If you are flying through Birmingham Airport this Christmas, your lounge options have just increased. As well as the main Aspire Lounge which Rhys recently reviewed here, the No1 Lounge is scheduled .....

If you are flying through Birmingham Airport this Christmas, your lounge options have just increased. As well .....

15 Dec 202115 December 2021 by Rob Burgess

Over the weekend we ran a review of the easyJet Plus membership scheme, which you can read here. Reader Dave pointed out in the comments that there is currently a 15% discount available for new .....

Over the weekend we ran a review of the easyJet Plus membership scheme, which you can read here. Reader Dave .....

15 Dec 202115 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

British Airways has just announced the routes that it will be flying from London Gatwick for Summer 2022. Tickets to 35 destinations have just been released at ba.com. If you want Avios seats for peak .....

British Airways has just announced the routes that it will be flying from London Gatwick for Summer 2022. .....

14 Dec 202114 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

The Government has announced that the ‘Red List’ will be scrapped from 4am on Wednesday morning. This means that anyone returning to England (and only England for now) from 11 Southern .....

The Government has announced that the ‘Red List’ will be scrapped from 4am on Wednesday morning. .....

14 Dec 202114 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

If you are looking for a low cost ‘Day 2’ PCR test to take on your arrival back into the UK, Amazon has entered the market with a £34.99 package. Importantly, Amazon is not outsourcing .....

If you are looking for a low cost ‘Day 2’ PCR test to take on your arrival back into the UK, .....

14 Dec 202114 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

British Airways has announced that it is launching flights to Portland, Oregon in 2022. This is the second time BA has announced the route. It first announced it would fly to Portland in December .....

British Airways has announced that it is launching flights to Portland, Oregon in 2022. This is the second .....

14 Dec 202114 December 2021 by Rhys Jones • 32 comments

Citibank runs an Avios-earning deal for expats in the UK who move their banking to Citi. Citibank has a standard Avios-earning offer for UK residents who sign up with Citigold Wealth Management, which .....

Citibank runs an Avios-earning deal for expats in the UK who move their banking to Citi. Citibank has a .....

14 Dec 202114 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Virgin Atlantic has announced a £400 million investment from Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines, in a move which should hopefully allow the UK airline to survive the Omicron storm. £204 million is .....

Virgin Atlantic has announced a £400 million investment from Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines, in a move .....

13 Dec 202113 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

This article is by HfP reader Polly, who some of you may have met at our pre-covid drinks parties. If you read our daily chat threads then you will have seen this story unfold in real time a couple of .....

This article is by HfP reader Polly, who some of you may have met at our pre-covid drinks parties. If you read .....

13 Dec 202113 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 105 comments

This is our review of the new Courtyard London City Airport hotel, which is part of Marriott Bonvoy. After multiple covid-related delays, the new-build Courtyard hotel at London City Airport is .....

This is our review of the new Courtyard London City Airport hotel, which is part of Marriott Bonvoy. After .....

13 Dec 202113 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

We have launched the Head for Points forums. Please join us! Many of you will know that we have been planning to add forums to the site for some time. Initially, we planned to do it soon after we .....

We have launched the Head for Points forums. Please join us! Many of you will know that we have been planning .....

13 Dec 202113 December 2021 by Rhys Jones • 284 comments

On Friday, we published details of IAG Loyalty’s generous Avios giveaway. 3,000 NHS employees will be chosen to receive 60,000 Avios each. This is worth at least £480, which is the value if .....

On Friday, we published details of IAG Loyalty’s generous Avios giveaway. 3,000 NHS employees will be .....

12 Dec 202112 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Until 4th January, you can buy IHG Rewards – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – points with a bonus of up to 80%. The page to buy points is here – .....

Until 4th January, you can buy IHG Rewards – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc .....

12 Dec 202112 December 2021 by Rob Burgess

World of Hyatt has launched its Winter promotion, which is called ‘Bonus Journeys’. It is, effectively, a copy of the Spring 2021 promotion, but not necessarily any worse for that. Here .....

World of Hyatt has launched its Winter promotion, which is called ‘Bonus Journeys’. It is, .....

12 Dec 202112 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments