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Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have sharply increased surcharges on redemption tickets. This definitely covers routes to North America – I’m not totally sure about the impact .....
Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have sharply increased surcharges on redemption tickets. This .....
26 Mar 202426 March 2024 • 227 comments
As we have been predicting for some time, British Airways has announced the move to revenue-based tier status. The net effect is that earning Gold status will now be very, very difficult, bordering on .....
As we have been predicting for some time, British Airways has announced the move to revenue-based tier status. .....
30 Dec 202430 December 2024 • 3829 comments
News in brief: Virgin Red splits with Greggs! In a move destined to send shock waves through the loyalty industry, Virgin Red appears to have split with Greggs. All of the Greggs redemption offers .....
News in brief: Virgin Red splits with Greggs! In a move destined to send shock waves through the loyalty .....
12 Dec 202412 December 2024 • 48 comments
One fascinating change to Avios in recent years was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American Express 2-4-1 Companion Voucher redemptions. The Aer Lingus option is especially interesting .....
One fascinating change to Avios in recent years was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American .....
1 Dec 20241 December 2024 • 37 comments
ba.com has a little known feature called ‘Hold Your Flight Price’ – see ba.com here. It is tucked away at the bottom of the ‘Review Your Flights’ page during the booking .....
ba.com has a little known feature called ‘Hold Your Flight Price’ – see ba.com here. It is .....
19 Nov 202419 November 2024 • 6 comments
ITA Airways, the ‘replacement’ carrier for Alitalia, has brought back its elite status match offer. This allows you, for free, to get elite status across most of the SkyTeam alliance .....
ITA Airways, the ‘replacement’ carrier for Alitalia, has brought back its elite status match .....
17 Jul 202417 July 2024 • 74 comments
News in brief: British Airways adds three new short haul routes BA announced three new routes to Europe yesterday. Because flights have only just been loaded to ba.com, Avios availability should be .....
News in brief: British Airways adds three new short haul routes BA announced three new routes to Europe .....
10 Jul 202510 July 2025 • 28 comments
World of Hyatt has brought back its ‘Bonus Journeys’ promotion for the spring. Full details, and the registration link, are here. It runs from 27th January to 28th March, and is a very simple .....
World of Hyatt has brought back its ‘Bonus Journeys’ promotion for the spring. Full details, and the .....
16 Jan 202516 January 2025 • 10 comments
If you've been following Head for Points over the last couple of months, you'll know that there is an exciting new way to use your Avios. .....
If you've been following Head for Points over the last couple of months, you'll know that there is an exciting .....
9 Oct 20249 October 2024 • 37 comments
Last week we covered the ‘densification’ of the BA Cityflyer fleet at London City Airport – see here. This involves an extra eight seats being added to each aircraft with seat pitch .....
Last week we covered the ‘densification’ of the BA Cityflyer fleet at London City Airport – .....
16 Jan 202416 January 2024 • 69 comments
American Express has announced some unwelcome changes to the two British Airways American Express credit cards today. The fee for the Premium Plus card will increase to £300. This is effective .....
American Express has announced some unwelcome changes to the two British Airways American Express credit cards .....
10 Apr 202410 April 2024 • 618 comments
If you had been worrying about how you are going to retain or earn British Airways Executive Club status next year, BA Holidays can help. BA Holidays has extended its double tier points offer by six .....
If you had been worrying about how you are going to retain or earn British Airways Executive Club status next .....
6 Mar 20246 March 2024 • 71 comments
The brand new No1 Lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2 opened quietly yesterday, and today will be the first full day. The website is here. This will provide competition for the award-winning Plaza .....
The brand new No1 Lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2 opened quietly yesterday, and today will be the first full .....
11 Dec 202411 December 2024
If you have booked a flight with a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher, can you upgrade it? Last week, a question dropped into my inbox from a reader who had already booked .....
If you have booked a flight with a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher, can you upgrade .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
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