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At 9.29am yesterday morning, we received a press release from easyJet entitled “easyJet announces brand new route to Georgia with UK’s only direct flights to Tbilisi“. It didn’t .....
At 9.29am yesterday morning, we received a press release from easyJet entitled “easyJet announces brand .....
19 Sep 202419 September 2024 • 63 comments
British Airways appears to have cancelled all flights from Southampton Airport for Summer 2025. Passengers received emails last night saying that their flights had been cancelled, and services seem to .....
British Airways appears to have cancelled all flights from Southampton Airport for Summer 2025. Passengers .....
21 Sep 202421 September 2024 • 62 comments
A question I am often asked is whether you can use American Airlines lounges if you have a British Airways Gold, Silver or Bronze status card. Lounge access is one of the perks that many people aspire .....
A question I am often asked is whether you can use American Airlines lounges if you have a British Airways .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
We wouldn’t normally cover the addition of seven hotels in Japan, but it is an interesting follow-up to the piece we ran yesterday about IHG’s acquisition of 100 hotels in Germany. In that .....
We wouldn’t normally cover the addition of seven hotels in Japan, but it is an interesting follow-up to .....
18 Apr 202418 April 2024
The new British Airways system for earning status, outlined in detail here, seemed to signal the end of the tier point run. With BA flights earning 1 tier point per £1 of net spending, a Silver card .....
The new British Airways system for earning status, outlined in detail here, seemed to signal the end of the .....
20 Jan 202520 January 2025 • 81 comments
Hyatt made a huge acquisition this week, paying $2.7 billion for Apple Leisure Group. You’ve probably never heard of Apple Leisure Group – I hadn’t. It is a big player in the 4-star .....
Hyatt made a huge acquisition this week, paying $2.7 billion for Apple Leisure Group. You’ve probably .....
21 Aug 202121 August 2021 • 38 comments
If rosé wine is your tipple of choice during the warmer months, Virgin Red has launched a special redemption offer in partnership with Virgin Wines. There are two options: A 12-bottle case for 15,000 .....
If rosé wine is your tipple of choice during the warmer months, Virgin Red has launched a special redemption .....
4 Jul 20234 July 2023 • 18 comments
Vueling, IAG’s Barcelona-based low cost carrier, appears to be doing a bit of slot sitting for British Airways this summer. The airline is launching two routes which it already serves from .....
Vueling, IAG’s Barcelona-based low cost carrier, appears to be doing a bit of slot sitting for British .....
31 Jan 202531 January 2025 • 19 comments
British Airways has announced an extra Dubai service this morning. It starts on 8th December and appears to run until 9th January. Because this service has just been added to the booking system, Avios .....
British Airways has announced an extra Dubai service this morning. It starts on 8th December and appears to .....
6 Oct 20216 October 2021 • 93 comments
Avis Budget Group is the exclusive car rental partner of British Airways which means you can earn Avios when you rent from them. We looked at how to earn Avios from Budget car rentals in this article. .....
Avis Budget Group is the exclusive car rental partner of British Airways which means you can earn Avios when .....
12 Nov 202412 November 2024 • 23 comments
British Airways continues to rebuild its Gatwick schedules and is now close to where it was pre-pandemic. Short haul operations restarted in 2022 following the launch of BA subsidiary BA Euroflyer. .....
British Airways continues to rebuild its Gatwick schedules and is now close to where it was pre-pandemic. .....
21 Mar 202521 March 2025 • 53 comments
This is my review of the British Airways Galleries lounge in Terminal 5B of London Heathrow airport. It is part of our collection of UK airport lounge reviews. You can see our full list of UK .....
This is my review of the British Airways Galleries lounge in Terminal 5B of London Heathrow airport. It is .....
1 Aug 20231 August 2023 • 128 comments
In a slightly unexpected move, British Airways has lost direct control of British Airways Holidays. Even more unexpectedly, the new owner is IAG Loyalty. The BA Holidays team will now report into Adam .....
In a slightly unexpected move, British Airways has lost direct control of British Airways Holidays. Even more .....
28 Mar 202428 March 2024
Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free .....
Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....
3 May 20253 May 2025 • 1 comment
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