News in brief: New British Airways lounge in Boston now open The new British Airways lounge at Boston Logan opened earlier this week.  It was constructed as part of the expansion of Terminal E to .....

News in brief: New British Airways lounge in Boston now open The new British Airways lounge at Boston Logan .....

26 Mar 201726 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Not many people know that IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel brands – has a scheme aimed at travel bookers and small businesses, IHG Business .....

Not many people know that IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel .....

26 Mar 201726 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

The much heralded improvements to British Airways Club Europe catering begin tomorrow, Sunday. That said, it certainly isn’t improvements all round – some popular routes are having their .....

The much heralded improvements to British Airways Club Europe catering begin tomorrow, Sunday. That said, it .....

25 Mar 201725 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, has launched a 50% bonus on transfers to Virgin Flying Club. The offer is clearly flagged on the Heathrow Rewards site when you log in. .....

Heathrow Rewards, the loyalty scheme for shopping at Heathrow, has launched a 50% bonus on transfers to Virgin .....

25 Mar 201725 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

News in brief: Buy access to Etihad’s airport lounges Following rival Emirates which opened up its facilities to paying passengers earlier this year, Etihad has decided to let Economy .....

News in brief: Buy access to Etihad’s airport lounges Following rival Emirates which opened up its .....

25 Mar 201725 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 7 comments

American Express has – yet again – increased the sign-up bonuses on the two British Airways American Express cards. The Premium Plus version, with the £195 annual fee, now offers 25,000 .....

American Express has – yet again – increased the sign-up bonuses on the two British Airways .....

24 Mar 201724 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 126 comments

News in brief: Good ‘Avios for LEGO Friends’ deal returns Tesco Direct is repeating their LEGO Friends promotion.  If you still haven’t filled up every bithday wish list for the .....

News in brief: Good ‘Avios for LEGO Friends’ deal returns Tesco Direct is repeating their LEGO .....

24 Mar 201724 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 23 comments

Whilst many Head for Points readers using Tesco Clubcard vouchers for Avios or Virgin Flying Club miles, one of the other interesting redemptions is for UK Hilton Hotels. Tesco and Hilton made some .....

Whilst many Head for Points readers using Tesco Clubcard vouchers for Avios or Virgin Flying Club miles, one .....

24 Mar 201724 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

News in brief: Get £9.98 one-way Avis car rentals to London Regular readers will remember our article last year on Europcar offering £1 one-way car rentals to London.  Europcar uses this to cheaply .....

News in brief: Get £9.98 one-way Avis car rentals to London Regular readers will remember our article last .....

23 Mar 201723 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

InterContinental, the luxury brand inside the IHG Rewards Club portfolio of hotels, has been trialling a new product since January called the ‘Club InterContinental Experience’. This is .....

InterContinental, the luxury brand inside the IHG Rewards Club portfolio of hotels, has been trialling a new .....

23 Mar 201723 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

VERY long-term readers of Head for Points may remember that, three years ago, I promoted my great idea for improving British Airways Executive Club for elite members – reforming the Gold .....

VERY long-term readers of Head for Points may remember that, three years ago, I promoted my great idea for .....

23 Mar 201723 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

As I have mentioned a few times before on Head for Points, the oneworld airline alliance changed its rules on baggage handling late last year. They told member airlines that they no longer had to .....

As I have mentioned a few times before on Head for Points, the oneworld airline alliance changed its rules on .....

22 Mar 201722 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 134 comments

News in brief: UK laptop ban on flights to / from certain countries This story was covered extensively in the news yesterday so I don’t want to dwell on it here.  However, if you missed it, the .....

News in brief: UK laptop ban on flights to / from certain countries This story was covered extensively in the .....

22 Mar 201722 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 68 comments

Shirt maker Charles Tyrwhitt has launched a new partnership with avios.com and British Airways Executive Club. What is interesting about the deal is that it covers their stores as well as online. The .....

Shirt maker Charles Tyrwhitt has launched a new partnership with avios.com and British Airways Executive Club. .....

22 Mar 201722 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments