‘The Travel Brief’, the weekly Head for Points travel trade newsletter
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Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features.
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Read our analysis of the major changes to Avios:
British Airways moves to revenue-based Avios earning
…. and do the changes make you better or worse off?
The latest UK business travel news:
Norse Atlantic is selling US flights for as little as £237 return in a flash sale
British Airways has extended the use of Air Belgium aircraft on the Chicago route until mid November
BA Holidays extends its lucrative double tier points offer to December 2024
RwandAir is expanding its Heathrow service to daily from the start of the winter season
Global Hotel Alliance launches a cruise partnership with Regent Seven Seas
Hilton has announced a 100-room extension to Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford which overlooks the pitch
Qatar Airways has applied for slots to return to Cardiff in December
Hilton is to open a Tapestry hotel in Portrush, Northern Ireland
Air France launches flights to Abu Dhabi
Get $100 to $300 daily credit on suite bookings at 50 top Hilton Honors hotels
Marriott poaches 17 US MGM casino hotels from Hyatt
Business travel stories we recommend from other sites:
Virgin Atlantic to operate first transatlantic flight using 100 per cent SAF (Business Traveller)
Tui, Jet2 and easyJet holidays cancel Rhodes services (Travel Weekly)
British Airways will start funding training for 60 new pilots each year (Simple Flying)
British Airways trials digital wayfinding tool at Heathrow (Business Traveller)
Pakistan International Airlines leasing out its Heathrow slots (Simple Flying)
Our latest reviews:
Sinead heads to the Domes Aulus Zante resort on Zakynthos, a five star all-inclusive resort which is part of Marriott Bonvoy. Image above.
Special feature:
Why haven’t ‘grab-and-go’ airport lounges launched in the UK? Image below.
The latest UK travel loyalty news:
Marriott Bonvoy releases more O2 concert tickets for its VIP suite
How to get free hotel status from UK credit cards
Did you know you can earn tier points on Virgin Atlantic redemptions?
Reminder: the Reward Flight Finder tool in the BA app is still broken
Get up to 300,000 Avios with Nutmeg’s ISA and pension transfers
Still got the Amex Gold charge card? Swap to the credit card and save £160
Which hotel chains offer lifetime status?
Thank you for reading
Please drop me a note at rob@headforpoints.com with any feedback. See you next Monday.
Rob, Rhys and Sinead @ Head for Points
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