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Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency in March. This was only announced in August 2023 and went live in impressively speedy fashion. It joined British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling .....
Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency in March. This was only announced in August 2023 and went live .....
21 May 202421 May 2024 • 46 comments
Two bits of Virgin Atlantic news: Get double Virgin Points on selected USA flights Last week we covered a new British Airways promotion offering double Avios on flights to the USA. To summarise how .....
Two bits of Virgin Atlantic news: Get double Virgin Points on selected USA flights Last week we covered a new .....
19 Jul 202419 July 2024 • 8 comments
News in brief: British Airways reopens its lounge at New York JFK British Airways has followed Virgin Atlantic and will today partially reopen its lounge facilities at New York JFK airport. The lounge .....
News in brief: British Airways reopens its lounge at New York JFK British Airways has followed Virgin Atlantic .....
1 Aug 20211 August 2021 • 20 comments
IAG, the Spanish parent company of Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and British Airways, published its half year financial results this morning. There are some interesting bits and pieces, including hints .....
IAG, the Spanish parent company of Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and British Airways, published its half year .....
30 Jul 202130 July 2021 • 74 comments
A very interesting British Airways fare has appeared this afternoon for travel between London Heathrow and Doha. For just £961 return, you can fly from London Heathrow to Doha in Business Class. The .....
A very interesting British Airways fare has appeared this afternoon for travel between London Heathrow and .....
24 Mar 202424 March 2024 • 20 comments
Very quietly, with no fanfare whatsoever, British Airways has decided to roll out a new Club World amenity kit. The new bag is evolution rather than revolution, and continues to be made in partnership .....
Very quietly, with no fanfare whatsoever, British Airways has decided to roll out a new Club World amenity .....
28 Mar 202428 March 2024 • 80 comments
Another four short-haul routes seem to be have been axed from the Summer 2025 British Airways schedule. It doesn’t seem to be much more than the usual tweaking although it is of course very .....
Another four short-haul routes seem to be have been axed from the Summer 2025 British Airways schedule. It .....
24 Dec 202424 December 2024 • 119 comments
Virgin Atlantic has never been one to follow the pack, so when it opened its first business class lounge at Gatwick Airport in 1990 it was called the Clubhouse. The name has stuck ever since. Back in .....
Virgin Atlantic has never been one to follow the pack, so when it opened its first business class lounge at .....
26 Aug 202426 August 2024 • 54 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 .....
20 Apr 202420 April 2024
Yesterday marked the final departure of the final two British Airways Boeing 747s from Heathrow Airport as the aircraft enter retirement. Whilst the two aircraft were due to make a dual synchronised .....
Yesterday marked the final departure of the final two British Airways Boeing 747s from Heathrow Airport as the .....
9 Oct 20209 October 2020 • 13 comments
I am generally very pro Which? magazine, although in my mind I tend to think of it as peaking in importance in the 1980s and becoming less relevant and less ‘part of the conversation’ as .....
I am generally very pro Which? magazine, although in my mind I tend to think of it as peaking in importance in .....
2 Mar 20212 March 2021 • 123 comments
A new airline is now bookable using Avios points – Airlink. Based in Johannesburg, Airlink is the second largest airline in Africa in terms of annual flights. Many readers will remember that the .....
A new airline is now bookable using Avios points – Airlink. Based in Johannesburg, Airlink is the second .....
27 Feb 202527 February 2025 • 47 comments
One of the hot topics during the transition from British Airways Executive Club to The British Airways Club was the issue of ‘soft landings’. A ‘soft landing’ occurs when you .....
One of the hot topics during the transition from British Airways Executive Club to The British Airways Club .....
6 May 20256 May 2025 • 140 comments
In October, British Airways is running the first long haul ‘Avios only’ flight, to Dubai. Every seat, in every cabin, was made available for Avios redemptions. This matches up exactly with .....
In October, British Airways is running the first long haul ‘Avios only’ flight, to Dubai. Every .....
26 Jul 202426 July 2024 • 76 comments
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