2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint venture (together with Finnair and Iberia) was up for renewal with competition regulators. .....

2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint .....

19 Sep 202019 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This is our review of the new Clubrooms lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3. The No1 Lounges group has opened a brand new Clubrooms lounge at Heathrow T3, hot on the heels of the recent No1 Lounge opened in .....

This is our review of the new Clubrooms lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3. The No1 Lounges group has opened a .....

22 Apr 202522 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 57 comments

One upside from the long Avios IT migration and subsequent downtime in November is that the long-running problems with ‘Combine My Avios’ seem to have been fixed. It is now possible to .....

One upside from the long Avios IT migration and subsequent downtime in November is that the long-running .....

14 Jan 202214 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

We recently covered the news that British Airways was planning to break up Future Travel Vouchers, returning the underlying cash, Avios and vouchers to the holder, in order to reduce pressure on its .....

We recently covered the news that British Airways was planning to break up Future Travel Vouchers, returning .....

8 Mar 20228 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 156 comments

With Dubai now added to the Amber travel list, allowing fully vaccinated travellers to visit without quarantine on their return, British Airways Holidays has added Dubai to its current beach sale. .....

With Dubai now added to the Amber travel list, allowing fully vaccinated travellers to visit without .....

7 Aug 20217 August 2021 by Rob Burgess

The British Airways sale has just launched and is running until 14th May. For early birds there are additional sale discounts on selected holidays if you book between now and 30th April. If you had .....

The British Airways sale has just launched and is running until 14th May. For early birds there are .....

26 Apr 202426 April 2024 by Katie Ridgers • 41 comments

British Airways Holidays has extended its short sale for countries added to the travel Green List last week – see here. The offer applies to travel to Antigua, Barbados, Bermuda, Grand Cayman, .....

British Airways Holidays has extended its short sale for countries added to the travel Green List last week .....

30 Jun 202130 June 2021 by Rob Burgess

Shangri-La Golden Circle has launched another of its occasional redemption sales. ALL hotels across the Shangri-La, Kerry, Hotel Jen and Traders brands are current offering 50% off reward nights. I .....

Shangri-La Golden Circle has launched another of its occasional redemption sales. ALL hotels across the .....

7 Oct 20217 October 2021 by Rob Burgess

Over the Christmas break, Wizz Air announced plans for a substantial expansion at London Gatwick airport in Summer 2022. This expansion is driven by the acquisition of 15 daily slot pairs from .....

Over the Christmas break, Wizz Air announced plans for a substantial expansion at London Gatwick airport in .....

5 Jan 20225 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

5 Apr 20255 April 2025 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of a trip to Barra in the Outer Hebrides, flying with Loganair. We never repeat trip reviews on HfP – for obvious reasons, they don’t age well. However, this one is .....

This is my review of a trip to Barra in the Outer Hebrides, flying with Loganair. We never repeat trip reviews .....

1 Apr 20241 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

If you want to guarantee yourself the best chance of booking the Avios reward flights you want, it is important to know when British Airways releases Avios reward flights. It is fairly easy to .....

If you want to guarantee yourself the best chance of booking the Avios reward flights you want, it is .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

I am often asked by readers ‘how far in advance can I book with my Avios points?’.  Today I wanted to look at how the system works. The British Airways booking system lets you book .....

I am often asked by readers ‘how far in advance can I book with my Avios points?’.  Today I .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. If you are not a .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

2 Jun 20252 June 2025 by Rob Burgess