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What is the best value Avios redemption per mile flown? Or, put another way, what’s the furthest you can fly for the fewest Avios? This is a sister article to our ‘Avios price .....
What is the best value Avios redemption per mile flown? Or, put another way, what’s the .....
24 Jan 202524 January 2025 • 40 comments
Last weekend saw the start of British Airways flights from Southampton Airport for the summer season. I thought this was a good excuse to take a look at the routes that BA Cityflyer will be operating .....
Last weekend saw the start of British Airways flights from Southampton Airport for the summer season. I .....
19 May 202419 May 2024 • 30 comments
This is our review of the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the first of four hotel reviews from a recent trip to Vietnam. My first time there was in 2019, as part of a .....
This is our review of the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the first of four .....
1 Dec 20241 December 2024 • 30 comments
American Express has announced some substantial changes today to the two British Airways credit cards. The biggest changes are to the free British Airways American Express card which I cover here. .....
American Express has announced some substantial changes today to the two British Airways credit cards. The .....
1 Jun 20211 June 2021 • 360 comments
Well, after years of telling people that British Airways never does status matches, British Airways has launched a status match. The bad news for the 90% of HfP readers who outside North America is .....
Well, after years of telling people that British Airways never does status matches, British Airways has .....
9 Apr 20249 April 2024 • 71 comments
Following on from the recent announcement that British Airways will launch flights from London Gatwick to Chambery, another winter ski route has been added. Flights from London Stansted to Geneva will .....
Following on from the recent announcement that British Airways will launch flights from London Gatwick to .....
18 Jul 202418 July 2024 • 20 comments
Qatar Airways has announced its long-teased investment in a ‘southern African airline’. As we predicted, it is Airlink, a regional airline based in South Africa. The value of the 25% stake .....
Qatar Airways has announced its long-teased investment in a ‘southern African airline’. As we .....
21 Aug 202421 August 2024
As we covered here, British Airways snuck out an announcement to the Stock Exchange on New Years Eve to say that it had secured a £2.0 billion five year loan. This is a soft loan which carries a UK .....
As we covered here, British Airways snuck out an announcement to the Stock Exchange on New Years Eve to say .....
11 Jan 202111 January 2021 • 16 comments
If you are in any doubt that air travel is back to normal, take a look at the record breaking year many UK airports enjoyed in 2024. Top of the list is Heathrow, which broke its previous record with .....
If you are in any doubt that air travel is back to normal, take a look at the record breaking year many UK .....
23 Mar 202523 March 2025 • 79 comments
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 .....
21 Dec 202421 December 2024 • 2 comments
Following on from our articles looking at where British Airways will fly from London Gatwick and from Heathrow Terminal 3 this summer, I wanted to take a fresh look at the BA Cityflyer operation at .....
Following on from our articles looking at where British Airways will fly from London Gatwick and from Heathrow .....
26 Feb 202426 February 2024 • 94 comments
In this article we’ll look at how you can earn Avios and British Airways tier points by flying with Finnair. It is possible to earn Avios and British Airways Executive Club tier points on .....
In this article we’ll look at how you can earn Avios and British Airways tier points by flying with .....
1 Feb 20241 February 2024
Heathrow Express has launched a strong promotion for travel in August, although only a limited number of tickets are available. You can book a one way ticket for just £10. Given that children under .....
Heathrow Express has launched a strong promotion for travel in August, although only a limited number of .....
11 Jul 202411 July 2024 • 33 comments
This is my review of the British Airways lounge at Edinburgh Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. Late last year (2023), .....
This is my review of the British Airways lounge at Edinburgh Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of .....
19 Feb 202419 February 2024 • 38 comments
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