Tomorrow, Wednesday, is the 10th anniversary of the opening of Heathrow Terminal 5. Anyone who was caught up in the opening has hopefully got over the trauma by now.  The plan was to do an overnight .....

Tomorrow, Wednesday, is the 10th anniversary of the opening of Heathrow Terminal 5. Anyone who was caught up .....

13 Mar 201813 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

If you are heading off for Easter soon, remember that Travelex has relaunched as an Avios partner.  You can now earn points but only when you buy in advance via this special link on your foreign .....

If you are heading off for Easter soon, remember that Travelex has relaunched as an Avios partner.  You can .....

13 Mar 201813 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

In what may be a model for BA’s upcoming Avios revamp, Lufthansa’s Miles & More scheme moves to revenue-based mileage earning for tickets issued from today.  Existing bookings are .....

In what may be a model for BA’s upcoming Avios revamp, Lufthansa’s Miles & More scheme moves .....

12 Mar 201812 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

Two weeks ago we ran an amazing competition with Qatar Airways. Two lucky winners would win 250,000 Qmiles each in Qatar Airways Privilege Club – the biggest mileage giveaway we’ve ever .....

Two weeks ago we ran an amazing competition with Qatar Airways. Two lucky winners would win 250,000 Qmiles .....

12 Mar 201812 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

Blacklane is, to some extent, the Uber of high end airport transfers – although Uber, of course, runs high-end cars itself in many cities including London. You can find out more on their website .....

Blacklane is, to some extent, the Uber of high end airport transfers – although Uber, of course, runs .....

12 Mar 201812 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

As a reminder, our coverage of Avios Ireland (AerClub) is exclusively on the Head for Points website.  You will not receive these articles via our daily emails unless it is a deal which UK residents .....

As a reminder, our coverage of Avios Ireland (AerClub) is exclusively on the Head for Points website.  You .....

12 Mar 201812 March 2018 by Anika Burnett • 3 comments

There is a lot of complex and varied information on Head for Points and occasionally we make mistakes.  We correct articles on the site during the day if new information comes in.  This page .....

There is a lot of complex and varied information on Head for Points and occasionally we make mistakes.  .....

11 Mar 201811 March 2018 by HfP team

We ran an article last week about the return to service of G-MEDN, the first British Airways A321 aircraft to be ‘densified’ with additional seating.  This was primarily due to the two .....

We ran an article last week about the return to service of G-MEDN, the first British Airways A321 aircraft to .....

11 Mar 201811 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Curve Card, the free Mastercard that allows you to merge all of your Mastercard and Visa cards into one product, has added an extra benefit – cashback rewards for new cardholders for three .....

Curve Card, the free Mastercard that allows you to merge all of your Mastercard and Visa cards into one .....

11 Mar 201811 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 173 comments

A new Hilton cashback offer has appeared on a lot of American Express accounts.  To see if you are targetted, visit the Amex website and take a look under the ‘Offers’ tab on the .....

A new Hilton cashback offer has appeared on a lot of American Express accounts.  To see if you are .....

11 Mar 201811 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

Best Western recently became an Avios partner.  This article explains everything you need to know including how to get a status match from a competing hotel chain or via your Virgin Flying Club .....

Best Western recently became an Avios partner.  This article explains everything you need to know including .....

11 Mar 201811 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

Not long ago we wrote about BA’s new ‘hand baggage only’ fares on transatlantic flights starting in April. Passengers will have the choice between the regular Economy fare and the .....

Not long ago we wrote about BA’s new ‘hand baggage only’ fares on transatlantic flights .....

10 Mar 201810 March 2018 by Anika Burnett • 105 comments

This is my review of the Thistle Heathrow Terminal 5 hotel at London Heathrow Airport and the driverless pods which take you directly into Terminal 5. I’ve ticked off a lot of the key goals in .....

This is my review of the Thistle Heathrow Terminal 5 hotel at London Heathrow Airport and the driverless pods .....

10 Mar 201810 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

This is Part 2 of my review of the Thistle Heathrow hotel and the driverless pods you can use to get from the hotel directly to Terminal 5. In Part 1, see here, I did a brief review of the Thistle .....

This is Part 2 of my review of the Thistle Heathrow hotel and the driverless pods you can use to get from the .....

10 Mar 201810 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments