Virgin Atlantic has announced a further set of status extensions for Flying Club members. If you have Gold or Silver status with Virgin, you will see an additional SIX months of status has been .....

Virgin Atlantic has announced a further set of status extensions for Flying Club members. If you have Gold or .....

7 Sep 20217 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

One of the benefits of the 2-4-1 companion voucher that comes with the British Airways Premium Plus American Express card is that you can use two vouchers in the same booking for a family of four. .....

One of the benefits of the 2-4-1 companion voucher that comes with the British Airways Premium Plus American .....

7 Sep 20217 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

This is our review of the EDITION hotel in Barcelona. After a couple of nights admiring the view and enjoying the beach from the W Barcelona hotel which I reviewed here it was time to move on to the .....

This is our review of the EDITION hotel in Barcelona. After a couple of nights admiring the view and enjoying .....

7 Sep 20217 September 2021 by Rhys Jones • 35 comments

This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. It runs through the checklist of which UK American Express bonuses you can get based on the cards you .....

This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. It runs .....

7 Sep 20217 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

British Airways has added a new Dubai flight to its schedule this afternoon. This means, as per the usual Avios policy, that the full 14 guaranteed Avios seats are available for redemption on each .....

British Airways has added a new Dubai flight to its schedule this afternoon. This means, as per the usual .....

6 Sep 20216 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Last week, American Express relaunched the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card. You can find out more in this article. As part of the relaunch, the sign-up bonus on the BAPP card .....

Last week, American Express relaunched the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card. You can .....

6 Sep 20216 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

This is our review of the W Hotel in Barcelona. It is the first part of our review trip to Barcelona and Madrid in partnership with Marriott Bonvoy. Marriott provided the hotel stays but we paid for .....

This is our review of the W Hotel in Barcelona. It is the first part of our review trip to Barcelona and .....

6 Sep 20216 September 2021 by Rhys Jones • 71 comments

If you need to fly your friends, family or colleagues to Malaysia or beyond, Malaysia Airlines would like you to sign up to MHgroupbooking, its service for customers making group bookings. There is a .....

If you need to fly your friends, family or colleagues to Malaysia or beyond, Malaysia Airlines would like you .....

6 Sep 20216 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Aer Lingus has unveiled its refurbished lounge in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. Features include new ‘seating pods’, wireless charging points, contactless food and drink ordering and .....

Aer Lingus has unveiled its refurbished lounge in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. Features include new .....

5 Sep 20215 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

I assume, by now, that almost all Head for Points readers in the UK will have linked their Nectar account to Avios and made a transfer. Some of you prefer to move Avios to Nectar, getting 0.8p per .....

I assume, by now, that almost all Head for Points readers in the UK will have linked their Nectar account to .....

5 Sep 20215 September 2021 by Rob Burgess

Accor is following IHG – which launched its Vignette brand last month – in launching a ‘soft’ brand for upmarket hotels that want to join its system. Similar to .....

Accor is following IHG – which launched its Vignette brand last month – in launching a .....

5 Sep 20215 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

5 Sep 20215 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Last week we covered the announcement that British Airways was planning to set up a new low cost subsidiary at London Gatwick. This was a very vague announcement, made internally to staff and not to .....

Last week we covered the announcement that British Airways was planning to set up a new low cost subsidiary at .....

4 Sep 20214 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

News in brief: BA CityFlyer resumes flights to Amsterdam, Zurich and Dublin In a LinkedIn post BA CityFlyer has announced it is returning to Amsterdam, Zurich and Dublin from next week, presumably to .....

News in brief: BA CityFlyer resumes flights to Amsterdam, Zurich and Dublin In a LinkedIn post BA CityFlyer .....

4 Sep 20214 September 2021 by Rob Burgess