Qatar Airways is giving Manchester and the north a Valentine’s present in the form of its excellent Qsuite business class seat.  From 14th February, Qsuite is scheduled to fly on at least one .....

Qatar Airways is giving Manchester and the north a Valentine’s present in the form of its excellent .....

15 Jan 202015 January 2020 by Rhys Jones • 184 comments

Flybe announced last night that it had agreed a deal with the Government to keep flying.  All flights are operating as scheduled and the company should hopefully have enough liquidity now to get .....

Flybe announced last night that it had agreed a deal with the Government to keep flying.  All flights are .....

15 Jan 202015 January 2020 by Rhys Jones

Let me say up front that this opportunity is only relevant to a small part of our readership, but it will be valuable if it does apply to you. Amex has a payments business called, with no great leap .....

Let me say up front that this opportunity is only relevant to a small part of our readership, but it will be .....

15 Jan 202015 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Etihad is currently offering a 10% discount code for American Express cardholders. This is a long-term offer which is valid for travel completed by 30th June 2020.  You can book as late as you like, .....

Etihad is currently offering a 10% discount code for American Express cardholders. This is a long-term offer .....

15 Jan 202015 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Virgin Atlantic has brought back a special sign-up offer for its credit cards.  However, this time it is ONLY for the Virgin Money-issued Reward+ credit card. For a limited period, from 13th January: .....

Virgin Atlantic has brought back a special sign-up offer for its credit cards.  However, this time it is ONLY .....

14 Jan 202014 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 133 comments

2020 is gearing up to be a good year for UK airport lounge openings.   I doubt we can beat 2019, which saw Club Aspire Gatwick South, the replacement No1 Lounge in Edinburgh (review), the 2nd Aspire .....

2020 is gearing up to be a good year for UK airport lounge openings.   I doubt we can beat 2019, which saw .....

14 Jan 202014 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

A few days I wrote a long article on the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express Card. It seems that this was a partial waste of time (only partial, because we’ve cut and pasted much of it .....

A few days I wrote a long article on the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express Card. It seems that this .....

14 Jan 202014 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 251 comments

We have launched a great new Head for Points offer for any reader who has some sort of small business or self-employment. This exclusive offer is ONLY available to Head for Points readers. Capital On .....

We have launched a great new Head for Points offer for any reader who has some sort of small business or .....

13 Jan 202013 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

If you need to lock in any IHG hotels for stays before the 10th May, today is the last day to book in the IHG Flash Sale. The headline discount is up to 30% off the Best Available Rate. This is .....

If you need to lock in any IHG hotels for stays before the 10th May, today is the last day to book in the IHG .....

13 Jan 202013 January 2020 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has added some additional Caribbean discounts to the current sale, for Autumn travel. All are priced at £1,399 return.  The destinations included are: Antigua Bridgetown / .....

British Airways has added some additional Caribbean discounts to the current sale, for Autumn travel. All are .....

13 Jan 202013 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 145 comments

Back in October we wrote about the new Heathrow Express fare structure – click here. Heathrow Express had offered £5.50 fares at weekends and Bank Holidays for some time, as long as you booked .....

Back in October we wrote about the new Heathrow Express fare structure – click here. Heathrow Express .....

13 Jan 202013 January 2020 by Rob Burgess

Sky News reported very late last night that Flybe is believed to be on the brink of administration. Regular readers will know that Flybe was acquired last year for, virtually, nothing (£2m) by a .....

Sky News reported very late last night that Flybe is believed to be on the brink of administration. Regular .....

13 Jan 202013 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

SWISS and Lufthansa seem to have launched some EXCELLENT First Class and Business Class ‘2-4-1’ deals.  Unlike some fare deals we write about, these are for departures from the UK so you .....

SWISS and Lufthansa seem to have launched some EXCELLENT First Class and Business Class ‘2-4-1’ .....

12 Jan 202012 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Over the past few days I’ve been updating a few introductory articles to miles and points, in recognition of the fact that we get a lot of new readers in January as people start to look at .....

Over the past few days I’ve been updating a few introductory articles to miles and points, in .....

12 Jan 202012 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments