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Two bits of BA news in brief: Zipcar and Avios end their partnership ‘Pay by the hour’ car rental company Zipcar is ending its partnership with Avios on 30th June. Whilst I was still on .....
Two bits of BA news in brief: Zipcar and Avios end their partnership ‘Pay by the hour’ car rental .....
31 May 202531 May 2025 • 39 comments
This is our review of the new-ish Qatar Airways Platinum & Gold Lounge North at Doha’s Hamad Airport, which is where you may end up if you are flying in Economy with a British Airways Gold .....
This is our review of the new-ish Qatar Airways Platinum & Gold Lounge North at Doha’s Hamad .....
5 May 20255 May 2025 • 34 comments
News in brief: Earn triple Avios with Avis Avis, the exclusive British Airways car rental partner (alongside its sister company Budget) has launched a new promotion. This is the most generous Avis .....
News in brief: Earn triple Avios with Avis Avis, the exclusive British Airways car rental partner (alongside .....
4 Feb 20254 February 2025 • 35 comments
Rob writes: we very rarely accept guest articles on Head for Points. However, when politician Nigel Evans – who spent 32 years as MP for Ribble Valley and was a Deputy Speaker of the House of .....
Rob writes: we very rarely accept guest articles on Head for Points. However, when politician Nigel Evans .....
20 Jan 202520 January 2025 • 336 comments
Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you can fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you will receive 1 million .....
Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....
21 Dec 202421 December 2024 • 37 comments
The first fruits of the new British Airways IT system are now here! For the first time in a long time (since 2019 actually) you will be charged the contractual £35 fee for cancelling a short haul .....
The first fruits of the new British Airways IT system are now here! For the first time in a long time (since .....
16 Dec 202416 December 2024 • 104 comments
On Monday, British Airways revealed its new First Class cabin (click here for our article) which it will install across its A380 fleet with a view to have it flying in mid 2026. It has called it .....
On Monday, British Airways revealed its new First Class cabin (click here for our article) which it will .....
27 Nov 202427 November 2024 • 110 comments
Back in April, American Express announced some unwelcome changes to the two British Airways American Express credit cards. The first change, increasing the fee for the Premium Plus card to £300, is .....
Back in April, American Express announced some unwelcome changes to the two British Airways American Express .....
11 Oct 202411 October 2024 • 149 comments
For a number of years before the launch of The British Airways Club, British Airways Holidays had been very popular with Executive Club members due to offering double tier points on most bookings. One .....
For a number of years before the launch of The British Airways Club, British Airways Holidays had been very .....
13 Aug 202513 August 2025 • 138 comments
In our article on the Avios sale yesterday, we discussed some of the weird patterns that we had seen in Avios availability since an IT update on 1st July. This initially led to no First Class seats .....
In our article on the Avios sale yesterday, we discussed some of the weird patterns that we had seen in Avios .....
18 Jul 202518 July 2025 • 91 comments
How does the upgrade voucher issued with Barclays Avios Rewards to Barclays Premier customers work? I am spending some time this week looking again (after a lengthy gap) at the Barclays Premier and .....
How does the upgrade voucher issued with Barclays Avios Rewards to Barclays Premier customers work? I am .....
5 Sep 20245 September 2024 • 69 comments
Lounge news in brief: A new airport lounge opens in Larnaca If you are a regular user of Larnaca airport, you will know that it has had no airport lounge facilities recently due to redevelopment. The .....
Lounge news in brief: A new airport lounge opens in Larnaca If you are a regular user of Larnaca airport, you .....
5 Jul 20245 July 2024 • 11 comments
British Airways news in brief: New Bridgerton-inspired safety video launched It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man British airline in possession of a good fortune, must be in want .....
British Airways news in brief: New Bridgerton-inspired safety video launched It is a truth universally .....
24 Jul 202424 July 2024 • 64 comments
Setting yourself apart from competitors is a challenge for airlines. After all, you’re often flying the same routes from the same airports on the same aircraft. The onboard cabins are one of the .....
Setting yourself apart from competitors is a challenge for airlines. After all, you’re often flying the .....
1 Jun 20251 June 2025 • 25 comments
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