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Special report: Virgin Atlantic CEO interview
Rhys sat down with Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss this week to discuss the future of Virgin Atlantic:
- What’s happening at Virgin Atlantic: Upper Class, Clubhouses, Heathrow and more
- Will Virgin Atlantic announce a new aircraft order at Farnborough?
- Will Virgin Atlantic return to Gatwick? And what about growth in Manchester?
This week’s top travel news stories:
Finally: the British Airways On Business website is back after 16 months – but check your transactions carefully
Aer Lingus pilots initiate ‘Work to Rule’ restrictions amid salary negotiations
Get 5,000 points for joining IHG One Rewards and completing one stay
British Airways launches flights to Nuremberg – for just six weeks
Will Starlux join the oneworld airline alliance?
Off to the London Palladium? You can use the new free Cathay lounge as part of an innovative new partnership
Will the new (third!) attempt to open a Mondrian hotel in London finally be a success?
Earn double points with Virgin Trains Ticketing this weekend
Hilton Honors unveils your elite benefits at Small Luxury Hotels
Finnair finishes its cabin refurbishment – all aircraft now have the new business class seat – image below
Travel deals of the week:
Save 40% on all 2024 Virgin Atlantic redemptions – offer ends Monday
Get 50% off Avios flight redemptions to Jersey
Hilton launches its summer sale: book now for 20% off
British Airways and Avios news:
The odd way that ‘Upgrade Using Avios’ is priced since long-haul Reward Flight Saver launched
Credit card news:
Two weeks left: Get 60,000 bonus points with the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card
Ends soon: use your £50 Harvey Nichols credit from Amex Platinum by 30th June
Our credit card reviews continue:
Review: Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card
Review: Tesco Bank Mastercard Credit Card, which can earn Virgin Points
Review: Nectar American Express Card, which can earn Avios
Reviews:
Katie heads to Krakow to review the Sheraton Grand hotel
Hotel news:
Visit the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking with Hilton Honors – five packages, with hotel, are being auctioned
Which hotel loyalty schemes let you use points to pay for food, drinks and spa?
Other travel news:
Did you win our Accor ALL / BST Hyde Park competition?
STILL RUNNING: Get a 30,000 points bonus (converts to 30,000 Avios) with ‘free for a year’ Amex Gold
American Express is running a special sign-up bonus on American Express Preferred Rewards Gold – apply here. The bonus is increased from 20,000 to 30,000 Membership Rewards points which converts to:
- 30,000 Avios
- 30,000 Virgin Points
- 30,000 Emirates, Etihad, Flying Blue, Asia Miles, Delta, Finnair, Qantas or SAS miles
- 20,000 Singapore Airlines miles
- 60,000 Hilton Honors points
- 45,000 Marriott Bonvoy points
- 90,000 Radisson Rewards points
- 2,000 Club Eurostar points
….. and many other non-travel rewards.
You receive 25,000 Membership Rewards points after spending £3,000 in three months. You will receive a further 5,000 points if you keep the card for 15 months.
Even better, you get:
- four passes for any airport lounge in the Priority Pass network
- 24 x £5 credits to spend at Deliveroo (max one per order and two per month)
- up to 12,500 bonus Membership Rewards points each year based on your spending (2,500 points per £5,000 spent)
The card is free for the first year. If you keep it beyond the first year there is an annual fee of £195. You receive a further four airport lounge passes and more Deliveroo credits on renewal.
Our main article on the 30,000 points bonus is here. Make sure you read the bit about whether or not you qualify for the bonus.
You can apply for American Express Preferred Rewards Gold with the special bonus on this page of the Amex website.
The representative APR is 87.3% variable, including the annual fee. The representative APR on purchases, and in the first year which has no fee, is 30.0% variable.
That’s all, folks
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here.
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
