Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Win 10,000 Avios with BA’s The Club magazine The Club, the British Airways online magazine for Executive Club members, is giving away 10 x 10,000 Avios in a competition to celebrate 10 years of the scheme. It is very easy to enter – all you need is your British Airways membership number. […]
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How to earn Avios when you fly United Airlines – at higher rates than BA for Economy
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
As there are four separate Avios loyalty schemes – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub and Vueling Club – which each have their own partners, you would expect some oddities to turn up. This is one of the biggest ones. Bizarrely, Aer Lingus AerClub lets you earn Avios when flying United Airlines, […]
Bits: funky Platinum cards, BA and Virgin close Arrivals lounges, United Airlines resumes Edinburgh
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Funky new American Express Platinum designs …. but not for the UK Perhaps aware that the design of The Platinum Card has become a little staid, American Express is launching two new designs in January. Unfortunately, these will only be available to US customers for now. I thought they were worth sharing, […]
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 […]
FINAL CALL: Save 30% on SeatSpy ‘First Class’ membership, exclusive to HfP
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
For almost two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points reward seats across an entire year without having to search individual dates. It is the only service of its type […]
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 […]
What is the best Star Alliance credit card?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s find out. Who are the members of Star Alliance? The bulk of major global airlines have formed three alliances – oneworld (which includes British Airways), Star Alliance and SkyTeam. Star Alliance is the largest of the […]
Save 30% on SeatSpy ‘First Class’ membership – Avios data now updated every 35-40 minutes
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
For almost two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points reward seats across an entire year without having to search individual dates. It is the only service of its type […]
Bits: new BA Salzburg routes, Sofitel T5 IS on lastminute ‘secret hotels’, a United / Amex / Marriott transfer deal
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
New in brief: BA launches new flights from London City and Southampton to Salzburg British Airways announced two new BA CityFlyer routes to Salzburg yesterday. These will operate from London City and Southampton. We dropped in an extra article during the day yesterday with all the details which you can read here. The peak ski […]
Got Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite status? You get United Airlines status for free
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
If you have gained Titanium Elite status in Marriott Bonvoy over the last year or so, perhaps boosted by the recent ‘double elite nights’ offer or the 15 free elite nights that the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card now offers, you may not know that you can claim elite status with United Airlines. The United […]
SeatSpy fixes Avios reliability and adds American and United reward searches
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
For just over a year now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points reward seats across an entire year without having to search for dates individually. It is the only service of […]
Get 5,500+ Avios or other miles with a £37+ Rocketmiles hotel booking
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
For much of 2020 and Q1 of 2021, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which 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 March although you can stay later. In […]