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British Airways continues to rebuild its Gatwick schedules and is now close to where it was pre-pandemic. Short haul operations restarted in 2022 following the launch of BA subsidiary BA Euroflyer. .....
British Airways continues to rebuild its Gatwick schedules and is now close to where it was pre-pandemic. .....
21 Mar 202521 March 2025 • 53 comments
This is our review of The Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport. As part of my tour of Southampton Airport last week, I got to spend some time in The Spitfire Lounge. This is run by the airport .....
This is our review of The Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport. As part of my tour of Southampton Airport .....
24 Jan 202424 January 2024 • 46 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 .....
3 May 20253 May 2025 • 1 comment
On 4th November, Eurostar will see an overhaul of its travel classes. Both ex-Eurostar and ex-Thalys (continental) services will adopt the same names. As far as the Channel Tunnel services are .....
On 4th November, Eurostar will see an overhaul of its travel classes. Both ex-Eurostar and ex-Thalys .....
15 Oct 202415 October 2024 • 25 comments
News in brief: citizenM sale now on We don’t cover citizenM hotels much on Head for Points, since they don’t offer a loyalty programme or miles in any airline scheme. The chain is growing .....
News in brief: citizenM sale now on We don’t cover citizenM hotels much on Head for Points, since they .....
23 Jun 202123 June 2021 • 18 comments
When Qatar Airways adopted Avios, it opened up a number of new airlines that you could redeem Avios on, including JetBlue and Virgin Australia. Initially it was not possible to book these redemptions .....
When Qatar Airways adopted Avios, it opened up a number of new airlines that you could redeem Avios on, .....
21 Aug 202421 August 2024
Like virtually all other frequent flyer schemes, British Airways Executive Club lets you issue tickets for other people using your Avios. Unless you are in a BA Household Account, there are no .....
Like virtually all other frequent flyer schemes, British Airways Executive Club lets you issue tickets for .....
25 Mar 202525 March 2025 • 39 comments
When details of the new British Airways Club were quietly slipped out on 30th December, one small upside was the promised opportunity to earn up to 2,500 tier points per year via the British Airways .....
When details of the new British Airways Club were quietly slipped out on 30th December, one small upside was .....
21 Mar 202521 March 2025 • 130 comments
Vietnam Airlines, a SkyTeam member, has been running a status match offer for the last few months. You can use your British Airways Club status to get a direct match into the Lotusmiles programme. .....
Vietnam Airlines, a SkyTeam member, has been running a status match offer for the last few months. You can use .....
4 Jun 20254 June 2025 • 40 comments
Two weeks ago we announced that Virgin Red has added a box at The O2 in London with tickets available for Virgin Points. 12 artists are now bookable for June and early July, including Peter Kay and .....
Two weeks ago we announced that Virgin Red has added a box at The O2 in London with tickets available for .....
1 Jun 20241 June 2024 • 11 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 • 42 comments
I mentioned yesterday that a number of readers had been in touch about various BA pricing irregularities in recent weeks. Yesterday I showed how Avios redemptions in Economy were cheaper for inactive .....
I mentioned yesterday that a number of readers had been in touch about various BA pricing irregularities in .....
12 Mar 202112 March 2021 • 49 comments
Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 results. Sadly it isn’t on iPlayer so you can’t check out my living room! The .....
Last week, I was on the BBC’s World Business Report commenting on the release of Heathrow’s 2023 .....
28 Feb 202428 February 2024 • 145 comments
Back in May, American Express announced a reduction in the cashback rate paid on its two cashback credit cards – Platinum Cashback and Platinum Cashback Everyday. There was a three month grace .....
Back in May, American Express announced a reduction in the cashback rate paid on its two cashback credit cards .....
4 Aug 20214 August 2021 • 21 comments
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