This article looks at how to upgrade British Airways flights using American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flyer miles. Being able to upgrade British Airways tickets using Avios is a well known feature .....

This article looks at how to upgrade British Airways flights using American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flyer .....

16 Mar 202416 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

This is my review of the Berlin Marriott hotel where I stayed last week for the huge ITB travel fair. I first reviewed this hotel in 2018, when I was also there for ITB. I returned in 2019 and .....

This is my review of the Berlin Marriott hotel where I stayed last week for the huge ITB travel fair. I .....

16 Mar 202416 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 19 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 .....

16 Mar 202416 March 2024 by Rhys Jones

British Airways never, ever, does status matches from other airlines. (Well, if you are a multinational switching from another alliance to BA they will do it for top staff, but apart from that .....

British Airways never, ever, does status matches from other airlines. (Well, if you are a multinational .....

15 Mar 202415 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Virgin Atlantic was pretty late to the boarding group game, having introduced it back in early 2023. Prior to that it was boarding passengers by priority, but without numbered boarding groups. As with .....

Virgin Atlantic was pretty late to the boarding group game, having introduced it back in early 2023. Prior to .....

15 Mar 202415 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Hilton recently announced that it has agreed a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World. This will see selected SLH hotels made available for booking via the Hilton website, for cash or .....

Hilton recently announced that it has agreed a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World. This will .....

15 Mar 202415 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

Hilton has made a rare acquisition – this is the first major one since it bought Embassy Suites, DoubleTree and Hampton in 1999 – with the $210 million purchase of Graduate Hotels. The .....

Hilton has made a rare acquisition – this is the first major one since it bought Embassy Suites, .....

15 Mar 202415 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

Virgin Flying Club has launched a new sale on flight redemptions – and it’s a big one. Redemption flights to the United States are reduced by a whopping 50% for the next week. You have .....

Virgin Flying Club has launched a new sale on flight redemptions – and it’s a big one. Redemption .....

14 Mar 202414 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments

American Express and Hertz have a long standing partnership that gets American Express Preferred Rewards Gold cardholders extra benefits when renting a car. We cover the car hire element of The .....

American Express and Hertz have a long standing partnership that gets American Express Preferred Rewards Gold .....

14 Mar 202414 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

No1 Lounges, along with its sister brands Clubrooms and My Lounge, is one of the largest independent airport lounge operators in the UK. Since the pandemic, the cost of booking its lounges for cash .....

No1 Lounges, along with its sister brands Clubrooms and My Lounge, is one of the largest independent airport .....

14 Mar 202414 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

Earlier this week we covered a new cashback offer launched by Preferred Hotels and American Express. If targetted, you will receive £100 back if you spend £500 by 30th June. Full details are in this .....

Earlier this week we covered a new cashback offer launched by Preferred Hotels and American Express. If .....

14 Mar 202414 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Back in August, Cathay Pacific teased the new business class seat it was calling the ‘Aria Suite’. Details were few and far between, with the launch video only hinting at what was to come. .....

Back in August, Cathay Pacific teased the new business class seat it was calling the ‘Aria Suite’. .....

13 Mar 202413 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 35 comments

Today I want to look at which airlines you can earn Avios from. You know about British Airways, of course.  But there are actually 35 airlines which let you earn Avios for some or all of .....

Today I want to look at which airlines you can earn Avios from. You know about British Airways, of .....

13 Mar 202413 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Yesterday we covered the new Aer Lingus sale from Manchester. Whilst primarily aimed at economy deals on the direct routes to New York, Orlando and Barbados, it did feature direct flights to New York .....

Yesterday we covered the new Aer Lingus sale from Manchester. Whilst primarily aimed at economy deals on the .....

13 Mar 202413 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments