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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 the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team.
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The latest UK business travel news:
British Airways will now rebook Kuala Lumpur passengers on Malaysia Airlines although it took six days to get an agreement in place
No1 Lounges is coming to Heathrow Terminal 2 in December
The new ba.com website is now accessible via a special URL
SAS EuroBonus and Scandic Friends will allow status matching from 2025 as part of a wider partnership
How to get free hotel elite status from UK credit and debit cards
Your guide to the Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Wing at Heathrow Terminal 3
Weird but true – Hilton non-refundable rooms ARE refundable in the US, Mexico and Caribbean
Stories we recommend from other sites:
Transavia to launch Stansted-Rotterdam route (Business Traveller)
Ryanair launches three new Liverpool routes for winter 2024 (Travel Weekly)
The Principal York officially rebrands to The Milner (Boutique Hotelier)
Norse Atlantic plans new longest route from Rome to Los Angeles (Simple Flying)
Loganair to launch direct Glasgow to Newquay flights (UK Aviation News)
Our latest reviews:
Review: we try Hyatt’s new German brand, Lindner, at Lindner Hotel Boltenhagen – image above
The latest UK travel loyalty news:
Book a 14- or 16- day transatlantic Virgin Voyages cruise from 280,000 Virgin Points
Get 250 Avios for joining Marriott Bonvoy – no hotel stay required!
Save up to 40% on European Avios redemptions from London City and Gatwick
Get a 70% bonus on buying Virgin Points
How to earn Virgin Points via Tesco Clubcard when buying fuel or food at Esso
Use Avios for VIP Champions League packages via Qatar Airways Privilege Club
Get £75 cashback with a new IHG and American Express hotel promotion
How a solo traveller can benefit from Barclaycard upgrade vouchers and BA Amex 241 vouchers
What is the best American Express strategy if you earn under £35,000?
How to get cheaper Virgin Atlantic redemptions with a credit card voucher
Should you cancel your British Airways Premium Plus Amex card if you can’t spend £15,000?
Should you cancel your free British Airways American Express if you can’t spend £15,000?
LAST CHANCE: Get up to 40,000 or 80,000 points with Amex Business Gold or Platinum
American Express’s big sign-up bonuses on its two small business cards end on Tuesday.
Interestingly, as we cover in more detail in a separate article, all restrictions on receiving a sign-up bonus have been removed.
If your application is successful, you qualify for the bonus. Full stop.
- Already got one of these two cards? No problem – if you are accepted for the other card as well, you will get the bonus
- Got a personal Gold or personal Platinum Amex card? No problem – if you are accepted for Business Gold or Business Platinum as well, you will get the bonus
- Got the British Airways Accelerating Business SME card? No problem – if you accepted for Business Gold or Business Platinum as well, you will get the bonus
With no bonus restrictions based on any other American Express cards you have or recently had, personal or business, anyone with a small business should seriously think about applying.
You can read more about the bonuses and the offer here.
Remember that 1 American Express Membership Rewards point = 1 Avios, amongst other things, so these bonuses could get you up to 80,000 Avios.
You can apply for Business Gold here (free in year 1) and Business Platinum here. The offer ends on Tuesday.
Head for Points receives a commission if you apply via our links – thank you.
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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