Qatar Airways is launching direct flights from Prague to Doha on 21st August. There are currently some excellent prices available on long-haul routes via routes in Business Class. These fares may .....

Qatar Airways is launching direct flights from Prague to Doha on 21st August. There are currently some .....

19 Jul 201719 July 2017 by Anika Burnett • 38 comments

News in brief: Earn 3,000 Virgin miles with a generous wine offer If you’ve never ordered from Virgin Wines before, it is running a generous offer which is worth a look. For £65.88 including .....

News in brief: Earn 3,000 Virgin miles with a generous wine offer If you’ve never ordered from Virgin .....

19 Jul 201719 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today.  Since I relaunched this six months ago with Emyr Thomas of Bon Vivant, the feedback from Head for Points readers has .....

I wanted to give our luxury hotel booking service another mention today.  Since I relaunched this .....

19 Jul 201719 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

News in brief: Good Groupon deal on Manchester’s 1903 Lounge In May I went up to Manchester to take a look at the new premium adults-only “1903 Lounge” that opened in Terminal 3. My .....

News in brief: Good Groupon deal on Manchester’s 1903 Lounge In May I went up to Manchester to take a .....

18 Jul 201718 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

One of the few guaranteed status benefits in IHG Rewards Club – if you are staying in Europe – is the ‘welcome amenity’ which is offered at check-in. These are rarely anything .....

One of the few guaranteed status benefits in IHG Rewards Club – if you are staying in Europe – is .....

18 Jul 201718 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

Many Head for Points readers can access airport lounges, even when flying economy, via their membership of Lounge Club, Priority Pass or LoungeKey. Lounge Club membership comes with the American .....

Many Head for Points readers can access airport lounges, even when flying economy, via their membership of .....

18 Jul 201718 July 2017 by Anika Burnett • 34 comments

This is our review of Norwegian’s Premium cabin seat and service between London Gatwick and New York JFK. Whilst Rob got to enjoy First Class service on his recent Lufthansa flight to New York .....

This is our review of Norwegian’s Premium cabin seat and service between London Gatwick and New York .....

17 Jul 201717 July 2017 by Anika Burnett • 41 comments

This is part 2 of my review of Norwegian’s Premium class seat and service on its long-haul Boeing 787 aircraft. Part one (click here) of my review of Norwegian Premium described my experience .....

This is part 2 of my review of Norwegian’s Premium class seat and service on its long-haul Boeing 787 .....

17 Jul 201717 July 2017 by Anika Burnett • 29 comments

News in brief: Want a job redeeming miles? John from the Nightly.travel hotel booking site sent me an interesting job ad that came across his desk. Seedstars World, an established start-up investor, .....

News in brief: Want a job redeeming miles? John from the Nightly.travel hotel booking site sent me an .....

17 Jul 201717 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

As we’re now in July, I wanted to give another mention to a new avios.com partner – insurance broker Alan Boswell.  If your insurance is due this month you may want to give .....

As we’re now in July, I wanted to give another mention to a new avios.com partner – .....

17 Jul 201717 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

News in brief: British Airways to make remaining US ground staff redundant According to reports from BA sources on Flyertalk, it was announced internally on Friday that remaining British Airways .....

News in brief: British Airways to make remaining US ground staff redundant According to reports from BA .....

16 Jul 201716 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

You may never have heard of Italian airline Meridiana, even though it uses Avios for its reward programme. I wouldn’t blame you.  It does appear to be a slightly bizarre operation.  It is the .....

You may never have heard of Italian airline Meridiana, even though it uses Avios for its reward programme. I .....

16 Jul 201716 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

One of the key benefits of the American Express Platinum charge card – apart from the 30,000 points (=30,000 Avios) you get for signing up – is the Fine Hotels & Resorts programme. As .....

One of the key benefits of the American Express Platinum charge card – apart from the 30,000 points .....

16 Jul 201716 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

This is third part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series, covering ways of earning miles and points from every aspect of your holiday planning.  Earlier articles covered earning Avios and other .....

This is third part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series, covering ways of earning miles and points from .....

15 Jul 201715 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments