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Single aisle aircraft are rarely sexy, but British Airways is making some welcome changes to upcoming deliveries of its short haul workhorse. It is introducing the new Airbus ‘Airspace’ .....
Single aisle aircraft are rarely sexy, but British Airways is making some welcome changes to upcoming .....
5 Mar 20245 March 2024 • 139 comments
Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to receive this free .....
Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....
5 Feb 20245 February 2024
Virgin Red has recently taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and on Wednesday we published an article showing you what it is like inside. It’s looking good! Virgin Red has now released tickets .....
Virgin Red has recently taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and on Wednesday we published an article .....
17 Aug 202417 August 2024 • 24 comments
If you’re still struggling to see a way to earn or retain status in British Airways Club, I wanted to remind you today that the Lufthansa / SWISS / Austrian status match into Miles & More .....
If you’re still struggling to see a way to earn or retain status in British Airways Club, I wanted to .....
28 Apr 202528 April 2025 • 23 comments
News in brief: British Airways reopens its lounge at New York JFK British Airways has followed Virgin Atlantic and will today partially reopen its lounge facilities at New York JFK airport. The lounge .....
News in brief: British Airways reopens its lounge at New York JFK British Airways has followed Virgin Atlantic .....
1 Aug 20211 August 2021 • 20 comments
Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash over Avios. There are a number of reasons for this: This is why the current Cathay Pacific .....
Whenever we write about travelling in business class to Australia or New Zealand, we generally suggest cash .....
25 Oct 202425 October 2024 • 42 comments
In February 2022, Barclays launched two Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good products with everything you could ask for, and are easily (in my view) the .....
In February 2022, Barclays launched two Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are .....
16 Jun 202516 June 2025 • 59 comments
IAG, the Spanish parent company of Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and British Airways, published its half year financial results this morning. There are some interesting bits and pieces, including hints .....
IAG, the Spanish parent company of Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and British Airways, published its half year .....
30 Jul 202130 July 2021 • 74 comments
Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. Please forward it to any friends or family who you think may be .....
Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....
10 Aug 202410 August 2024
As expected, British Airways has announced a rollback of some of the Executive Club changes. What wasn’t expected is how weak the rollback is, especially as it doesn’t address the .....
As expected, British Airways has announced a rollback of some of the Executive Club changes. What wasn’t .....
5 Feb 20255 February 2025 • 522 comments
I am generally very pro Which? magazine, although in my mind I tend to think of it as peaking in importance in the 1980s and becoming less relevant and less ‘part of the conversation’ as .....
I am generally very pro Which? magazine, although in my mind I tend to think of it as peaking in importance in .....
2 Mar 20212 March 2021 • 123 comments
Yesterday marked the final departure of the final two British Airways Boeing 747s from Heathrow Airport as the aircraft enter retirement. Whilst the two aircraft were due to make a dual synchronised .....
Yesterday marked the final departure of the final two British Airways Boeing 747s from Heathrow Airport as the .....
9 Oct 20209 October 2020 • 13 comments
Low-cost carrier Vueling is not the next airline you’d expect to launch Heathrow flights, but it is launching two new short haul routes to Paris Orly and Barcelona. According to Carolyn Prowse, .....
Low-cost carrier Vueling is not the next airline you’d expect to launch Heathrow flights, but it is .....
15 Feb 202415 February 2024 • 72 comments
If you told people that, for a handful of months before the pandemic, Manchester Airport operated a private terminal where you could escape the crowds and be chauffeur driven to your aircraft, I doubt .....
If you told people that, for a handful of months before the pandemic, Manchester Airport operated a private .....
10 May 202410 May 2024 • 93 comments
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