Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Last week we ran an article on Citibank’s attractive Avios offer for expats in the UK via the Citigold Expat scheme. In the original version of that article, I said that it seemed that Citigold Wealth Management and Citigroup Private Client had dropped their similar […]
Category: British Airways and BA Executive Club
Match your BA Gold or Silver card to Star Alliance Gold via TAP Air Portugal!
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
You can use your British Airways Executive Club Gold or Silver card to get Star Alliance Gold status via a new TAP Air Portugal status match! This would give you top tier privileges when travelling when any Star Alliance carrier, including Lufthansa, SWISS, United, Air […]
Weird – some ex-160 tier point routes from Gatwick only show 80 tier points from Heathrow!
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
The switch of Gatwick short-haul services to Heathrow has led to an interesting but annoying quirk – some routes which offered 160 tier points now appear to only offer 80. I often get emails from readers who say “I need XXX tier points in the […]
Where is British Airways flying to in Europe in July?
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
Where is British Airways currently flying to in the UK and Europe? British Airways has been tweaking its short haul network now that there is a little more clarity about which countries do not need a 14-day quarantine when you return to the UK. Routes […]
Which hotel chains offer lifetime status? (and the British Airways lifetime status criteria revealed)
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a high threshold that you would wonder why such a person would ever want to set foot in another hotel ever again if they did not have to! […]
ONE WEEK LEFT: Get 15,000 points (=15,000 Avios) sign-up bonus with Capital On Tap’s Visa SME credit card!
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
I wanted to remind you today about the special Head for Points sign-up deal on the Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card. Here’s the one line summary: Apply now and you will receive a sign-up bonus of 15,000 Capital On Tap points (worth […]
Here’s the new British Airways lounge breakfast
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
What food is British Airways offering for breakfast in its Heathrow lounges? We did an article yesterday on the new meal service being offered in the British Airways lounges in Terminal 5. I didn’t have any information on breakfast at that point, but thanks to […]
Bits: BA launches a new Belfast route, new perks with Amex Business Gold, £40 for Virgin Atlantic Reward+ holders
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: British Airways launches a new route to Belfast British Airways has announced its first new route for some time, if you exclude those routes forcibly moved from Gatwick to Heathrow in recent weeks! From 1st September, BA CityFlyer will fly from London […]
How to earn Avios with printed.com
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Printed.com is an Avios partner you probably haven’t heard of. The company has been offering Avios points for a number of years – for at least as long as Head for Points has been running – but is never mentioned on ba.com as a partner. […]
What’s on the new British Airways lounge food menu?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Two of the British Airways lounges at the south end of Heathrow Terminal 5 re-opened today. Until 12.30, Business Class / Silver cardholders use Galleries Club South whilst First Class / Gold cardholders use Galleries First. After 12.30, when traffic is lighter, everyone is using […]
British Airways Holidays launches a flash sale to celebrate the end of quarantine
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
British Airways Holidays has launched a flash sale following the announcement of the list of quarantee-free travel destinations. You can save up to £200 on holidays booked by 9th July. You must fly out by 30th September and return by 7th October. For new Flight […]
What happened to the old British Airways Helicopters fleet?
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
Earlier this month, Bristow Helicopters and Era Group merged to create a dominant player in global helicopter services. This seemed like a good excuse to re-run the story of British Airways Helicopters, in which Bristow played a marginal role. Some of our readers may be […]
British Airways to re-open some Heathrow lounges on Saturday
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
British Airways has announced it is re-opening its lounges from Saturday 4th July. This has been enabled by the easing of lockdown, which allows restaurants, pubs and cafes to re-open from providing they take measures to reduce the spread of the virus. The first lounge […]
Bits: FIXED – the Amex / Dell cashback problem, IHG extends coronavirus cancellation policy, BA Gatwick long-hauls remain
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: American Express fixes its Dell cashback problem American Express recently launched a series of promotions to support holders of Business Platinum cards. We wrote about the Amex Business Platinum cashback deals here. One of these was the offer of ‘£150 cashback on […]
Is Capital On Tap Business Rewards (15,000 Avios bonus) or BA Accelerating Business Amex the best SME credit card?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Until 13th July, we are running an EXCLUSIVE Head for Points reader offer on the Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa. You will receive points worth £150 cashback or 15,000 Avios if you sign up using our ‘headforpoints’ promo code. This is a great deal […]
BA Holidays guarantees you can cancel new bookings for a voucher ….. no questions asked
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
If you are keen to book a holiday at the moment but are worried about what would happen if you voluntarily changed your mind about going, BA Holidays has got your back. BA Holidays has just updated its ‘Customer Promise’ to offer increased flexibility if […]
Bits: end of High Life magazine?, 25% off UK Accor hotel stays for NHS staff, HMRC tweaks debit card payment rules
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Have we seen the end of High Life magazine? It seems like one of the casualties of coronavirus may be the British Airways High Life in-flight magazine, at least for now. Editor Andy Morris tweeted yesterday that he had been made redundant, […]
What are the best seats on a British Airways A380?
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
This is our guide to picking the best seat on the British Airways A380 aircraft. British Airways has 12 Airbus A380 aircraft. The superjumbo is the largest aircraft in BA’s fleet and the largest passenger aircraft in operation with two decks running along its entire […]
Bits: BA will run no short-haul Gatwick flights in July and August, Norweigan cancels 97 orders, new Shangri-La promo
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: British Airways cancels all Gatwick short-haul flights for July and August British Airways appears to have cancelled all of its London Gatwick short-haul services for July, August and early September. It seems – although it isn’t fully clear – that the most […]
How to make yourself a BA Executive Club Premier member in 2 minutes :-)
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
British Airways IT genius strikes again ….. The iPhone app has updated today. For some reason, BA has failed to remove a testing element. Go to ‘My Account’ and you’ll see an eye-shaped button at the top. Click it and you can select your tier […]