What you missed on Head for Points last week
Links on Head for Points may support the site by paying a commission. See here for all partner links.
Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips.
If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free Saturday newsletter by filling in the form here. Please forward it to any friends or family who you think may be interested in improving how they travel. The newsletter also runs on the Head for Points website every Saturday.
(We also offer daily emails. You would receive each article in full on the day of release, so you won’t miss any short-notice deals or offers. If you want to switch, create a fresh subscription to the daily emails via this form. You will then need to unsubscribe from the weekly email by clicking the ‘Unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of this newsletter.)
The latest travel and aviation news:
The travel list has changed once again, with a number of countries including Germany and Austria joining the Green List and Qatar and the UAE falling back down to Amber.
Virgin Atlantic is increasing its Caribbean coverage with the launch of flights to The Bahamas in November.
British Airways is once again rostering a number of long haul aircraft on short haul routes this summer, which means you can experience a ‘proper’ business class seat for Club Europe pricing.
Virgin Atlantic has launched a codeshare to Beirut with Middle East Airlines.
Credit card news:
We round up the best credit card sign up deals for August.
You can now book American Express Platinum VIP events via a special app. Events include a Moet & Chandon party at Home House and a Cocktail Party at the new NoMad London.
The earning rates on the Amex cashback cards changed this week – is it time to move to another rewards card?
Tomorrow is your last chance to apply for the lucrative Sainsbury’s Nectar credit card and earn 10,000 Nectar points or 6,250 Avios when you spend £400 at Sainsbury’s, Argos or Habitat.
British Airways news:
British Airways has extended eVoucher and Future Travel Vouchers until September 2023, which represents a five month extension from the previous expiry date.
No formal announcement has been made regarding further extensions to Amex 2-4-1 companion vouchers, but you CAN extend your 2-4-1 voucher to September 2023 via a trick. Here’s how.
British Airways has quietly devalued Avios redemptions on short haul flights with Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines.
The BA lounge at New York JFK has opened.
You’ll soon be able to earn Avios when buying petrol with Avios launching a new partnership with BPme very soon. We thought we’d take a look at the BPme rewards scheme before the Avios launch.
Hotel news:
If you’re a Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite member, did you know that you can get United Airlines status free?
IHG is offering 10,000 bonus points PER NIGHT when you stay at a Kimpton until 30th December.
Other interesting bits:
You can save up to 50% on airport lounge membership with the deepest discounts Priority Pass has ever offered. You can pay as little as £12.20 per lounge visit.
Good news if you prefer to use your points for things other than travel: both Accor and Virgin Red have opened up good value experience redemptions. If you live near Manchester, the Virgin Red redemptions are especially interesting. The Accor package is a good one if you fancy a luxury weekend in London for 15,000 points.
You can get up to 13,750 Avios when you take out a Sainsbury’s life insurance policy. We also looked at the other sorts of insurance that Sainsbury’s Bank offers and how it can earn you bonus Nectar points (= Avios).
Offers you missed:
Hilton Honors Experiences had VIP cricket and golf hospitality packages this week which were quickly snapped up by HfP readers.
Last week saw the supplementary bonus offer on Amex Gold and BA Amex cards come to an end. You could have earned 6,000 Avios by adding a free supplementary card.
Don’t miss any other offers closing soon with our ‘Important dates for your diary’ round-up post. An updated version will run on HfP on Sunday.
See you next Saturday.
