Etihad has never been as aggressive in its pricing as Qatar Airways, probably because it has fewer departures out of London each day and so fewer seats to fill. The current Etihad sale runs until 13th .....

Etihad has never been as aggressive in its pricing as Qatar Airways, probably because it has fewer departures .....

10 Jan 201810 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

If you book a British Airways flight today, you should notice that the 1% credit card and Paypal fee has disappeared.  It was removed last night. By law, BA had to remove these at close of business .....

If you book a British Airways flight today, you should notice that the 1% credit card and Paypal fee has .....

10 Jan 201810 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Shirt company – and Avios partner – Charles Tyrwhitt is offering a discount on purchases from now until the end of the month. Enter code BUTTONUK on the website and you will save: £5 off .....

Shirt company – and Avios partner – Charles Tyrwhitt is offering a discount on purchases from now .....

10 Jan 201810 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

We have been running a competition on Head for Points for the past week to win two economy class flights between London and New York.  TODAY (Wednesday) is the last day to enter. This is a .....

We have been running a competition on Head for Points for the past week to win two economy class flights .....

10 Jan 201810 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

The Qatar Airways January sale, called ‘Global Travel Boutique’ this year, is now live – see here for the UK site. On the face of it, Business Class discounts appear to be lower than .....

The Qatar Airways January sale, called ‘Global Travel Boutique’ this year, is now live – see .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

The roll back of the cutbacks continues.  British Airways announced some fairly substantial changes to World Traveller (long haul economy) catering yesterday, albeit that the changes simply restore .....

The roll back of the cutbacks continues.  British Airways announced some fairly substantial changes to World .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

The Qatar Airways sale starts today – see the sale home page here – and will run for a week. In recent years this has been the most aggressive sale we saw, with fares (out of Europe, not .....

The Qatar Airways sale starts today – see the sale home page here – and will run for a week. In .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 109 comments

As we mentioned in our article on the new expanded British Airways Summer schedule from Gatwick, Titan Airways will be operating some short haul services on behalf of BA. Titan Airways has a decent .....

As we mentioned in our article on the new expanded British Airways Summer schedule from Gatwick, Titan Airways .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Long-term Head for Points readers will remember that I did a review of the Corinthia Hotel in London early 2015 after the hotel let me have a tour of its facilities and suites. It is a genuinely .....

Long-term Head for Points readers will remember that I did a review of the Corinthia Hotel in London early .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

Last August, just a couple of weeks after I wrote about it again, Lufthansa announced the closure of its oilandenergyclub, presumably due to the slump in the oil market. This offered special benefits .....

Last August, just a couple of weeks after I wrote about it again, Lufthansa announced the closure of its .....

9 Jan 20189 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Hilton Honors unveiled a few changes to their programme today which will both simplify the scheme and signal a shift in focus towards the most loyal guests. What Hilton Honors will do, from April .....

Hilton Honors unveiled a few changes to their programme today which will both simplify the scheme and signal a .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

I have been sent, under embargo, some big news about changes to one of the major hotel loyalty schemes. It isn’t the end of the world, by any means, but if you pop back after 1.01pm today .....

I have been sent, under embargo, some big news about changes to one of the major hotel loyalty schemes. It .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

I ran this article last year which focuses on British Airways Club Europe routes from London which earn 160 tier points return. If you are chasing Bronze, Silver or Gold status in British Airways .....

I ran this article last year which focuses on British Airways Club Europe routes from London which earn 160 .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

I wrote last week about how I appeared to have received a stay of execution on my Le Club AccorHotels Platinum status. Like many HfP readers, I had received this via American Express Platinum before .....

I wrote last week about how I appeared to have received a stay of execution on my Le Club AccorHotels Platinum .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess