If you’ve got three minutes to spare, take a look at this YouTube video. It was filmed by David DuValle. It was shot with permission at Bournemouth Airport using a drone.  It gives you an .....

If you’ve got three minutes to spare, take a look at this YouTube video. It was filmed by David DuValle. .....

4 Apr 20204 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

In a positive move for passengers, although a less positive one for airlines, the European Union has blocked plans to force customers to take a voucher instead of cash when a flight is cancelled. The .....

In a positive move for passengers, although a less positive one for airlines, the European Union has blocked .....

4 Apr 20204 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 148 comments

In the last few weeks we have had a constant stream of emails asking us if American Express is offering any help to people struggling to hit their sign-up bonus spend threshold. This is often £3,000 .....

In the last few weeks we have had a constant stream of emails asking us if American Express is offering any .....

4 Apr 20204 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

Last Summer we did a couple of pieces on the My 1st Years mini backpacks that British Airways was giving away to children passing through Gatwick and Heathrow as part of #BA100. My 1st Years is also .....

Last Summer we did a couple of pieces on the My 1st Years mini backpacks that British Airways was giving away .....

4 Apr 20204 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

If you have an American Express Platinum charge card, or any other card which offers travel, medical and trip cancellation insurance benefits, the company has produced a guide to your rights under .....

If you have an American Express Platinum charge card, or any other card which offers travel, medical and trip .....

4 Apr 20204 April 2020 by Rob Burgess

As we covered last week, British Airways has extended all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Avios companion vouchers by six months. This doesn’t just apply to unused vouchers.  The .....

As we covered last week, British Airways has extended all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Avios .....

3 Apr 20203 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

We are launching a new reader-written feature to help provide some positivity to HfP over the next few weeks – ‘My Favourite Hotel’. And we want your help. What we want is for you to .....

We are launching a new reader-written feature to help provide some positivity to HfP over the next few weeks .....

3 Apr 20203 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Unite and GMB, the two main unions which represent British Airways staff, have reached an agreement with the airline on how workers will be protected during the coronavirus crisis. We don’t have .....

Unite and GMB, the two main unions which represent British Airways staff, have reached an agreement with the .....

2 Apr 20202 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

Due to rapidly changing policies over coronavirus cancellations and travel waivers, we have decided to compile all the information we have in one up-to-date reference post. Hopefully this gives you an .....

Due to rapidly changing policies over coronavirus cancellations and travel waivers, we have decided to compile .....

2 Apr 20202 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 371 comments

The Advertising Standards Authority has decided that British Airways and American Express have been misleading in their promotion of the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher. I can see the .....

The Advertising Standards Authority has decided that British Airways and American Express have been misleading .....

2 Apr 20202 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 48 comments

News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast A couple of weeks ago Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying podcast to discuss British Airways’ premium offerings and lounges and .....

News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast A couple of weeks ago Rhys recorded an edition of the .....

2 Apr 20202 April 2020 by Rhys Jones

I thought it was worth getting a little introspective for a moment and giving you an update on what we’re up to here at Head for Points in these rather confusing times. When coronavirus broke .....

I thought it was worth getting a little introspective for a moment and giving you an update on what .....

2 Apr 20202 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

Rolls-Royce and Airbus are pressuring the UK Government to back a bailout of Virgin Atlantic, according to a report in the Financial Times this afternoon. The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has .....

Rolls-Royce and Airbus are pressuring the UK Government to back a bailout of Virgin Atlantic, according to a .....

1 Apr 20201 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

On Monday easyJet grounded its entire fleet for two months amid a collapse in demand for air travel. What you may not have seen is the letter published by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou to the non-executive .....

On Monday easyJet grounded its entire fleet for two months amid a collapse in demand for air travel. What you .....

1 Apr 20201 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 67 comments