This article explains how the ‘Avios and Money’ feature of British Airways Executive Club works. Many people don’t realise that it can offer excellent value, letting you .....

This article explains how the ‘Avios and Money’ feature of British Airways Executive Club works. .....

10 Apr 202010 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

British Airways has become the first major European airline to have its debt rating cut to ‘junk’. Fitch, the ratings agency, cut BA’s rating from BBB- to BB+ today. (For clarity, .....

British Airways has become the first major European airline to have its debt rating cut to ‘junk’. .....

9 Apr 20209 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

Lufthansa Group, which includes Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and Germanwings, has decided that a permanent restructuring is necessary in order to meet the suppressed demand .....

Lufthansa Group, which includes Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and Germanwings, has .....

9 Apr 20209 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 161 comments

Last week we covered the ideal offer for anyone stuck at home.  Amazon Music Unlimited is offering a 3-month free trial to its library of 50 million songs for a limited period when you sign up via .....

Last week we covered the ideal offer for anyone stuck at home.  Amazon Music Unlimited is offering a 3-month .....

9 Apr 20209 April 2020 by Rob Burgess

Back in January, we covered one of the most popular deals we have ever written about. You could, by using a code to give yourself 30 days of trial Platinum membership in the RED by Dufry duty free .....

Back in January, we covered one of the most popular deals we have ever written about. You could, by using a .....

9 Apr 20209 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has announced how it intends to deal with Marriott Bonvoy elite status for next year. Whilst the company admits that the fine print needs to be worked out, the following announcement .....

Marriott Bonvoy has announced how it intends to deal with Marriott Bonvoy elite status for next year. Whilst .....

8 Apr 20208 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Virgin Atlantic has been running a skeleton service for the last few weeks.   It had previously announced it was only operating New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong flights this month. This .....

Virgin Atlantic has been running a skeleton service for the last few weeks.   It had previously announced it .....

8 Apr 20208 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 62 comments

On Monday, IHG and Creation Financial Services withdrew the IHG Rewards Club Premium Mastercard from the market. You would imagine that the credit card industry would be in a better place than most at .....

On Monday, IHG and Creation Financial Services withdrew the IHG Rewards Club Premium Mastercard from the .....

8 Apr 20208 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 197 comments

Air Canada is not an airline we cover much on Head for Points, but it is definitely worth covering its approach to extending the status of its Altitude frequent flyers due to coronavirus. Air Canada .....

Air Canada is not an airline we cover much on Head for Points, but it is definitely worth covering its .....

8 Apr 20208 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

This article explains how to use Avios points to upgrade British Airways flights. I run occasional articles on the vexing question of ‘What is an Avios worth?‘.  The maths shows that .....

This article explains how to use Avios points to upgrade British Airways flights. I run occasional articles on .....

8 Apr 20208 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

EUROCONTROL, the Brussels-based organisation that co-ordinates payment for air traffic control services by airlines, has approved a deal to defer €1.1 billion of fees. EUROCONTROL (The European .....

EUROCONTROL, the Brussels-based organisation that co-ordinates payment for air traffic control services by .....

7 Apr 20207 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Despite what you might think, British Airways is still operating some domestic flights despite coronavirus. Not many …. but some.   AirlineRoute reports that there will be 34 return flights .....

Despite what you might think, British Airways is still operating some domestic flights despite coronavirus. .....

7 Apr 20207 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Over the weekend I looked at the scale of IAG’s liability in terms of how much it may have to refund customers for pre-booked flights.  With €3.5bn of pre-paid but not flown flights at 31st .....

Over the weekend I looked at the scale of IAG’s liability in terms of how much it may have to refund .....

7 Apr 20207 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

We have given a lot of coverage on Head for Points recently to airlines and hotel companies who are doing their best to avoid paying refunds. We aren’t seeing much love from service providers .....

We have given a lot of coverage on Head for Points recently to airlines and hotel companies who are doing .....

7 Apr 20207 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments