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Two of the things I was asked after my first visit to Taiwan last year were ‘why’ and ‘what is there to do’? In truth, Taiwan flies under the radar when it comes to UK and .....
Two of the things I was asked after my first visit to Taiwan last year were ‘why’ and ‘what .....
22 Oct 202422 October 2024 • 65 comments
If you were wondering how the new Government is going to fill the £22 billion black hole in the national accounts, IAG Loyalty / Avios Group may be here to help. IAG, the parent company of British .....
If you were wondering how the new Government is going to fill the £22 billion black hole in the national .....
12 Aug 202412 August 2024 • 101 comments
If you are a member of the World of Hyatt hotel loyalty programme, you will have had an email last week outlining some changes to the scheme for 2024. The changes are a little complicated so I thought .....
If you are a member of the World of Hyatt hotel loyalty programme, you will have had an email last week .....
10 Dec 202310 December 2023 • 23 comments
What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? It is likely that, at some point, you will need to buy Avios in order to make a redemption booking. It is rarely great value but if you are just .....
What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? It is likely that, at some point, you will need to buy Avios .....
25 Feb 202525 February 2025 • 32 comments
A long time ago, at the dawn of the internet, hotel groups made some very big mistakes when dealing with nascent online travel agents. Scared of being left behind, they entered into agreements that .....
A long time ago, at the dawn of the internet, hotel groups made some very big mistakes when dealing with .....
27 Sep 202427 September 2024 • 50 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 .....
10 May 202510 May 2025 • Leave a comment
Alongside the extension of Executive Club status for 25% of members announced today, British Airways has also tweaked its rules on lounge access. Whilst this won’t impact most status members .....
Alongside the extension of Executive Club status for 25% of members announced today, British Airways has also .....
20 Sep 202120 September 2021 • 27 comments
If you are considering travelling to Japan now that the country is reopening, the obvious options – especially if you want to earn Avios and British Airways tier points – are British .....
If you are considering travelling to Japan now that the country is reopening, the obvious options – .....
8 Mar 20238 March 2023 • 38 comments
British Airways has lost a legal battle regarding EU261-equivalent compensation payments after six years of to-ing and fro-ing. The final judgement, which has been issued by the Supreme Court, sets a .....
British Airways has lost a legal battle regarding EU261-equivalent compensation payments after six years of .....
11 Jul 202411 July 2024 • 137 comments
Changes are coming to the ‘kangaroo route’ between Australia and Europe. In fact, it will soon cease to be a kangaroo at all and be, erm, a kookaburra route instead? This is because Qantas .....
Changes are coming to the ‘kangaroo route’ between Australia and Europe. In fact, it will soon .....
17 Jun 202317 June 2023 • 83 comments
Regular readers will know about the disaster (for British Airways, in particular) of the launch of the Electronic Travel Authorisation programme. The ETA scheme forces most people visiting the United .....
Regular readers will know about the disaster (for British Airways, in particular) of the launch of the .....
17 Jan 202517 January 2025 • 176 comments
Virgin Atlantic has announced the return of the popular Manchester to Las Vegas route for Summer 2024. This is the second new route announcement today, following the launch of London Heathrow to Dubai .....
Virgin Atlantic has announced the return of the popular Manchester to Las Vegas route for Summer 2024. This is .....
1 Jun 20231 June 2023 • 19 comments
Last Tuesday night, 80 of the great and good from the UK airline, hotel, airport lounge and reward credit card sectors gathered to find out who YOU had voted as winner’s of the Head for Points .....
Last Tuesday night, 80 of the great and good from the UK airline, hotel, airport lounge and reward credit card .....
7 Feb 20247 February 2024 • 125 comments
This is our review of Grove of Narberth, a very well regarded property which won ‘Independent Hotel of the Year’ at the 2024 Independent Hotel Show in London. Luckily for us (and for you), .....
This is our review of Grove of Narberth, a very well regarded property which won ‘Independent Hotel of .....
23 Mar 202523 March 2025 • 35 comments
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