Last March we wrote about the new Avios booking platform that launched at the Aer Lingus website. This replaced the old booking site which was found at avios.com. You can find it here. This means that .....

Last March we wrote about the new Avios booking platform that launched at the Aer Lingus website. This .....

24 Jan 202524 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 27 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 .....

26 Oct 202426 October 2024 by Rhys Jones

This is our review of the Sunborn Gibraltar yacht hotel. Over Easter we took the family on a circular tour by train, starting in Gibraltar (there is a station just over the border) then on to Granada .....

This is our review of the Sunborn Gibraltar yacht hotel. Over Easter we took the family on a circular tour by .....

3 May 20253 May 2025 by Conny Urban • 50 comments

This is our review of the Al Safwa First Lounge at Hamad International Airport, Doha in Qatar. Last week, Rob and I took our first-ever joint trip – in six years of working together – to .....

This is our review of the Al Safwa First Lounge at Hamad International Airport, Doha in Qatar. Last week, Rob .....

30 Apr 202530 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 151 comments

American Express has launched a bonus Avios offer for British Airways American Express cardholders. It is restricted to 80,000 cardholders so I recommend that you register now before Amex emails .....

American Express has launched a bonus Avios offer for British Airways American Express cardholders. It is .....

15 Mar 202115 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 98 comments

Three weeks ago, I ran an article explaining why the free British Airways American Express card was now the best cashback card in Britain ….. …. assuming, of course, that you believe .....

Three weeks ago, I ran an article explaining why the free British Airways American Express card was now the .....

12 May 202112 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Until tonight (Saturday) American Express has doubled the bonus you get when you add a supplementary card to: Supplementary cards are free, so this is a very easy pile of points worth up to 6,000 .....

Until tonight (Saturday) American Express has doubled the bonus you get when you add a supplementary card to: .....

31 Jul 202131 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

British Airways Holidays is now offering additional sale savings of up to a further £100 off. However, these discounts are only available between now and 12th January. The offer works like this. Book .....

British Airways Holidays is now offering additional sale savings of up to a further £100 off. However, these .....

8 Jan 20218 January 2021 by Sinead Archer • 14 comments

Low-cost carrier Vueling is not the next airline you’d expect to launch Heathrow flights, but it is launching two new short haul routes to Paris Orly and Barcelona. According to Carolyn Prowse, .....

Low-cost carrier Vueling is not the next airline you’d expect to launch Heathrow flights, but it is .....

15 Feb 202415 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 72 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to receive this free .....

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

5 Feb 20245 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

There was one final twist yesterday in the story of the changes to the British Airways American Express credit cards. We have already covered: Here’s the last bit of news – and it’s .....

There was one final twist yesterday in the story of the changes to the British Airways American Express credit .....

4 Jun 20214 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

How does British Airways board its aircraft? Let’s take a look at the different boarding groups used. First introduced in 2017, the British Airways boarding process involves ranking passengers .....

How does British Airways board its aircraft? Let’s take a look at the different boarding groups used. .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rhys Jones

American Express has made two important announcements today about the two British Airways credit cards. We are splitting it over two articles so that you can focus on the card that you have. If you .....

American Express has made two important announcements today about the two British Airways credit cards. We are .....

1 Jun 20211 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 127 comments

Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash over Avios. There are a number of reasons for this: This is why the current Cathay Pacific .....

Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash .....

25 Oct 202425 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments