There was a lot of discussion on Head for Points last week about Virgin Atlantic’s decision to raise taxes and charges on its Upper Class flights to the US to a crazy £1,196. The airline .....

There was a lot of discussion on Head for Points last week about Virgin Atlantic’s decision to raise .....

31 Mar 202431 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 112 comments

This is our review of the brand new oneworld non-Schengen lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. On Wednesday, oneworld finally unveiled its second official oneworld-branded lounge, following the .....

This is our review of the brand new oneworld non-Schengen lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. On Wednesday, .....

21 Feb 202421 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 86 comments

How can you earn and spend Avios with Vueling? IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin I think) has been part of Avios for seven years now, although not everyone is aware .....

How can you earn and spend Avios with Vueling? IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling .....

15 Feb 202415 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

This is our review of Iberia’s new A350-900 business class suite. Late in December 2022, Iberia introduced a brand new business class suite with doors that it was going to install on its last .....

This is our review of Iberia’s new A350-900 business class suite. Late in December 2022, Iberia .....

5 Feb 20245 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 74 comments

This is my review of the Iberia Velazquez lounge in Madrid Terminal 4S, which is Iberia’s flagship facility at its home airport. I was passing through on my return from my trip to Bogota to .....

This is my review of the Iberia Velazquez lounge in Madrid Terminal 4S, which is Iberia’s flagship .....

4 Feb 20244 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 80 comments

I was reading through our forum last week when I saw a comment from a HfP reader who was in the middle of a winter break in Doha. He had flown from Madrid on Iberia and had paid just 68,000 Avios + .....

I was reading through our forum last week when I saw a comment from a HfP reader who was in the middle of a .....

29 Jan 202429 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

The oneworld transatlantic joint venture has launched a stealth sale. There are good value return business class flights from Dublin to a raft of US cities between July and December. It isn’t .....

The oneworld transatlantic joint venture has launched a stealth sale. There are good value return business .....

12 Jan 202412 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

One major Avios change that we’ve seen in the last 12 months was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia Avios flights for American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher redemptions. Full details are .....

One major Avios change that we’ve seen in the last 12 months was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia .....

8 Jan 20248 January 2024 by Rhys Jones • 121 comments

For anyone looking for a route to Tokyo on Avios, and frustrated with the lack of availability via British Airways, a new option has emerged. Iberia will relaunch flights to Tokyo in October 2024. .....

For anyone looking for a route to Tokyo on Avios, and frustrated with the lack of availability via British .....

19 Dec 202319 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

For the last couple of weeks, long-haul Iberia flights for the winter 2024 timetable (from Sunday 27th October 2024) have been missing from the British Airways website. You can work around this in .....

For the last couple of weeks, long-haul Iberia flights for the winter 2024 timetable (from Sunday 27th October .....

10 Dec 202310 December 2023 by Rob Burgess

This article looks at how to earn Avios points from stays at NH Hotels and nhow. It is now over a decade since Avios was launched and the British Airways and Iberia loyalty schemes given the same .....

This article looks at how to earn Avios points from stays at NH Hotels and nhow. It is now over a decade since .....

17 Sep 202317 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Avios reward pricing is all over the place. It is complex enough when just looking at British Airways flights and the various combinations of cash and points, but when you factor in Iberia and partner .....

Avios reward pricing is all over the place. It is complex enough when just looking at British Airways flights .....

4 Sep 20234 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

The existing Joint Business Agreement between British Airways and Qatar Airways is the biggest of its type globally, swamping the transatlantic JVs. It effectively lets BA and Qatar Airways .....

The existing Joint Business Agreement between British Airways and Qatar Airways is the biggest of its type .....

26 Jul 202326 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

We recently covered a new American Express cashback offer with NH Hotels and nhow hotels. It is a generous deal. You will earn £50 cashback on £150 spend before 25th August. It is valid .....

We recently covered a new American Express cashback offer with NH Hotels and nhow hotels. It is a generous .....

11 Jun 202311 June 2023 by Rob Burgess