New low tax Avios redemptions on Iberia to San Francisco, Washington DC and Dallas bookable

Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points

Last year, Iberia announced it would be (re-)launching three routes to the US – San Francisco, Washington DC and Dallas Fort Worth. Iberia has now confirmed the start date and loaded the flights into the system. As these are new routes, seats should be wide open for Avios redemptions. Unlike British Airways, Iberia does not […]

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Review: Singapore Airlines Premium Economy on a Boeing 777 from London to Singapore

Written by Sinead Archer @ Head for Points

This is our review of the Singapore Airlines Premium Economy experience, flying from London to Singapore. Over Christmas, I decided to brave the travel restrictions and endless PCR tests to travel to Thailand with my family to visit my sister. With BA having dropped their direct flight to Bangkok until October 2022, I looked at […]

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Which Heathrow Airport hotels are walkable from the terminals?

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

Which hotels at Heathrow Airport are walkable from the terminals, and don’t require a bus ride? This article was triggered by a reader email last week. Whilst you are virtually guaranteed to be paying more to sleep within Heathrow Airport, you can’t argue that it is the easiest option. The ability to walk from your […]

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Astonishing £1,250 business class flights to Australia from Dublin, to early 2023

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

The Star Alliance airlines have, for no obvious reason, launched an astonishing fare sale out of Dublin. How cheap? We’re talking: Adelaide – €1,450 return (£1,210) Brisbane – €1,500 return (£1,250) Melbourne – €1,450 return (£1,210) Sydney – €1,500 return (£1,250) You can book on the Lufthansa website here. For clarity …. these are Business […]

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BA adds £60 – £100+ to the taxes and charges on business class Avios redemptions

Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points

British Airways has introduced further stealth price increases in the cost of Avios redemptions as it raises the ‘taxes and fees’ element on Club World seats. The price increase is not standard across the board. The biggest jump I have found is £113 return, with other routes ‘only’ seeing an increase of £50. Let’s take […]

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HfP’s brief history of the Boeing 747

Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points

It is now 18 months since British Airways announced the retirement of its Boeing 747 fleet.  At the time, we published two articles on how the aircraft transformed commercial flying.  As it will be a quiet weekend on the site due to half-term, we thought we’d give them another outing. Today, we will look at […]

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Is the ‘use more Avios but just pay £1 of taxes’ pricing policy a mistake?

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

During 2019, British Airways announced a shake-up of Avios pricing on short-haul flights. Since Avios was introduced, short-haul flights had come with a flat £17.50 one-way / £35 return added on.  This was termed ‘Reward Flight Saver’ and is a contribution towards the taxes and charges due on the flight. Our full Avios pricing chart […]

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What are the most valuable credit card sign-up bonuses?

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. (If you are reading this via email, some of the blocks used below may look distorted. Please take a look at the version of the online on our website, and accept our apologies for […]

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What are the best lounges in Heathrow Terminal 3? My conclusions ….

Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points

Heathrow Terminal 3 has quite possibly the highest density of airline lounges at any airport worldwide. Currently there are 12 lounges: American Express Centurion lounge American Airlines lounges x 2 (currently closed for refurbishment) British Airways Galleries First British Airways Galleries Club (business class) Cathay Pacific Business Class lounge Cathay Pacific First Class lounge Club […]

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CONFIRMED: Here are the passenger improvements coming to British Airways

Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points

Yesterday, we exclusively revealed some of the changes coming to British Airways in the coming weeks and months. This morning, British Airways sent us the official press release with confirmation of what is happening. We thought it was worth covering again as it goes into more detail about what is happening. Tom Stevens, British Airways’ […]

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BA and other Heathrow flights over half-term to be disrupted by Menzies Aviation strike

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

British Airways services from London Heathrow are likely to be disrupted over the half term break due to strike action at Menzies Aviation. The company has called a strike from Friday 11th February to Sunday 13th February inclusive. It provides ground handling and refuelling services at Heathrow, although it only provides refuelling services to British […]

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Have your say: Government opens consultation on new UK flight compensation rules

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

The Government launched a consultation yesterday on ways of improving consumer protection when flying. EC261, which is still in place post Brexit, has arguably worked well, but is a blunt instrument. It pays out fixed sums of money for long delays – amounts which can be multiples of the ticket price in Economy, but only […]

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COMPETITION: Win a Tumi suitcase worth £955 with Snoop and HfP (and get £5 for entering)

Written by Sinead Archer @ Head for Points

We are delighted to announce an exclusive competition for HfP readers launching today, our first of 2022. Snoop, the money management app, is giving HfP readers the chance to win a beautiful Tumi suitcase worth £955. Everyone is a winner, however. As well as the chance to win the luggage, Snoop is giving all HfP […]

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The easy way to use Avios to get to Australia and New Zealand

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand.  My honest answer is – don’t bother.  Use cash. There are three reasons for this: Avios availability to Sydney, if using a 2-4-1 voucher, is exceptionally hard to get.  You need to route via Singapore which […]

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