Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Virgin Atlantic offering discounts on Barbados flights Virgin Atlantic is offering additional savings if you book a flight to Barbados before 21st February. The offer is valid for services from Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh, for flights up to 15th December 2022. That said, the Edinburgh route is closing for the season this […]
Category: Qatar Airways and Privilege Club
Qatar Airways launches its 25th anniversary flight sale – fare deals and bonus Privilege Club miles
Written by Sinead Archer @ Head for Points
2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Qatar Airways. Launched in 1997, Qatar Airways has become one of the fastest-growing airlines in the world, and operates one of the youngest fleets in the industry. Prior to the pandemic, the airline flew to over 170 destinations and still operates to more than 140 destinations today.
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 […]
“How we built the first business case for the award-winning Qatar Airways Qsuite”
Written by HfP team @ Head for Points
This is a guest post by Oliver Ranson, who runs the fascinating Airline Revenue Economics blog on Substack (free to subscribe, click ‘Let me read it first’ to skip the sign-up page). He published this article a few weeks ago and I thought it was worth sharing, given how well regarded the Qatar Airways Qsuite […]
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 […]
Qatar Airways cleans up at the 2021 Skytrax awards – but BA picks up three
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Qatar Airways was, yet again, the big winner at the 2021 Skytrax airline awards. For better or worse, the Skytrax awards are seen as the benchmark in the industry. Whilst the Skytrax airline star ranking system has only a thin grasp on reality, the annual awards are voted on via the largest airline passenger satisfaction […]
Qatar Airways launches a new Business Class fare – no lounge access, fewer Avios
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Qatar Airways has been chipping away at its Business Class fare structures in recent years, as it attempts to follow the trend for ‘light’ fares with stripped down benefits. From 1st October there will be another change – and this one will cut the Avios you earn. Qatar Airways is hugely popular with Head for […]
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 […]
Qatar Airways launches new flash sale with double Qpoints – and get 5,000 miles for joining Privilege Club (no flight needed)
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
Qatar Airways has launched its ‘Reopen Your World’ flash sale with flights available for travel up to Summer 2022. The sale runs until Monday 13th September so time is limited. You can find all the sale details on this page of the Qatar Airways website.
Qatar Airways launches a new Business Class ‘companion’ sale on selected routes when 2+ travel
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
Qatar Airways has a launched a new ‘companion’ promotion, offering savings on Business Class flights from the UK when 2, 4, 6 or 8 people travel together. You need to book by 21st August via this page and travel by 30th September. Only a small number of routes are included unfortunately. Remember that Qatar is […]
Qatar Airways launches new promotions as Doha joins the Amber List, letting you transit
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
This article is sponsored by Qatar Airways One pleasant surprise from the review of the travel corridor lists last week was Qatar moving to the UK Government’s Amber list. This means you can book a long haul flight with Qatar Airways, with a change of aircraft in Doha, without requiring hotel quarantine on your return […]
Qatar Airways launches a new (refundable) sale for travel into 2022 – what are the best deals?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Qatar Airways has launched its ‘Hello Summer’ sale today – with seats fully refundable for cash. With long haul travel slowly starting to open up, it is worth taking a look to see if you can find a good deal for the Autumn or into 2022.
Qatar Airways confirms its new 787-9 Business Class Suite – first flight today!
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
Back in May, we had a world exclusive – the first photograph of the new business class seat that Qatar Airways was fitting on its Boeing 787-9 fleet. Qatar Airways has now confirmed our story and provided an official photograph. The seat will fly commercially for the first time today, from Doha to Milan. The […]
EXCLUSIVE: new Qatar Airways 787-9 business class seat revealed
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
Qatar Airways is adding another business class seat type to its line-up. The new seat will be fitted on its Boeing 787-9s, due to make their debut later this year. Qatar’s industry-leading Qsuite was originally launched on its A350 fleet in 2017, enabled by the A350’s wide fuselage (the official Airbus designation is A350-XWB, stands […]
BA is a ‘2 out of 10’ airline, says its biggest shareholder
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
British Airways is a ‘2 out of 10’ airline, said a senior airline executive in a Sunday Times interview yesterday. The amusing thing is that the company behind the man behind the comment – Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways – owns 25% of BA’s parent company, IAG. It’s the parenting equivalent of telling […]
Bits: Qatar Airways £1400 Business Class to Dubai, Accor extends points expiry
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Qatar Airways £1,400 sale fares to the Middle East With the blockade between Qatar and the UAE now lifted, you now have another oneworld route to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Qatar Airways is currently selling Dubai and Abu Dhabi for around £1,400 return in Business Class from the UK. This fare is […]
Get a 50% bonus when you buy Qatar Privilege Club Qmiles
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Qatar Airways is currently running a 50% bonus when you buy Qatar Privilege Club Qmiles. The offer only runs for a week, until 20th March. Given the recent positive changes to Privilege Club, this could be a good opportunity to top up any existing Qmiles you have.
Bits: Eurowings launches Mallorca, Loganair adds new routes, Qatar Airways student competition
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Lufthansa’s Eurowings to launch flights to Spain A few years ago, Lufthansa moved all short-haul flights which did not use its Frankfurt or Munich hubs to its low cost subsidiary Eurowings. The logic was that these flights would not have any passengers connecting to long-haul Lufthansa flights and so there was no […]
Rumours on the opening of Heathrow Terminal 3 and changes at Terminal 5
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
The timetable for the reopening of Terminal 3 keeps slipping back, unsurprisingly. When we attended the Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 farewell event before Christmas, the airline was hoping to be back ‘home’ by April. The current block on international travel until mid May has clearly put a stop to that. The wheels continue to turn, […]