Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Back in July 2021, we covered the expanded partnership between Emirates and US airline JetBlue. This allowed you to redeem Emirates Skywards miles for JetBlue business class flights for the first time, but only domestically. The partnership has now been extended to JetBlue’s new routes from London Heathrow and Gatwick to New York and, from […]
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Bits: get 5000 Avios with the Aer Lingus credit card, new Avios services from Belfast, Arsenal VIP seats
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Get 5,000 Avios with the Aer Lingus credit card Whilst we don’t write about it much, Aer Lingus has its own Avios-earning credit card. Our full review of the Aer Lingus Aer Credit Card, issued by Bank of Ireland, is here. It’s not very attractive – a terrible earning rate of 1 […]
Bits: £1699 to Dubai in Emirates Business Class, decent KLM and Air France business class sale
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Emirates launches a January sale Emirates launched its January sale last week. Looking only at Business Class, I was struggling to find any great deals – although Emirates is not known for its aggressive pricing. Details are here. Most long haul destinations in Asia or Africa are in the £2,000 to £2,500 […]
Bits: £1699 to Dubai in Emirates Business Class, decent KLM and Air France business class sale
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Emirates launches a January sale Emirates launched its January sale last week. Looking only at Business Class, I was struggling to find any great deals – although Emirates is not known for its aggressive pricing. Details are here. Most long haul destinations in Asia or Africa are in the £2,000 to £2,500 […]
Should you redeem your Emirates Skywards frequent flyer miles on easyJet?!
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Emirates has a lot of high quality partnerships such as its established deal with Qantas. It also works with many other well regarded legacy airlines such as JAL, giving members of the Emirates Skywards frequent flyer scheme more options for earning and spending miles. We looked at the best Emirates Skywards airline partnerships here back in […]
LAST CALL: Get 5,500+ Avios or Virgin Points with your first Rocketmiles hotel booking
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion again recently, but time is running out. This can earn you 5,500+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from just one night. Bookings under this offer need to be made by 31st December, ie Friday, although you can stay later. […]
Arsenal tickets bookable with Emirates or Amex points – but no VIP packages
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Emirates has released another batch of Arsenal football tickets for Emirates Skywards members who have miles to redeem. You can also use American Express Membership Rewards points via a transfer. Oddly, only standard tickets have been released. There is nothing in the Emirates VIP box. That said, given the ludicrous pricing which Emirates has been […]
Bits: the last ever A380 is delivered to Emirates, Air Lingus Regional returns with new UK-Dublin routes
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: The last ever A380 is delivered to Emirates Emirates took delivery of its 123rd Airbus A380 aircraft this week. It will be the final A380 to join the fleet, and the last ever A380 to be manufactured. Emirates was the first airline to order the A380, signing a contract at the Farnborough […]
Bits: Qantas and Emirates open lounges, get a Virgin salt and pepper set, HfP party at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Qantas and Emirates re-open their UK lounges There is good news for anyone flying with British Airways out of Heathrow Terminal 3 in the near future. Qantas has re-opened its Heathrow Terminal 3 lounge. This is an excellent facility and well worth a visit. Unfortunately, we haven’t done a proper review since […]
Bits: Flybe is back, excellent Emirates (or Amex MR) redemption, win $1m with Qatar Airways
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Flybe is back …. from Birmingham Flybe has announced that it will soon announce that it is back …. From early 2022 Flybe will relaunch, using Birmingham Airport as its base. We know nothing more than: “We plan to provide more information in the coming weeks and months about ticket prices, new […]
SkyTeam status match now extended to 25 airlines including British Airways
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Last week we covered how you can get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British Airways Executive Club status. This is due to the launch of ITA Airways, the replacement airline for the bankrupt Alitalia, and its new frequent flyer programme Volare. If you are successfully matched, your new SkyTeam status will […]
Bits: United plans huge Heathrow growth, Emirates A380 to Gatwick, 100% bonus buying IHG points
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: United to move to 22 Heathrow flights to the USA per day United Airlines has announced a major ramping up of its Heathrow services as the restart of travel to the US gets nearer. By Spring 2022, United will be offering 22 flights per day from Heathrow and will be the biggest […]
Get 5,500+ Avios or Virgin Points with your first Rocketmiles hotel booking
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion. This can earn you 5,500+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from just one night. Bookings under this offer need to be made by 31st December although you can stay later. You need to book here. What is Rocketmiles? Rocketmiles […]
Is it worth converting Emirates Skywards miles INTO Heathrow Rewards points?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Back in 2015, Emirates Skywards joined Heathrow Rewards as a transfer partner. This wasn’t hugely surprising, as Heathrow Rewards was building up its airline partnerships at the time. The transfer rate was the same as the other airline partners. 250 Heathrow Rewards points gets you 250 miles. What WAS a surprise is that you could also […]
You can keep earning Avios and BA tier points on Emirates as Qantas JV extended
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
One of the ‘things you didn’t know you didn’t know’ about frequent flyer miles is that it is possible to earn British Airways Avios and BA Executive Club tier points when flying with Emirates. The reason for this is that Emirates has a codeshare deal on many routes with Qantas. Qantas is the only oneworld airline where you […]
Bits: BA moves Gatwick flights to Heathrow, Emirates relaunches Gatwick, bumper Amex bonus
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: British Airways has started moving Gatwick flights to Heathrow British Airways has started the process of moving Gatwick short-haul flights for Summer 2022 to Heathrow. This follows the decision to close the short-haul operation at London Gatwick following the failure to reach agreement with pilot union BALPA over a new low cost […]
Emirates launches ‘Skywards+’, a PAID loyalty programme. Will other airlines follow?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
‘Subscription loyalty’ or ‘paid loyalty’ has been a buzz word in loyalty circles for the past couple of years. Whilst paid programmes have been around for many years – InterContinental Ambassador is one we discuss most – the real driver has been loyalty consultancy Collinson. The company sees running paid programmes on behalf of airlines […]
Arsenal tickets bookable with Emirates or Amex points – VIP prices halved
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Emirates has released another batch of Arsenal football tickets for Emirates Skywards members who have miles to redeem. You can also use American Express Membership Rewards points via a transfer. The good news is that Emirates has finally come to its senses over the pricing of the Emirates VIP suite. The cost has been halved […]
Bits: Sofitel Terminal 5 reopens, Emirates T3 lounge reopens, Hilton to open a 37-room hotel in Santorini
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Sofitel hotel at Heathrow Terminal 5 reopens to the public After a number of months operating as a Red List quarantine hotel, the Sofitel hotel at Heathrow Terminal 5 opened to the public again on Monday night. As a reminder, this is the only hotel that is directly connected to Terminal 5. […]
Bits: 2020 free Emirates miles, Emirates returns to Newcastle, Virgin Points winners
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Get 2,020 free Emirates Skywards miles when you open an account Emirates has launched a new promotion, tied into Expo 2020 which opens in Dubai this Autumn, for anyone opening an Emirates Skywards account. Open a new Skywards account and you will immediately receive 2,020 miles – for free. These can be […]