a QR code, saved in the Nectar app, to be scanned in-store) for ANY hot .....

Caffe Nero is, perhaps oddly, the best value Nectar redemption partner. 350 Nectar points will get you a .....

6 Jul 20236 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 182 comments

London Stansted airport has submitted a planning application for a major extension of its terminal. Under the scheme, which looks as if it will be seamlessly bolted on to the existing Norman .....

London Stansted airport has submitted a planning application for a major extension of its terminal. Under the .....

5 Jul 20235 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into selected frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into selected frequent flyer schemes.  .....

5 Jul 20235 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the airport loyalty programme, has launched a double points offer with Official Heathrow Parking. No registration is required. To receive double points you must: Participating .....

Heathrow Rewards, the airport loyalty programme, has launched a double points offer with Official Heathrow .....

5 Jul 20235 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has, for some time now, been allowing Executive Club members to donate spare or unwanted Avios to projects supported by the BA Better World Community Fund. See here for details. Until .....

British Airways has, for some time now, been allowing Executive Club members to donate spare or unwanted Avios .....

5 Jul 20235 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments