Last week, Bloomberg reported (paywall) that British Airways and Iberia parent International Airlines Group (IAG) was in contact with Airbus and Boeing about further widebody aircraft purchases. These .....

Last week, Bloomberg reported (paywall) that British Airways and Iberia parent International Airlines Group .....

17 Oct 202317 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 114 comments

After a multi-year covid-induced hiatus, airport lounge network Priority Pass has brought back its ‘Airport Lounge of the Year’ awards and unveiled the 2024 winners. Whilst it is easy to .....

After a multi-year covid-induced hiatus, airport lounge network Priority Pass has brought back its .....

21 Apr 202421 April 2024 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE refundable in certain countries. This originally came up pre-covid when a reader dropped .....

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE .....

16 Oct 202416 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Comments about new airline business class seat launches on Head for Points often suggest that “all business class seats” are the same and that “innovation is over”. .....

Comments about new airline business class seat launches on Head for Points often suggest that “all .....

11 Jun 202411 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 75 comments

Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency in March. This was only announced in August 2023 and went live in impressively speedy fashion. It joined British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling .....

Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency in March. This was only announced in August 2023 and went live .....

21 May 202421 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. Now that the transition has had time to bed in, we thought we’d take a closer look at .....

It’s just over a week since Virgin Flying Club moved to dynamic pricing on Virgin Points redemptions. .....

12 Nov 202412 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 147 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 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

This is our review of the new Hilton Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Somewhat surprisingly, Hilton Saigon is the only Hilton hotel in Vietnam’s most populous city. I don’t just mean .....

This is our review of the new Hilton Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Somewhat surprisingly, Hilton Saigon is .....

2 Dec 20242 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

Aer Lingus has launched some attractive business class fares to the US and Canada from Dublin. You will need to add in the cost of a connecting flight to Dublin, but these are still good deals. One .....

Aer Lingus has launched some attractive business class fares to the US and Canada from Dublin. You will need .....

26 Feb 202426 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Thank you to the 13,000 people who completed the reader survey we ran on the site over Easter. When we did the same exercise in 2022 we only shared the results with the people who voted. This time we .....

Thank you to the 13,000 people who completed the reader survey we ran on the site over Easter. When we did the .....

23 Apr 202423 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Later this year, Iberia will be the first airline to take delivery of the extended-range Airbus A321XLR. Internal IAG politics means that the Spanish flag carrier is leap-frogging its sister airline .....

Later this year, Iberia will be the first airline to take delivery of the extended-range Airbus A321XLR. .....

8 Jun 20248 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 66 comments

This is our review of the EAST Hong Kong hotel in Taikoo, Hong Kong. The hotel is one of two Swire-owned hotels in Hong Kong, the other being the iconic Upper House in Admiralty which is part of The .....

This is our review of the EAST Hong Kong hotel in Taikoo, Hong Kong. The hotel is one of two Swire-owned .....

18 Apr 202418 April 2024 by Rhys Jones • 11 comments

Since joining Head for Points, I’ve covered EU and UK regulations regarding the right to compensation, refund or re-routing when things go wrong during your flight. Everything from what you are .....

Since joining Head for Points, I’ve covered EU and UK regulations regarding the right to compensation, .....

8 Dec 20248 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 48 comments

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 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments