I thought we might get through the day without a coronavirus announcement, but it’s not going to happen. India has just announced that ALL tourist visas will be suspended on 13th March.   For .....

I thought we might get through the day without a coronavirus announcement, but it’s not going to happen. .....

11 Mar 202011 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

We wrote last week about how Loganair, Eastern and Blue Islands were stepping in to pick up various ex-Flybe routes. Aurigny, the small Channel Islands airline, has now announced that it will restart .....

We wrote last week about how Loganair, Eastern and Blue Islands were stepping in to pick up various ex-Flybe .....

10 Mar 202010 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Air New Zealand is ending services from the UK in October when it closes its Heathrow – Los Angeles – Auckland route.  Our article on the Air New Zealand UK closure is here. Forbes is .....

Air New Zealand is ending services from the UK in October when it closes its Heathrow – Los Angeles .....

10 Mar 202010 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

There were three core travel-related coronavirus updates on Monday evening. All of Italy has been placed under lockdown The ‘lockdown’ in place in Northern Italy will be extended to the .....

There were three core travel-related coronavirus updates on Monday evening. All of Italy has been placed under .....

9 Mar 20209 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our directory of the 16 main UK travel credit and charge cards .....

It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....

9 Mar 20209 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Radiot 4’s documentary strand ‘File on Four’ ran an episode last week on ‘fume events’, when toxic gas leaks into the aircraft cabin during flight. If you’ve got 37 .....

Radiot 4’s documentary strand ‘File on Four’ ran an episode last week on ‘fume .....

9 Mar 20209 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls together the different deals mentioned on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus .....

Here is the latest edition of our regular feature which summarises offers that are ending soon. It pulls .....

8 Mar 20208 March 2020 by Rhys Jones • 55 comments

Aspire Rewards is the app-based loyalty scheme for the UK Aspire and Club Aspire airport lounges.  Heathow Terminal 5 is not included, however. You can find out more on the Aspire Rewards website .....

Aspire Rewards is the app-based loyalty scheme for the UK Aspire and Club Aspire airport lounges.  Heathow .....

6 Mar 20206 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

I don’t usually drop in external commentary, but I was sent this article from travel data and analytics group Cirium and I thought it was worth running.  There are a lot of ‘facts’ .....

I don’t usually drop in external commentary, but I was sent this article from travel data and analytics .....

5 Mar 20205 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

There are three pieces of good news today for ex-Flybe customers. Loganair to start flights on 16 ex-Flybe routes Scottish airline Loganair has announced that it will pick up 16 Flybe routes.  The .....

There are three pieces of good news today for ex-Flybe customers. Loganair to start flights on 16 ex-Flybe .....

5 Mar 20205 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Flybe has finally collapsed tonight, after the Government refused additional requests for emergency funding. The website went down around 10.45pm: And here is the official notice issued at Glasgow .....

Flybe has finally collapsed tonight, after the Government refused additional requests for emergency funding. .....

4 Mar 20204 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 195 comments

This is our review of Point A Hotels and the ‘A-List’. Head for Points tends to focus on the main global hotel brands  – Hilton, Marriott etc – and their respective .....

This is our review of Point A Hotels and the ‘A-List’. Head for Points tends to focus on the main .....

2 Mar 20202 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Leeds Bradford Airport has its own idiosyncratic approach to airport lounges.  Leeds Bradford is, after all, a relatively small airport with a relatively small amount of premium traffic.  Despite .....

Leeds Bradford Airport has its own idiosyncratic approach to airport lounges.  Leeds Bradford is, after all, .....

2 Mar 20202 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 123 comments

We mention the Priority Pass airport lounge card quite a bit on Head for Points, but we very rarely go into detail about how it works and whether Priority Pass is worth the money or not. Today I want .....

We mention the Priority Pass airport lounge card quite a bit on Head for Points, but we very rarely go into .....

2 Mar 20202 March 2020 by Sinead Archer • Leave a comment