I wrote last week about how I appeared to have received a stay of execution on my Le Club AccorHotels Platinum status. Like many HfP readers, I had received this via American Express Platinum before .....

I wrote last week about how I appeared to have received a stay of execution on my Le Club AccorHotels Platinum .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

The British Airways Galleries First lounge at New York JFK has closed for refurbishment. There is no fixed date for reopening apart from a vague ‘summer 2018’.  The work is part of .....

The British Airways Galleries First lounge at New York JFK has closed for refurbishment. There is no fixed .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

We don’t discuss the ‘high net worth’ American Express Centurion card much on Head for Points, even though a fair few of our readers have one. My personal view is that, unlike Amex .....

We don’t discuss the ‘high net worth’ American Express Centurion card much on Head for .....

8 Jan 20188 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

If you haven’t had the chance to try the new British Airways Club World catering service yet, which is only on the Heathrow to New York JFK route, you’ve probably missed ‘peak’ .....

If you haven’t had the chance to try the new British Airways Club World catering service yet, which is .....

7 Jan 20187 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 109 comments

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. This article .....

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....

7 Jan 20187 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

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 .....

7 Jan 20187 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

South African Airways has launched its January sale with fares that undercut British Airways on the Cape Town route, albeit with a plane change in Jo’burg.  It also covers lots of other places .....

South African Airways has launched its January sale with fares that undercut British Airways on the Cape Town .....

6 Jan 20186 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

2019 is now approaching, and with it the arrival of the first British Airways A350 which will feature the new Club World seat. Whilst BA has filed a number of patents showing various designs, you .....

2019 is now approaching, and with it the arrival of the first British Airways A350 which will feature the new .....

6 Jan 20186 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Well, that headline clearly isn’t totally true.  Expansion plans need slots, so the demise of Monarch last Autumn was clearly one of the catalysts for BA’s renewed push at Gatwick. Slots .....

Well, that headline clearly isn’t totally true.  Expansion plans need slots, so the demise of Monarch .....

6 Jan 20186 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments