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Special report:
Finnair will adopt Avios next year! We look at what it means for British Airways Executive Club members.
This week’s top travel news stories:
REGISTER NOW: Hilton has launched its new promotion for September to December 2023. Click here to register.
LATAM launches direct flights between London and Lima, bookable with Avios and Virgin Points
Southampton’s runway extension opens – what changes?
Aer Lingus launches two new US routes
Emirates adds a 7th Heathrow flight
Finnair adds additional services to Bangkok
The adult LEGO Concorde arrives next month!
Credit card news:
The problems that a family of three has with the BA Amex 241 vouchers
What is the best credit card to use for foreign spend when someone else is paying?
British Airways and Avios news:
BA’s On Business rewards program for SME’s remains down, six months on
A ba.com bug that Executive Club Gold cardholders should know about
Don’t get caught out – as Rob was – by the BA rules for unaccompanied children
Attend a Gala Concorde dinner in Manchester
What can BA’s ‘You First’ phone line do for you when flying First Class?
Latest reviews:
Review: the Blush Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4, operated by Plaza Premium. Image above.
Virgin Redemption University
We continued our new series of articles looking at how you can redeem Virgin Points with Virgin Atlantic and its partners.
- Is Virgin Atlantic’s ‘Points Plus Money’ feature a good deal?
- What’s the best non-flying use of Virgin Points?
Hotel news:
Becky Hill plays Hilton’s latest Secret Socials gig, image above
Marriott and Hilton launch two new hotel brands in New York City
New bonus for buying Marriott points (click here to buy)
Other interesting articles:
What is Virgin Atlantic’s policy for unaccompanied children?
Get 2,500 points by setting up a Tesco Clubcard / Virgin autoconversion
Which loyalty experts can you hear at World Aviation Festival, Lisbon, next month?
If you work in the aviation or travel loyalty sectors, World Aviation Festival in Lisbon should be on your radar for next month.
Taking place from 26th to 28th September at FIL (Lisbon Exhibition and Congress Centre), it is the best place this year to hear from senior management at the world’s leading airline groups. Over 5,000 attendees will listen to over 500 speakers.
World Aviation Festival also has a loyalty track to its conference programme. Whilst the organisers don’t make a big deal of it, I have been to the last two events and – if carved out as a separate loyalty event on its own – it would probably be the largest travel loyalty conference in Europe this year.
Head for Points is the Official Loyalty Media Partner for the event and will be around over the three days. Our promo code gets you an exclusive 25% discount on your ticket.
That’s all, folks
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See you next Saturday.
Rob, Rhys and Sinead @ Head for Points
