What you missed on Head for Points last week

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NEW: Get 15,000 Virgin Points and double points on spend with the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card!

Virgin Atlantic has launched a new offer for its Virgin Money-issued Reward+ credit card.

On top of the standard bonus of 15,000 Virgin Points with the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card, you will receive double points on your spending. This means that you will be receiving 3 Virgin Points per £1.

‘Double points’ is capped at £5,000 of spending and will end on 14th April.

There is no special deal on the free Virgin Atlantic Reward credit card. This card has no sign-up bonus.

This offer runs until 4th March.  You can apply here. Our full article on the offer is here.

This week’s top travel news stories:

British Airways to restart Tel Aviv flights via a one-stop service – but it is downgraded to a short-haul aircraft and tier points are being cut too

British Airways is changing your tier point collection year – this announcement on Monday led to a LOT of confusion but we’ve done our best to help

Confused? Here’s how BA’s new tier point collection year affects you – this is our easy-to-read version of how the tier point rule changes will impact you

STATUS MATCH: Virgin Atlantic will beat your British Airways status. Get Virgin Flying Club Silver if you have BA Bronze and Virgin Flying Club Gold if you have BA Silver (or Gold, obviously).

Hilton poaches Small Luxury Hotels of the World from Hyatt

British Airways launches new champagne in First Class, ends Grand Siecle (photo above)

Singapore Airlines to close its Heathrow lounge for refurbishment

Who won at the Head for Points Travel & Loyalty Awards 2023?

…. and here’s what happened at the Awards Dinner!

Travel deals of the week:

Etihad launches attractive £1,500 business class flight deals to the Maldives

Get up to 10,000 bonus Virgin Points when you book a Virgin Atlantic cash flight

ENDING SOON: Get a free upgrade to top-tier Platinum status in the World Duty Free / Red by Dufry scheme

Huge Club Eurostar points sale now live – but Amex transfers are still down

Hotel news:

Crowne Plaza Manchester Airport re-opens following an £8m refurbishment

You can now book the new InterContinental Chantilly in France, photo above

What are the best hotel promos for February 2024?

Is Marriott Bonvoy the best hotel loyalty scheme?

Get 1,000 Etihad miles on every Hyatt stay in February and March – on top of your points

Reviews this week:

Rhys heads to Bogota in Iberia’s new A350 ‘Next’ business class cabin, image above

…. and a review of Iberia’s flagship Velazquez Lounge in Madrid

Other interesting news:

How do Emirates ‘My Family’ household accounts work?

New: secure Virgin Atlantic’s Retreat Suite at the time of booking – no need to wait until 14 days before departure

That’s all, folks

Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here – this article will be updated on the site on Sunday.

Don’t forget to visit our forum if you have any questions relating to frequent flyer or hotel loyalty programmes or loyalty credit cards.

See you next Saturday,

Rob, Rhys and Katie @ Head for Points