Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
The big news today, which we knew was coming, was supposed to be the launch of Finnair’s new Premium Economy seat. Instead, it has surprised everyone by also launching what looks like a very exciting new business class seat. With Finnair being a British Airways partner in the oneworld alliance, this looks like a very […]
Category: Finnair and Finnair Plus
Goodbye JFK Concorde Room: British Airways and American are joining forces in New York
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
Three years ago, British Airways announced it would be leaving its dedicated Terminal 7 facilities at New York JFK airport and re-locating to Terminal 8 with joint venture partner American Airlines. The move is part of a $13bn improvement project at the airport. It will see JetBlue expanding from Terminal 5 to cover the space […]
You can, effectively, buy British Airways Gold and Silver status from Finnair – is it worth it?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
I am deliberately not making a big song and dance about this offer because I do not have a great understand of Finnair’s Finnair Plus loyalty programme. Because I don’t know all of the intricacies over redemptions costs, taxes, expiry policies etc I don’t want to be seen to be recommending this deal, because I’m […]
Bits: redeem Avios on new Finnair routes, €1188 BA Club Suite to Dubai, bonus Accor points in December
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Finnair adds more new routes for 2022 Barely a month goes by at the moment without a new route announcement from Finnair, a British Airways partner in the oneworld alliance. Last month we covered the start of services to Busan in South Korea, Tokyo Haneda and Sapporo. It is also bulking up […]
New Avios options as Iberia and Finnair add long-haul routes
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Both Iberia and Finnair have made new long-haul route announcements in the last 24 hours. All of these flights will be bookable with Avios and should offer low levels of taxes and charges. Whilst you can’t use a British Airways American Express companion voucher when redeeming Avios on Finnair or Iberia, it offers good value […]
Finnair slashes taxes to £30 in Business on many long-haul Avios redemptions
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Finnair, as a oneworld alliance member, is a British Airways Executive Club partner. This means that you can earn and spend Avios on Finnair flights. Finnair is more useful than you might think. Helsinki is ‘on the way’ to Asia from much of Europe, meaning that a connection there is not a lot slower than […]
Bits: I’m in ‘The Club’, £40 off Finnair (and BA?) flights, Premier League hospitality from £36
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: I’m in ‘The Club’ British Airways Executive Club has kindly included me in an article on ‘super travellers’ in the latest online edition of ‘The Club’ magazine, which happens to be a celebratory 100th edition. They say: “They’ve been here the longest and flown the most. They’re the travellers you want at […]
Book Avios-earning £1,040 Finnair business flights to Bangkok – or £835 ex-Stockholm
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
It’s just like the old days on HfP, with multiple excellent cash flight deals turning up this week. The snag on this one is that you are taking a punt on Thailand opening. The odds are looking pretty good for next month, however, and you can book this deal until well into 2022. Finnair is […]
Bits: loyalty podcast, Finnair adds Sweden-US routes for Avios, £100 Eastern Airways cashback
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Join me on the ‘Let’s Talk Loyalty’ podcast I recorded another episode of Paula Thomas’s ‘Let’s Talk Loyalty’ podcast this week. It has now run to over 140 episodes, featuring guests from all across the loyalty spectrum. This is my second appearance since it started. If you’re employed in the travel or […]
Which airlines let you transfer air miles INTO hotel loyalty programmes?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes. What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel points programme. This didn’t used to be the case. If you go back 15 years, Hilton Honors had quite a few […]
Bits: Amex transfers to Marriott Bonvoy are now instant, redeem Avios on new Finnair long-haul flights …. from Sweden
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: American Express transfers to Marriott Bonvoy are now instant On Friday, we published an article on why INSTANTLY transferable points are the best sort of points. Whilst it is fantastic that you can convert points such as American Express Membership Rewards points into many different airline and hotel schemes, the vast majority […]
Has Finnair lost the plot with its new ‘Business Light’ tickets?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Finnair is the latest airline to move to ‘unbundling’ its business class product with the launch of ‘Business Light’ tickets. You should be very wary of this because you could very easily find yourself booking a discounted ticket which gets you, well, not very much. ‘Unbundling’ is a slightly bizarre concept which doesn’t apply to […]