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. It is inevitable .....

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

14 Sep 201514 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Iberia Plus, the Iberia frequent flyer scheme which also uses Avios as its reward currency, has drastically increased the number of Avios points you can buy. Historically the limit was 24,000 and then .....

Iberia Plus, the Iberia frequent flyer scheme which also uses Avios as its reward currency, has drastically .....

10 Sep 201510 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 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. I run occasional .....

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

19 Aug 201519 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

This series of articles, which I group together as “Avios Redemption University”, cover some of the different ways of using your Avios. In particular, they highlight deals which offer .....

This series of articles, which I group together as “Avios Redemption University”, cover some of .....

17 Aug 201517 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

In response to a KLM fare sale, Iberia has launched an aggressive £875 return business class fare to Rio. This is a very, very good deal, and makes it worth cancelling any Avios redemption you have .....

In response to a KLM fare sale, Iberia has launched an aggressive £875 return business class fare to Rio. .....

10 Aug 201510 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

British Airways announced yesterday that it will launch flights to Costa Rica (San Jose) in May 2016. The service will operate from Gatwick.  It will start out at two flights per week, on Wednesday .....

British Airways announced yesterday that it will launch flights to Costa Rica (San Jose) in May 2016. The .....

6 Aug 20156 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

When I published my list of all British Airways destinations and their cost in Avios, there were requests for a consolidated list of peak and off-peak redemption dates. I’m happy to oblige. The .....

When I published my list of all British Airways destinations and their cost in Avios, there were requests for .....

3 Aug 20153 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Being able to upgrade British Airways tickets using Avios is a well known feature of the programme. Whilst upgrades from World Traveller / Economy are restricted to full fare tickets – although .....

Being able to upgrade British Airways tickets using Avios is a well known feature of the programme. Whilst .....

23 Jul 201523 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Iberia Plus has launched a Summer competition.  I won’t bore you with the details because it is pretty irrelevant to almost all HfP readers.  Basically, you receive one entry into a prize draw .....

Iberia Plus has launched a Summer competition.  I won’t bore you with the details because it is pretty .....

17 Jul 201517 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: Help for using Combine My Avios with Iberia Plus I wrote an article last year on how to do ‘Combine My Avios’ from an Iberia Plus account.  Reader David dropped me a note .....

News in brief: Help for using Combine My Avios with Iberia Plus I wrote an article last year on how to do .....

6 Jul 20156 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I get the feeling that British Airways is worried about the impact of the Avios devaluation on its leisure business.  When you are earning just 125 Avios points each way for a European flight in .....

I get the feeling that British Airways is worried about the impact of the Avios devaluation on its leisure .....

3 Jul 20153 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

News in brief: British Airways subcontracting at Gatwick British Airways has ‘wet leased’ an Airbus A320 and a Boeing 757 to work at Gatwick during July.  These will come from Titan .....

News in brief: British Airways subcontracting at Gatwick British Airways has ‘wet leased’ an .....

14 Jun 201514 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

You may not have heard of WorldHotels, which is an independent marketing group for 500 upscale hotels, spread across 65 countries. These are hotels which do not want to formally join a branded chain .....

You may not have heard of WorldHotels, which is an independent marketing group for 500 upscale hotels, spread .....

13 Jun 201513 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

I have never given LAN much coverage on Head for Points, even though I have written articles covering redemption opportunities with most of the other oneworld partners. I recently helped a friend .....

I have never given LAN much coverage on Head for Points, even though I have written articles covering .....

9 Jun 20159 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments