This is our review of China Airlines’ premium economy cabin from Taipei to London. On my return from Taipei I was booked into the increasingly popular premium economy cabin on China Airlines. .....

This is our review of China Airlines’ premium economy cabin from Taipei to London. On my return from .....

29 Oct 202429 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

Last week the PCS union which represents the lion’s share of civil servants announced that Border Force agents would strike for eight days over the Christmas period. The strikes are due to take .....

Last week the PCS union which represents the lion’s share of civil servants announced that Border Force .....

12 Dec 202212 December 2022 by Rhys Jones • 56 comments

There is, as usual, a lot going on at Qatar Airways, not least the launch of the impressive Qsuite Next Gen business class seat which we covered yesterday. I joined a pool interview with the new Qatar .....

There is, as usual, a lot going on at Qatar Airways, not least the launch of the impressive Qsuite Next Gen .....

24 Jul 202424 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

One thing that often surprises people who are travelling in British Airways Club World for the first time is that seat reservations are not free at the time of booking. British Airways is one of the .....

One thing that often surprises people who are travelling in British Airways Club World for the first time is .....

10 Dec 202410 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 90 comments

IHG has opened voco Zeal Exeter Science Park, a rare new-build for voco which is primarily designed for hotels changing brands. The hotel is IHG’s first branded net zero carbon hotel, designed .....

IHG has opened voco Zeal Exeter Science Park, a rare new-build for voco which is primarily designed for hotels .....

13 Mar 202513 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since before the pandemic, and a new leadership team was brought in earlier this year to try to turn .....

JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since .....

29 Aug 202429 August 2024 by Rhys Jones • 29 comments

Marriott Bonvoy is currently offering an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Credit Card. Time is running out though. Until Tuesday (14th November 2023) the sign-up bonus .....

Marriott Bonvoy is currently offering an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express .....

12 Nov 202312 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

In 2022 British Airways launched a Prepaid Mastercard. It was designed to allow fee-free foreign currency spending, but could also be used in the UK for day-to-day spend. A lot of HfP readers took it .....

In 2022 British Airways launched a Prepaid Mastercard. It was designed to allow fee-free foreign currency .....

21 Feb 202421 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 38 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 .....

22 Jun 202422 June 2024 by Rhys Jones

How do you get British Airways Executive Club Bronze status? Bronze is one of four tiers of the Executive Club, British Airways’ frequent flyer membership scheme. In this article we’ll .....

How do you get British Airways Executive Club Bronze status? Bronze is one of four tiers of the Executive .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

20 Jan 202420 January 2024 by Rhys Jones

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

30 Mar 202530 March 2025 by HfP team • 2 comments

British Airways is launching a new Avios promotion today. It is reducing the cost of economy Avios flight redemptions to Jersey by 50% between October and March. It is to promote the resumption of .....

British Airways is launching a new Avios promotion today. It is reducing the cost of economy Avios flight .....

20 Jun 202420 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Iberia, the Spanish sister airline to British Airways, has been IAG’s big success story of the past decade. Whilst International Airlines Group was officially formed as a merger of equals .....

Iberia, the Spanish sister airline to British Airways, has been IAG’s big success story of the past .....

29 Jun 202529 June 2025 by Rhys Jones • 68 comments