Written by Rob @ Head for Points
There is a generally accepted view that, over time, all reward schemes get worse. Many people say that you should spend your points as you earn, rather than holding them for retirement or some unspecified time in the future. I don’t necessarily agree with this. […]
Category: British Airways and BA Executive Club
HFP’s history of BA1, the (now scrapped) London City to New York JFK flight
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
The biggest news from IAG’s first half results on Friday – beyond the expected €1.9 billion loss – was the discontinuation of BA1, the all-business class flight from London City Airport to New York JFK. BA1, often affectionately known as the ‘babybus’ since it was […]
Review of the Executive Lounge at Jersey Airport
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Executive Lounge, used by British Airways amongst others, at Jersey Airport All of our UK airport lounge reviews can be found here. Whether we can ever complete the full set of debatable but we’ll try! We originally reviewed this […]
Earn double Avios or Virgin miles at Esso petrol stations with a Tesco Express in August
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Esso is offering double Tesco Clubcard points on fuel purchases during August. As Tesco Clubcard points can be transferred directly into Avios or Virgin Flying Club miles, this means double miles! I thought you couldn’t earn Clubcard points at Esso any longer? On 1st June 2019, […]
Bits: British Airways re-opens T5 North lounge, BA lounge art sold for £2.2m, Luxembourg loses quarantine exemption
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
News in brief: British Airways re-opens Heathrow Terminal 5 North lounge British Airways has announced, via its LinkedIn page (!), that it has re-opened the Galleries Club North lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5. It will be open from 5am until 2pm, after which you will […]
BA / IAG “to break even in Quarter 4” – and more from IAG’s January to June financial results
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, published its half-year financial results today. You can see the official statement here. I am not going to run through it here because the numbers are as dreadful as you can imagine, with virtually zero passengers or revenue […]
Nutmeg offering up to 300,000 Avios with ISAs, pensions, Junior ISAs, Lifetime ISAs and General Investment Accounts
Written by Sinead @ Head for Points
Advertorial This is an advertisement for Nutmeg Saving and Investment Limited (“Nutmeg”). Nutmeg has agreed to pay the publisher an award for new customers acquired via the promotion of its services on this site. Head for Points is a journalistic website. Nothing here should be construed […]
Earn Avios points when you stay with Airbnb – 6 per £1 for first time users!
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Last year, British Airways partnered with Airbnb to offer Avios with each stay you book. This sits alongside BA’s existing hotel partners. Full details can be found on this page of ba.com. The earning rate has recently been cut, although I am not sure when. […]
REGISTER NOW: Earn double Avios on British Airways flights and at BA Holidays!
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
It’s back! British Airways has launched a new ‘double Avios’ offer for the Summer and Autumn. This has the potential to be very lucrative if you can work it around your travel plans. This offer has also been extended to BA Holidays if your BA […]
Bits: BA is paid £125,000 per month to fly to Newquay, 400 Travelodge hotels likely to rebrand as Ibis
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: British Airways is paid £125,000 per month to fly to Newquay British Airways was recently awarded the UK Government-subsidised contract to operate flights between London and Cornwall Newquay Airport. The service finally began last week after various delays. It had previously been […]
EXCLUSIVE: British Airways to mothball its Waterside head office
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
British Airways is about to mothball most, potentially all, of its Waterside head office for an initial period of at least six months. This is happening very quickly, with staff meant to be moving out over the next week or so. This is what the […]
British Airways Gatwick short-haul flights suspended until 9th November?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
There are currently no short-haul British Airways flights from London Gatwick. The only departures are a handful of Caribbean flights – one per day – which are operating from the North Terminal. BA’s home in the South Terminal remains closed. British Airways was planning to […]
Len McCluskey blows his cool with Alex Cruz and announces plan for cabin crew strikes
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
If you were wondering how the discussions between the UNITE union and British Airways were going, given that British Airways pilots have (subject to vote) secured a deal with the airline to minimise job cuts, the answer seems to be “could be better”. Len McCluskey, […]
When should you accept a BA ‘Future Travel Voucher’ instead of a refund, now some can be used online?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
There is good news for some people (and only some) who took a British Airways ‘Future Travel Voucher’ when their flight was cancelled or they chose not to travel due to coronavirus. In some cases, these vouchers can now be used online at ba.com without […]
Bits: more British Airways lounge art for sale, Etihad Guest offering STATUS miles when you transfer points in
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: More British Airways lounge art for sale The sale of art from the British Airways Galleries lounges is now in full swing on the Sotheby’s website. If you click here it will bring up the list of images on which you can […]
What I found on a corona-free, mask-free holiday in Jersey
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
We spent last week on Jersey. If you are interested in a corona-free, mask-free holiday with few other tourists, read on. Historically we do long-haul holidays at Easter and October half-term and travel in Europe in Summer. With some of our potential options off-limits, we […]
IAG considers asking for €2.75 billion from shareholders – will they bite?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, was forced to issue a Stock Exchange announcement on Friday after Reuters reported that it was planning a €2.75 billion rights issue to prop up its shrinking balance sheet. The appetite for this will be interesting. The IAG […]
Let your staff collect Avios points via YuLife insurance
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
YuLife is a ‘challenger’ insurance company which allows businesses to offer life insurance and other products to their staff. Whilst the business is a start-up, it is backed by AIG and the CEO was the former head of Vitality, the insurance company which used to offer […]
What British Airways long-haul flights are scheduled for September?
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
Where is British Airways flying in September? In the last few weeks British Airways has been ramping up to welcome Joe Public back on board. It is now displaying a ‘welcome back’ message on its homepage, together with the measures it is taking to make […]
Bits: British Airways extends its ‘Book with Confidence’ guarantee, Alaska Airlines will join oneworld early
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: British Airways extends ‘Book with Confidence’ guarantee British Airways has, once again, extended its ‘Book with Confidence’ flexible rebooking policy. The policy was set to expire at the end of August but has now been extended an extra month, to 30th September. […]