Air travel has become so routine these days that it’s easy to forget the amount of work that goes in to ensuring a safe and punctual trip. Even smaller aircraft such as the Airbus A320 family .....

Air travel has become so routine these days that it’s easy to forget the amount of work that goes in to .....

4 Dec 20224 December 2022 by Rhys Jones • 69 comments

News in brief: Get a £150 voucher from BA if you’ve been served brunch I’ve now had multiple readers contact me to say that British Airways is paying £150 per person compensation if you .....

News in brief: Get a £150 voucher from BA if you’ve been served brunch I’ve now had multiple .....

29 Oct 202429 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 90 comments

The internet is littered with articles listing the best travel apps and websites …. but in my experience, none of them are particularly useful. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work .....

The internet is littered with articles listing the best travel apps and websites …. but in my .....

13 Jan 202513 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 138 comments

This is my review of the Caledonian Sleeper lounge at London Euston station. HfP has been meaning to review the new Caledonian Sleeper trains since they were launched in 2019, after £150m was .....

This is my review of the Caledonian Sleeper lounge at London Euston station. HfP has been meaning to review .....

28 Jan 202428 January 2024 by Conny Urban • 120 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

Well, today’s the day! Global Airlines, an airline start-up founded by travel influencer James Asquith, is finally taking to the skies. The Global Airlines A380 will take off from Glasgow .....

Well, today’s the day! Global Airlines, an airline start-up founded by travel influencer James Asquith, .....

15 May 202515 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

Qatar Airways has announced a sharp increase in the number of flights it operates from London. If you have been struggling to find Qatar Airways reward availability because the London to Doha legs .....

Qatar Airways has announced a sharp increase in the number of flights it operates from London. If you have .....

2 Mar 20232 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

How do you book flights on Virgin Atlantic’s non-SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This article is Part 5 of our updated ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series. Further .....

How do you book flights on Virgin Atlantic’s non-SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This .....

14 Sep 202414 September 2024 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

This is the second half of a review of Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island resort in the British Virgin Islands. Tom, the author, runs The Good, The Bad and The Luxurious, probably the leading .....

This is the second half of a review of Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island resort in the British Virgin .....

7 May 20237 May 2023 by HfP team • 59 comments

If you think that your chances of flying off for the Summer are already looking dodgy, British Airways check-in staff at London Heathrow have voted for strike action. It wasn’t exactly marginal, .....

If you think that your chances of flying off for the Summer are already looking dodgy, British Airways .....

23 Jun 202223 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 133 comments

For a couple of years, Ethiopian Airlines has run an interesting route from Manchester to Geneva. This is a ‘fifth freedom’ service tagged onto an Addis Ababa to Geneva flight. You will .....

For a couple of years, Ethiopian Airlines has run an interesting route from Manchester to Geneva. This is a .....

28 Feb 202528 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Plaza Premium, the airport lounge operator, has quietly launched a new lounge concept aimed at the budget end of the market. Called Plaza Express, the first lounge has just opened in Gatwick’s .....

Plaza Premium, the airport lounge operator, has quietly launched a new lounge concept aimed at the budget end .....

31 Jul 202431 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments

Anyone who has travelled in Asia or the Middle East will be familiar with the concept of ‘++’ pricing. Any published rate you see for a hotel will come with ‘++’ after the .....

Anyone who has travelled in Asia or the Middle East will be familiar with the concept of ‘++’ .....

13 Sep 202113 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 248 comments

This is our review of the Swinton Park Hotel in Yorkshire, part of the ‘Beyond Green’ marketing group. Ever since I saw Swinton Park on BBC’s Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby .....

This is our review of the Swinton Park Hotel in Yorkshire, part of the ‘Beyond Green’ marketing .....

30 Nov 202430 November 2024 by Conny Urban • 20 comments