News in brief: British Airways lounge guesting rules relaxed over Christmas Whilst there has been no official announcement, British Airways seems to have relaxed its Gatwick and Heathrow lounge .....

News in brief: British Airways lounge guesting rules relaxed over Christmas Whilst there has been no official .....

12 Dec 201712 December 2017 by Anika Burnett • 79 comments

News in brief: New ‘Miles and More’ meilenschnaeppchen announced It has been a while since we covered these on Head for Points, but for the benefit those who don’t know about .....

News in brief: New ‘Miles and More’ meilenschnaeppchen announced It has been a while since we .....

10 Dec 201710 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

News in brief: 2,000 Miles & More miles with a car rental Lufthansa Miles & More is offering a generous 2,000 miles with your next car rental.  Interestingly, this offer is valid across a .....

News in brief: 2,000 Miles & More miles with a car rental Lufthansa Miles & More is offering a .....

7 Dec 20177 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

News in brief: Lufthansa becomes Europe’s first ‘five star airline’ Airline rating group Skytrax, which claims to receive 20 million votes for its annual World Airline Awards, has .....

News in brief: Lufthansa becomes Europe’s first ‘five star airline’ Airline rating group .....

5 Dec 20175 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Ah, Lufthansa.  If you ever need an example of how lack of competition makes an airline lazy, look at Lufthansa.  With the German government regulating – and in many cases blocking – .....

Ah, Lufthansa.  If you ever need an example of how lack of competition makes an airline lazy, look at .....

25 Nov 201725 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

News in brief: Mr and Mrs Bear return Heathrow Airport has released its 2017 Christmas video / advert and, whilst other websites seem to be able to fill full articles with this news, I simply .....

News in brief: Mr and Mrs Bear return Heathrow Airport has released its 2017 Christmas video / advert and, .....

22 Nov 201722 November 2017 by Anika Burnett • 43 comments

Last week I ran this article suggesting that you should act immediately if you wanted to apply for any of the MBNA airline credit cards. It was good advice. MBNA closed the Lufthansa Miles & More .....

Last week I ran this article suggesting that you should act immediately if you wanted to apply for any of the .....

14 Nov 201714 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

A couple of weeks ago I looked at the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme.  I thought today that I would take a look at what is left in the way of Star Alliance credit cards, since .....

A couple of weeks ago I looked at the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme.  I thought today that .....

14 Nov 201714 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Last week I ran this article suggesting that you should act immediately if you wanted to apply for any of the MBNA airline credit cards. It was good advice. All eight MBNA airline credit cards were .....

Last week I ran this article suggesting that you should act immediately if you wanted to apply for any of the .....

8 Nov 20178 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 161 comments

The end appears to be coming sooner rather than later for the MBNA-issued airline credit cards which come as an American Express plus Visa or Mastercard double pack. If you had been thinking about .....

The end appears to be coming sooner rather than later for the MBNA-issued airline credit cards which come as .....

1 Nov 20171 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest and Lufthansa Miles & More members. Tomorrow, 1st November, Heathrow Rewards is launching its annual mega-bonus .....

There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest and Lufthansa Miles & .....

31 Oct 201731 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

This is my review of the Lufthansa Miles & More UK credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....

This is my review of the Lufthansa Miles & More UK credit cards. It is part of my series of articles .....

29 Oct 201729 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

A lot of people ask me about the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme so I thought it was worth running through the options again. Unfortunately, this is the ultimate ‘how long is a .....

A lot of people ask me about the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme so I thought it was worth .....

27 Oct 201727 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

News in brief: 500 Avios from Deliveroo offer extended The launch offer to promote the new Avios / Deliveroo partnership has been extended.  The deal was due to end on 30th September but will now .....

News in brief: 500 Avios from Deliveroo offer extended The launch offer to promote the new Avios / Deliveroo .....

17 Oct 201717 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments