As you may have seen in the press, British Airways decided that yesterday afternoon was a good time to bury bad news. It announced that it would cut 10,300 more short-haul flights between August and .....

As you may have seen in the press, British Airways decided that yesterday afternoon was a good time to bury .....

7 Jul 20227 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

British Airways was due to restart two routes to Asia this winter – Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Bangkok is going ahead, with flights starting on 28th October. Kuala Lumpur, which was due to launch .....

British Airways was due to restart two routes to Asia this winter – Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Bangkok is .....

11 Oct 202411 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 631 comments

Last week we engaged in a bit of speculation about a new British Airways route to the United States. We knew it was coming but we didn’t know where. Because, let’s be honest, the existing .....

Last week we engaged in a bit of speculation about a new British Airways route to the United States. We knew .....

16 Nov 202216 November 2022 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

This week, British Airways is celebrating 25 years of flying from London City Airport. BA Cityflyer now serves 26 short haul destinations from the airport, with the furthest being Mykonos. If you've .....

This week, British Airways is celebrating 25 years of flying from London City Airport. BA Cityflyer now serves .....

9 Nov 20249 November 2024 by Conny Urban • 94 comments

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways officially adopted Avios as its frequent flyer currency. Qmiles are no more. If you think ‘so what?’ because you could already book Qatar Airways .....

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways officially adopted Avios as its frequent flyer currency. Qmiles .....

22 Jun 202322 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

Barclays offers two different ways to earn Avios - Premier Banking and credit cards. What you may not know, if you have one of these two products already, is that there are two extra rewards available .....

Barclays offers two different ways to earn Avios - Premier Banking and credit cards. What you may not know, if .....

2 Jan 20252 January 2025 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

Two weeks ago, we published a thorough review of the new short haul economy snacks on offer on British Airways. You can now choose between a tiny flapjack or a tiny slice of banana bread. At the end .....

Two weeks ago, we published a thorough review of the new short haul economy snacks on offer on British .....

18 Oct 202318 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 73 comments

SeatSpy is offering Head for Points readers 25% off their first year’s membership of an annual ‘First Class’ plan until 31st August 2024 Since it launched a few years ago, SeatSpy .....

SeatSpy is offering Head for Points readers 25% off their first year’s membership of an annual .....

5 Aug 20245 August 2024 by Katie Ridgers • 35 comments

You probably haven’t given much thought to the history of the plastic in your wallet, but after American Express told us that today was 60 years since it launched its first Sterling card in the .....

You probably haven’t given much thought to the history of the plastic in your wallet, but after American .....

10 Sep 202310 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 55 comments

Virgin Atlantic’s move to dynamic reward pricing – where every seat, on every flight, is now bookable on Virgin Points as long as you have up to 700,000 points to spare – posed a .....

Virgin Atlantic’s move to dynamic reward pricing – where every seat, on every flight, is now .....

15 Nov 202415 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways for the last 27 years, has announced his resignation. His last day at the airline will be 5th November. He will be replaced by Mohammed Al-Meer. Al-Meer is .....

Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways for the last 27 years, has announced his resignation. His last day at the .....

24 Oct 202324 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

Two pieces of hotel news: Join a viewing party for the US Grand Prix with your Marriott points Marriott Bonvoy has teamed up with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 team to run an event in conjunction with .....

Two pieces of hotel news: Join a viewing party for the US Grand Prix with your Marriott points Marriott Bonvoy .....

3 Sep 20243 September 2024 by Rob Burgess

Things have been quiet in the past few months at Global Airlines, the UK airline start-up that wants to fly A380s between the UK and US. There is, however, a significant update. This week, Global .....

Things have been quiet in the past few months at Global Airlines, the UK airline start-up that wants to fly .....

1 Oct 20231 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 45 comments

Six months after launching regular flights from Gatwick to New York, low-cost transatlantic airline Norse Atlantic is aggressively stepping up its services from the UK to the US. Two weeks ago we .....

Six months after launching regular flights from Gatwick to New York, low-cost transatlantic airline Norse .....

28 Feb 202328 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments