This is our review of the Premier Lounge at Bali (Ngurah Rai International) Airport, used by Qatar Airways and other airlines. It is part of Jamie’s set of reviews on his recent trip to .....

This is our review of the Premier Lounge at Bali (Ngurah Rai International) Airport, used by Qatar Airways and .....

1 Dec 20181 December 2018 by Jamie Oliver • 11 comments

Qatar Airways has announced that it will switch one of its two daily Frankfurt flights to an A380 from 31st March 2019. This may, in itself, not sound very exciting.  Don’t be fooled.  It .....

Qatar Airways has announced that it will switch one of its two daily Frankfurt flights to an A380 from 31st .....

20 Nov 201820 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 113 comments

It is not uncommon for airlines to offer free stopovers at their hubs.  It IS rare, however, for economy passengers to be offered a five star hotel and on flights with are point-to-point. For a .....

It is not uncommon for airlines to offer free stopovers at their hubs.  It IS rare, however, for economy .....

14 Nov 201814 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

Qatar Airways has launched a promotion giving passengers who book their flight online a voucher for complimentary wifi on board. This offer runs until 14th November in all travel classes and flights .....

Qatar Airways has launched a promotion giving passengers who book their flight online a voucher for .....

19 Oct 201819 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

We cover ex-EU flights deals (cheap flights which start in a European country, not the UK) now and again on Head for Points, although they are not for everyone.  There are two types of ex-EU deal if .....

We cover ex-EU flights deals (cheap flights which start in a European country, not the UK) now and again on .....

10 Sep 201810 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

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 points INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  .....

24 Aug 201824 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

On Saturday I looked at how you can fly on Finnair from Helsinki to Dubai – in A350 Business Class – for just 75,000 Avios and £116 of charges.  That article is here. The reason that .....

On Saturday I looked at how you can fly on Finnair from Helsinki to Dubai – in A350 Business Class .....

20 Aug 201820 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

Qatar Airways has loaded a £1500 return fare from London Gatwick to Hong Kong, in Business Class. This flight will earn you 560 British Airways tier points (4 legs due to the change in Doha x 140 .....

Qatar Airways has loaded a £1500 return fare from London Gatwick to Hong Kong, in Business Class. This flight .....

6 Aug 20186 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Qatar Airways has announced that most – but not all – of its Manchester to Doha services will be operated by a new A350-900 from 28th October.  This replaces a Boeing 787-8. If you booked .....

Qatar Airways has announced that most – but not all – of its Manchester to Doha services will be .....

13 Jul 201813 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

This is my review of the Escape Plus lounge at Manchester Airport Terminal 2. You can find out more, and book entry for cash, on the airport website here. This is part of our series of reviews of .....

This is my review of the Escape Plus lounge at Manchester Airport Terminal 2. You can find out more, and book .....

24 Jun 201824 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling business person who uses their phone heavily outside the UK. It is, if nothing else, genius in .....

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling .....

23 Jun 201823 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, British Airways is leasing A330 aircraft from Qatar Airways in order to cover for its Boeing 787-9 fleet which requires substantial engine repairs. We now know which .....

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, British Airways is leasing A330 aircraft from Qatar Airways in order to cover .....

5 Jun 20185 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro since the Brexit vote has been to destroy much – but not all – of the generous arbitrage that used to be .....

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro since the Brexit vote has been to .....

31 May 201831 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Last week Qatar Airways announced some changes to Qatar Privilege Club to take effect from 27th May.  There was a downside – the addition of booking fees on redemptions, and what looked like it .....

Last week Qatar Airways announced some changes to Qatar Privilege Club to take effect from 27th May.  There .....

28 May 201828 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments