‘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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The latest UK business travel news:
British Airways introduces overnight bag drop at London City Airport, image above
Luton Airport gets two new lounges, but loses Aspire
British Airway adds a third daily flight to Chicago
Marriott launches (another) new hotel brand, with London seeing one of the first openings
Virgin Atlantic launches a reward seat sale with 25% off ALL redemptions
Gatwick Airport capped flights this week as it struggled with Air Traffic Control staff illness
Which airlines have the most Heathrow Airport take-off and landing slots?
Amex suspends the scrapping of pro-rata annual fee refunds at the last minute
Business travel stories we recommend from other sites:
LNER to boost Sunday services between Yorkshire and London (Business Traveller)
Raffles London at The OWO opens to the public (Boutique Hotelier)
UK competition regulator re-energises inquiry into IAG and oneworld transatlantic pact (FlightGlobal)
Could new easyJet routes revive Southend Airport? (UK Aviation News)
Singapore Airlines to boost Manchester-Houston route (Business Traveller)
Special feature:
Is flying Premium Economy worth the money?
Our latest reviews:
Rhys reviews the St Regis Jakarta, a stunning city hotel. Image above.
The latest UK travel loyalty news:
Get one year of mycitizenM+ for just £33, saving £75! Image above.
Get a 70% bonus when you buy Virgin Points (click here to buy)
Amex launches excellent new United and Hilton cashback offers
…. plus a strong £100 Hyatt cashback offer
Good Accor deal – earn 6,000 Avios or €120 of Accor hotel points for 3 x 2-night stays (click here to register)
How to redeem on airline partners with Avios from Qatar Airways Privilege Club – because some flights are now cheaper than booking via ba.com
How to keep your Amex Membership Rewards points alive when cancelling a Platinum or Gold card
REGISTER NOW: IHG launches its new Autumn promotion (click here to register)
ENDS TODAY (MONDAY): Get 30,000 Virgin Points with the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card!
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Ending today (Monday) you will get 30,000 Virgin Points (usually 15,000 points) if you take out the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card. You will get 15,000 points after your first purchase and a further 15,000 points if you spend £3,000 within 90 days.
There is no special deal on the free Virgin Atlantic Reward credit card. This card has no sign-up bonus.
This offer ends today, Monday 2nd October. Virgin Money tends to pull its deals during the morning so move quickly if interested. You can apply here. Our article on the offer is here.
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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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