We’ve now had a bit of time to digest the changes to long haul Avios pricing launched last Wednesday. As more examples come to light, it is clear that this is a major devaluation. It has been .....

We’ve now had a bit of time to digest the changes to long haul Avios pricing launched last Wednesday. As .....

12 Dec 202212 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 194 comments

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways officially adopted Avios as its frequent flyer currency. Qmiles were no more. You can link your British Airways Executive Club account with your Qatar .....

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways officially adopted Avios as its frequent flyer currency. Qmiles .....

16 Jul 202416 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

British Airways was due to restart two routes to Asia this winter – Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Bangkok is going ahead, with flights starting on 28th October. Kuala Lumpur, which was due to launch .....

British Airways was due to restart two routes to Asia this winter – Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Bangkok is .....

11 Oct 202411 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 631 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points frequent flyer glossary. We decided to launch this a couple of years ago after a reader dropped me a note asking if HfP had a page explaining some of the specialist .....

Welcome to the Head for Points frequent flyer glossary. We decided to launch this a couple of years ago after .....

19 May 202519 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

The US Department of Transport has tentatively approved the Aer Lingus application to join the British Airways and American Airlines transatlantic joint venture. Iberia and Finnair are also part of .....

The US Department of Transport has tentatively approved the Aer Lingus application to join the British Airways .....

18 Nov 202018 November 2020 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

Malaysia Airlines, a oneworld alliance member, launches a new route from Paris to Kuala Lumpur on 23rd March. To get it up and running, it has opened the floodgates for Avios bookings. For the opening .....

Malaysia Airlines, a oneworld alliance member, launches a new route from Paris to Kuala Lumpur on 23rd March. .....

24 Feb 202524 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

It was back in April that British Airways made its latest and final set of pandemic changes to the tier point requirements for earning or retaining British Airways Executive Club status. Over the last .....

It was back in April that British Airways made its latest and final set of pandemic changes to the tier point .....

15 Aug 202215 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 156 comments

News in brief: British Airways drops Manchester to Gatwick British Airways has brought forward its plans to drop the Manchester to London Gatwick service. Flights were due to end on 29th October, at .....

News in brief: British Airways drops Manchester to Gatwick British Airways has brought forward its plans to .....

16 Jul 202216 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

This is our review of the Shangri-La Rasa Ria resort in Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. It is part of my recent visit to Malaysia with Malaysia Airlines, following the reopening of .....

This is our review of the Shangri-La Rasa Ria resort in Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. It is part of .....

17 May 202217 May 2022 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

British Airways has just relaunched its Winter ski flights for later this year and early 2023. These are the first ski flights from Gatwick since early 2020, and the first for new BA shorthaul Gatwick .....

British Airways has just relaunched its Winter ski flights for later this year and early 2023. These are the .....

9 Aug 20229 August 2022 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

British Airways has just circulated a note to the travel trade to state that the ban on OUTBOUND short haul ticket sales from London Heathrow has been extended. There are now no tickets available for .....

British Airways has just circulated a note to the travel trade to state that the ban on OUTBOUND short haul .....

2 Aug 20222 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

We ran two articles yesterday on BA Holidays – this one looks at some of their sale deals and this one looks at the extension of the ‘double tier points’ offer to October 2022. What .....

We ran two articles yesterday on BA Holidays – this one looks at some of their sale deals and this one .....

24 Dec 202124 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, has launched a status match specifically for UK residents. You can use your British Airways Executive Club status to get a direct match into the .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, has launched a status match specifically for UK .....

15 Jan 202515 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 286 comments

News in brief: An update for anyone who signed up for our BA Prepaid Mastercard offer Over late July and early August, we ran a promotion with British Airways to offer 3,000 Avios when you signed up .....

News in brief: An update for anyone who signed up for our BA Prepaid Mastercard offer Over late July and early .....

20 Aug 202220 August 2022 by Rob Burgess