Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

10 Jul 202310 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

Can you buy British Airways tier points and so buy elite status? Today I want to take a look at this issue, which often confuses people who are not clear about the difference between British Airways .....

Can you buy British Airways tier points and so buy elite status? Today I want to take a look at this issue, .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

British Airways and BA Holidays suffered a major payments problem on 1st January. It’s not that ba.com wouldn’t accept your booking – it’s that it was far too eager to do so, .....

British Airways and BA Holidays suffered a major payments problem on 1st January. It’s not that ba.com .....

13 Jan 202413 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Royal Jordanian? In this article I want to look at how you can use your Avios to fly with partner airlines like Royal Jordanian. I have done this .....

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Royal Jordanian? In this article I want to look at how you can .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Japan Airlines? In this article I want to look at how you can use your Avios to fly with partner airline Japan Airlines. The good news is that you are not .....

Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Japan Airlines? In this article I want to look at how you can .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

On Monday night Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge – the Heathrow Terminal 5 Arrivals Lounge, that is – for Christmas drinks. He made a number .....

On Monday night Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge – the .....

13 Dec 202313 December 2023 by Rhys Jones • 47 comments

In this article we’ll look at how you can earn Avios and British Airways tier points by flying with SriLankan Airlines. It is possible to earn Avios and BA tier points on SriLankan Airlines .....

In this article we’ll look at how you can earn Avios and British Airways tier points by flying with .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rhys Jones

If you signed up to the class action lawsuit against British Airways over the 2018 data breach, you may have received an email this week asking for details of your mental health. As I understand it, .....

If you signed up to the class action lawsuit against British Airways over the 2018 data breach, you may have .....

6 Mar 20216 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

There was a lot of interest amongst Head for Points readers on Wednesday about the new BA Holidays offer of double Executive Club tier points. You can read the full article here and find the details .....

There was a lot of interest amongst Head for Points readers on Wednesday about the new BA Holidays offer of .....

28 May 202128 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Last weekend saw the start of British Airways flights from Southampton Airport for the summer season. I thought this was a good excuse to take a look at the routes that BA Cityflyer will be operating .....

Last weekend saw the start of British Airways flights from Southampton Airport for the summer season. I .....

19 May 202419 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Today, Tuesday, is the last day for the British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Winter sales. If you are feeling confident about travel opening up for the Summer, now may be a good time to jump in. .....

Today, Tuesday, is the last day for the British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Winter sales. If you are feeling .....

2 Feb 20212 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Well, after years of telling people that British Airways never does status matches, British Airways has launched a status match. The bad news for the 90% of HfP readers who outside North America is .....

Well, after years of telling people that British Airways never does status matches, British Airways has .....

9 Apr 20249 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the first of four hotel reviews from a recent trip to Vietnam. My first time there was in 2019, as part of a .....

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the first of four .....

1 Dec 20241 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

British Airways has launched its second luxury flight sale of the year. It is also offering some good savings on BA Holidays packages which include a Business Class flight – in some cases, the .....

British Airways has launched its second luxury flight sale of the year. It is also offering some good savings .....

16 May 202316 May 2023 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments