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Welcome to The Travel Brief, 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 Travel Brief is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business Travel News. Malcolm’s new monthly forward-looking Travel News Update is available at travelnewsupdate.co.uk.
Special feature:
Did you know that your aircraft seat is made of recycled leather? Rhys heads to Peterborough to see how it is done. Image above.
Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024:
We will be attending ‘Sustainable Skies’ at Farnborough on Wednesday, where speakers include Sean Doyle and Shai Weiss. Do say ‘Hi’ if you see us.
The latest UK business travel news:
Manchester Airport’s private terminal is back, with shockingly decent pricing. Bookings open in June. Image above.
Emirates returns to Edinburgh with its brand new A350 and its new business class (which no-one has seen yet)
EXCLUSIVE: Hilton’s ‘Spark’ brand to make its international debut …. in Romford
JetBlue trims its London Gatwick winter schedule as it gears up to launch Edinburgh
Priority Pass increases its airport restaurant credit to £18 – but its no benefit if your Priority Pass is from American Express
Accor is closing its French Visa cards, making a new UK card less likely
You can now redeem Etihad Guest miles on JetBlue
How to get Avis Preferred Plus status from your Priority Pass
Save 20% on Hyatt hotels in a new sale
Stories we recommend from other sites:
Manchester Airport launches gaming area with virtual reality escape room (Business Traveller)
Edinburgh and Glasgow poised to gain new budget Turkey flights (TTG)
Loganair celebrates 1 year of connecting to Heathrow (UK Aviation News)
Iberia CEO reveals Airbus A321XLR debut on US routes (Simple Flying)
Iberia launches first Avios-Only flights (Business Traveller)
Our latest reviews:
Rhys heads to Boston to review Hilton’s new Canopy Boston Downtown hotel. A central location and stylish design make this a winner. Image above.
Closer to home, Rhys heads to The Langham London to see what this grand dame of London hotels has to offer. Image above.
Departing from Heathrow Terminal 3? Rob reviews the Amex Centurion Lounge, an airline-agnostic option for Amex Platinum cardholders
The latest UK travel loyalty news:
How to redeem Avios for First Class flights on British Airways, including a list of routes with First. Image above.
Get surprisingly good Avios deals on Scandinavian hotels
Bicester Village launches a new Virgin Points bonus
Get a 30% bonus using Amex Membership Rewards to pay off your statement (targeted)
Which of the two Barclaycard Avios Mastercards is best for you? A guide for newcomers.
What are the most valuable UK credit card sign-up bonuses?
Marriott Bonvoy launches its annual British Grand Prix points auctions
What are the best hotel promos for May 2024?
What do you get with ‘Fans of M.O.’, Mandarin Oriental’s loyalty scheme?
How to combine £100 Amex cashback with a new 20,000 bonus points offer at Preferred Hotels
Thank you for reading
Please drop me a note at rob@headforpoints.com with any feedback. See you next Monday.
Rob, Rhys and Katie @ Head for Points
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