Tomorrow morning I will hopefully be well on the way to New York on the world’s first transatlantic flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel. Flight100, as Virgin Atlantic is calling it, .....

Tomorrow morning I will hopefully be well on the way to New York on the world’s first transatlantic .....

27 Nov 202327 November 2023 by Rhys Jones • 55 comments

Got an SME? Tomorrow (Sunday) is your last day to jump on our EXCLUSIVE special sign-up offer on the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card. The offer is just for you as a Head for Points .....

Got an SME? Tomorrow (Sunday) is your last day to jump on our EXCLUSIVE special sign-up offer on the Capital .....

11 May 202411 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 2 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

Virgin Red has taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and we recently published an article showing you what it is like inside. It’s looking good! Virgin Red has now released tickets for shows in .....

Virgin Red has taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and we recently published an article showing you what it .....

29 Sep 202429 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

We have had a LOT of emails, article comments and forum posts in recent weeks from readers who are trying to juggle two frequent flyer accounts on the same booking. It’s not easy, and to add to .....

We have had a LOT of emails, article comments and forum posts in recent weeks from readers who are trying to .....

14 Mar 202514 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 136 comments

Slightly bizarrely, because dynamic reward pricing means the price of a reward flight is meant to follow cash prices, Virgin Atlantic has launched a reward seat sale to the US. Despite what airlines .....

Slightly bizarrely, because dynamic reward pricing means the price of a reward flight is meant to follow cash .....

21 May 202521 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Membership Rewards is the rewards programme for American Express, covering its Platinum, Preferred Rewards Gold and Amex Rewards credit cards.  You can also earn Membership Rewards points via the .....

Membership Rewards is the rewards programme for American Express, covering its Platinum, Preferred Rewards .....

24 Apr 202524 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

As well Lisbon being a popular tourist spot in its own right, TAP Air Portugal has been seeing a lot of traffic from HfP in readers in the last year or so due to its aggressive long haul fare deals. .....

As well Lisbon being a popular tourist spot in its own right, TAP Air Portugal has been seeing a lot of .....

2 Feb 20242 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

How do you extend the expiry date of your British Airways miles? Today I want to take a look at what you can do to stop your BA Avios points (British Airways frequent flyer miles) from .....

How do you extend the expiry date of your British Airways miles? Today I want to take a look at what you .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess

Sean Doyle’s turnaround of the airline appears to be bearing fruit, at least in terms of punctuality. British Airways has swept into fourth position for punctuality amongst ‘global’ .....

Sean Doyle’s turnaround of the airline appears to be bearing fruit, at least in terms of punctuality. .....

12 Mar 202512 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 71 comments

This is our review of the Kimpton La Peer hotel in Los Angeles. Less than six months after my last visit to LA, I found myself there again for the opening of Virgin Atlantic’s new Clubhouse .....

This is our review of the Kimpton La Peer hotel in Los Angeles. Less than six months after my last visit to .....

18 Apr 202518 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 38 comments

British Airways has announced it will suspend services to Bahrain and Kuwait early next year. Passengers on impacted services were informed this morning. The news follows hot on the heels of BA .....

British Airways has announced it will suspend services to Bahrain and Kuwait early next year. Passengers on .....

8 Nov 20248 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 78 comments

Back in January 2024 I wrote about 10 new business class seats to look forward to that year. The list included the likes of Cathay’s Aria Suite, which I have since reviewed here and Japan .....

Back in January 2024 I wrote about 10 new business class seats to look forward to that year. The list included .....

14 May 202514 May 2025 by Rhys Jones • 22 comments

We have been big fans of the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card for small businesses for many years, and a lot of our SME-owning readers have taken one out. Earning points worth 1 Avios .....

We have been big fans of the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card for small businesses for many .....

8 Dec 20248 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments