The roll back of the cutbacks continues.  British Airways announced some fairly substantial changes to World Traveller (long haul economy) catering yesterday, albeit that the changes simply .....

The roll back of the cutbacks continues.  British Airways announced some fairly substantial changes to .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

The Qatar Airways sale starts today – see the sale home page here – and will run for a week. In recent years this has been the most aggressive sale we saw, with fares (out of Europe, not .....

The Qatar Airways sale starts today – see the sale home page here – and will run for a week. In .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 109 comments

As we mentioned in our article on the new expanded British Airways Summer schedule from Gatwick, Titan Airways will be operating some short haul services on behalf of BA. Titan Airways has a decent .....

As we mentioned in our article on the new expanded British Airways Summer schedule from Gatwick, Titan Airways .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Long-term Head for Points readers will remember that I did a review of the Corinthia Hotel in London early 2015 after the hotel let me have a tour of its facilities and suites. It is a genuinely .....

Long-term Head for Points readers will remember that I did a review of the Corinthia Hotel in London early .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Last August, just a couple of weeks after I wrote about it again, Lufthansa announced the closure of its oilandenergyclub, presumably due to the slump in the oil market. This offered special benefits .....

Last August, just a couple of weeks after I wrote about it again, Lufthansa announced the closure of its .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Hilton Honors unveiled a few changes to their programme today which will both simplify the scheme and signal a shift in focus towards the most loyal guests. What Hilton Honors will do, from April .....

Hilton Honors unveiled a few changes to their programme today which will both simplify the scheme and signal a .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

I have been sent, under embargo, some big news about changes to one of the major hotel loyalty schemes. It isn’t the end of the world, by any means, but if you pop back after 1.01pm today .....

I have been sent, under embargo, some big news about changes to one of the major hotel loyalty schemes. It .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

I ran this article last year which focuses on British Airways Club Europe routes from London which earn 160 tier points return. If you are chasing Bronze, Silver or Gold status in British Airways .....

I ran this article last year which focuses on British Airways Club Europe routes from London which earn 160 .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

I wrote last week about how I appeared to have received a stay of execution on my Le Club AccorHotels Platinum status. Like many HfP readers, I had received this via American Express Platinum before .....

I wrote last week about how I appeared to have received a stay of execution on my Le Club AccorHotels Platinum .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

The British Airways Galleries First lounge at New York JFK has closed for refurbishment. There is no fixed date for reopening apart from a vague ‘summer 2018’.  The work is part of .....

The British Airways Galleries First lounge at New York JFK has closed for refurbishment. There is no fixed .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

We don’t discuss the ‘high net worth’ American Express Centurion card much on Head for Points, even though a fair few of our readers have one. My personal view is that, unlike Amex .....

We don’t discuss the ‘high net worth’ American Express Centurion card much on Head for .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

If you haven’t had the chance to try the new British Airways Club World catering service yet, which is only on the Heathrow to New York JFK route, you’ve probably missed ‘peak’ .....

If you haven’t had the chance to try the new British Airways Club World catering service yet, which is .....

7 Jan 20187 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. This article .....

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....

7 Jan 20187 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

7 Jan 20187 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments