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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:
Surprise: SAS is taken over by an Air France KLM consortium and will join SkyTeam, leaving Star Alliance
HfP exclusive: British Airways Terminal 5B lounge refresh: details of phase two revealed
Heathrow trials pre-booked security slots
Gatwick extends the daily flight cap following high levels of ATC staff illness
Global Airlines moves (slightly) closer to launch
Marriott to open a W Hotel in Manchester
Crowne Plaza Lille joins Hilton
IHG launches a new European hotel sale for stays until May 2024
Marriott announces yet another hotel brand, launching in the UK
British Airways adds Billund to Dusseldorf flights
Kenya Airways adds extra flights to the UK
Business travel stories we recommend from other sites:
New MICHELIN Key set to recognise “the most exceptional hotels throughout the world” (Business Traveller)
Yorkshire Air Museum: A visit to one of the UK’s largest independent aircraft museums (UK Aviation News)
Loganair owners halt moves to sell carrier (FlightGlobal)
Jet2.com to move its entire Manchester flight programme to Terminal 2 next month (TTG)
Wizz Air to quit Edinburgh in favour of Glasgow (Business Traveller)
What the codes on your boarding pass ACTUALLY mean (MailOnline, with contributions from the HfP team)
Special feature:
Eurostar relaunches Club Eurostar following its merger with Thalys:
- Club Eurostar: are you a winner or a loser under the new programme?
- What are Club Eurostar points worth after the scheme relaunch?
Our latest reviews:
Hotel reviews:
Rhys was in Bali to look at two of the leading luxury resorts:
- Andaz Bali review (World of Hyatt)
- Mandapa, a Ritz Carlton Reserve review (Marriott Bonvoy, image above)
Flapjack and banana bread reviews:
Flapjack or banana bread? We try the new British Airways short haul economy snacks. Only one makes the grade ….
The latest UK travel loyalty news:
Get one year of free mycitizenM+ for just £33, saving £75. With a guaranteed 10% extra saving on every booking, plus extra benefits, it can quickly pay for itself.
What are the best hotel promotions for October 2023?
Get £300 American Express cashback with Qatar Airways
How to avoid the Heathrow Hotel Hoppa fee by using local buses instead
Get a 100% bonus buying Hilton points – click here to buy
Get bonus Avios with Avis car rentals
Get bonus Virgin Points at Virgin Hotels Glasgow
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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