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Here is a full list of the articles we published in October 2024.  Click through to read them in full:

Head for Points article index

Unveiled: the 2025 Amex Platinum dining and Harvey Nichols cashback changes

GOOD DEAL: Get a Virgin Wines (or gin) advent calendar for just 15,500 Virgin Points

Virgin: “25% of flights will not have any Saver seats available”

American Express Business Platinum permanently increases its bonus to 50,000 points

My Lounge returns to Gatwick North as easyJet’s ‘The Gateway’ lounge rebrands

When do your Hilton Honors points expire? How can you stop it?

Excellent Cape Town flight deal on Virgin Atlantic – £1,699 return in Upper Class

China Airlines premium economy review – A350 from Taipei to London

News: £150 brunch compo, Air Canada lounge closes, Tesco / Amex cashback deal

When do your Accor Live Limitless points expire? How can you stop it?

LAST CHANCE: Book Virgin Atlantic redemptions before dynamic pricing starts

Tymit, the only company interested in new UK co-brand credit cards, walks away

Save 15% on IHG One Rewards hotel redemptions – but for elite members only

Review: China Airlines Business Class Lounge in Taipei Taoyuan Airport, Terminal 1 A Gates

Get 30,000 Marriott Bonvoy points with a ‘Homes & Villas’ booking

IHG One Rewards dropping its affiliation with two Las Vegas hotels

Virgin Atlantic returns to Brussels!

NEW: Spend your Avios on duty free shopping at Heathrow

Good Virgin Atlantic Upper Class flight deal to Washington

IHG One Rewards offering Hertz President’s Circle to Diamond Elite members

Accor’s TRIBE hotel opens at Manchester Airport

Review: EPISODE Daan Taipei hotel, part of JdV by Hyatt

ba.com is only showing Avios seats for 335 days – but we have a fix

Good Australia flight deal (£2,400) from Manchester with Cathay Pacific

Four credit and debit cards worth keeping, unused, just for their benefits

Brunchgate: How many flyers are impacted by BA’s morning and evening meal changes?

Sports news: Amex becomes an F1 partner, use Avios for VIP Champions League packages

Review: Hotel Proverbs, Taipei, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Design Hotels

Get a 30% Virgin Points bonus when you convert American Express Membership Rewards® points

China Airlines Premium Business Class review – A350 from London to Taipei

Aer Lingus to launch flights to Indianapolis

British Airways cuts Club World meal service for departures after 9pm

ENDS 10am MONDAY: Get 30,000 Virgin Points with the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card

What can you do in Taipei and Taiwan?

Brunchgate – aggressive BA service cuts resume

NEW SERIES: Introducing Taiwan’s China Airlines: where do they fly and what can you expect?

ENDS TUE: Get 40,000 or 80,000 points with Amex Business Gold or Platinum – no bonus rules

Cathay CEO: Cathay unlikely to return to Gatwick in short term, could allow Starlux to join oneworld

Get 3,000 Emirates Skywards miles with a cheap hotel booking

Which is the best American Express cashback credit card?

How to earn Virgin Points at Best Western hotels – and get a status match

Get a 70% bonus on buying Virgin Points – and a Flying Blue exclusive offer too

Win 100,000 Accor Live Limitless points worth €2,000

The Wine Flyer 12-bottle deal also works on 3-bottle champagne cases

British Airways discounting short haul Avios redemptions – five days only

SAS EuroBonus and Scandic Friends will allow status matching from 2025

No1 Lounges is coming to Heathrow Terminal 2 in December

Review: Lindner Hotel Boltenhagen, part of World of Hyatt

British Airways will now rebook Kuala Lumpur passengers on Malaysia Airlines

IT’S BACK! Join a ‘Six-Course Gourmet Odyssey With Wine Pairings’ with Marriott in London

NEW: Get 9,000 Avios for £149.99 of wine by combining two generous The Wine Flyer deals

Cathay Pacific finally reveals its new Aria Suite business class – and we were there

Get a 60% bonus when you buy Avios via Qatar Airways Privilege Club – as low as 1.09p

Your guide to the Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Wing at Heathrow Terminal 3

Last day to secure a spot to visit the McLaren Technology Centre with Hilton Honors

Weird but true – Hilton non-refundable rooms ARE refundable in the US, Mexico and Caribbean

How a solo traveller can benefit from Barclaycard upgrade vouchers and BA Amex 241 vouchers

Eurostar introduces new chefs to Eurostar Premier

How to earn Virgin Points via Tesco Clubcard when buying fuel or food at Esso

What is the best American Express strategy if you earn under £35,000?

How to get free hotel elite status from UK credit and debit cards

Get cheaper Virgin redemptions with a credit card voucher (Virgin Redemption University #13)

Should you cancel your British Airways Premium Plus Amex card if you can’t spend £15,000?

Book a 14- or 16- day transatlantic Virgin Voyages cruise from 280,000 Virgin Points

Get £75 cashback with a new IHG and American Express hotel promotion

Should you cancel your free British Airways American Express if you can’t spend £15,000?

EXCLUSIVE: British Airways cancels return to Kuala Lumpur with four weeks notice

Confusion over SAS’s crazy ‘one million bonus miles’ promotion as criteria tweaked

BA Amex voucher spend rises to £15,000 in three weeks – what can you do?

The new ba.com website is rolling out

Four ‘Sleeperz’ hotels join Marriott’s Four Points Flex brand

Get quadruple Accor Live Limitless points (worth 20% back) at selected new hotels

The Park Hyatt London River Thames hotel is open – we went down for a look

Amex Platinum makes a permanent increase to its sign-up bonus – now 50,000 points

SME? Get 50,000 points with American Express Business Platinum

PINNED: Become a points millionaire …. by taking 15 SkyTeam flights

Use Avios for VIP Champions League packages via Qatar Airways Privilege Club

Marriott launches Four Points Flex as it acquires Zleep Hotels

British Airways offering £1,500 business class flight deals to India

How could you spend 80,000 Amex Membership Rewards points from Amex Business?

Can you get an Amex sign-up bonus if you already have the same card as a supplementary?

News: Louis Vuitton cafe opens in T2, Sainsbury’s closes its credit cards, voco Winchester opens

Get 3,000 Virgin Points and 12 bottles of wine for just £66 with Virgin Wines

Special bonuses launched for adding free Amex supplementary cards to your account

What is the cheapest way to top up your Virgin Points? (Virgin Redemption University #12)

How does the Skywards+, the Emirates PAID loyalty programme, work?

Excellent £100 Hyatt / American Express hotel cashback deal launched

American Express in Spain clamps down on Priority Pass visits

See NFL games in Munich with Marriott Bonvoy

Get £75 back on a £300 spend at selected UK hotels as ‘Amex Stays’ returns

Aer Lingus launches Nashville as its first A321XLR route

Get 250 Avios for joining Marriott Bonvoy – no hotel stay required!

Make big hotel savings: IHG and Hyatt ‘buy points’ offers ending, Hilton launches a new deal

Plaza Premium opens a new lounge in Heathrow Terminal 4

New Escape lounge to open in Edinburgh Airport

Earn double World of Hyatt points at Mr & Mrs Smith hotels

The Japan Airlines A350 flies to London from this month

Last day to secure a spot to visit the McLaren Technology Centre with Hilton Honors

2025 will be the year of free, unlimited inflight wifi

STILL RUNNING: Get up to 40,000 points – and no fee in Year 1 – with Amex Business Gold

MICHELIN Guide reveals its first ‘Keys’ hotels in the UK and Ireland

Is THIS the strategy behind the Virgin Atlantic changes?

Finnair premium economy review – A350 from Osaka to Helsinki

Get a 25% bonus when you transfer Nectar points to Avios – worth it?

Virgin Flying Club changes: talking it through with the VP of Loyalty

What is the best use of Amex Membership Rewards points?

Review: the refurbished Aer Lingus lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2

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