What you missed on Head for Points last week
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Our special Taiwan series continues:
Rhys recently spent a week in Taiwan to see what China Airlines has to offer and to try out a couple of Taipei hotels.
We published the second and final batch of his reports this week:
Review: EPISODE Daan Taipei hotel, part of JdV by Hyatt
China Airlines Business Class Lounge review – Taipei Taoyuan Airport, Terminal 1 A Gates
China Airlines premium economy review – A350 from Taipei to London
This week’s top travel news stories:
Virgin Atlantic moves to dynamic reward pricing:
Virgin: “25% of flights will not have any Saver seats available” – see our initial thoughts on Saver pricing and read the comments for your initial views on dynamic pricing. Upper Class seats now cap out at 700,000 Virgin Points return + £1,000 of taxes and charges.
In other news:
My Lounge returns to Gatwick North as easyJet’s ‘The Gateway’ lounge rebrands
GOOD DEAL: Get a Virgin Wines (or gin) advent calendar for just 15,500 Virgin Points
Excellent Cape Town deal on Virgin Atlantic – £1,699 return in Upper Class – we published this deal on Tuesday but some seats may remain
Air Canada lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2 closes for refurbishment
Tymit, the only company interested in new UK co-brand credit cards, walks away
IHG loses The Venetian and The Palazzo hotels in Las Vegas
Virgin Atlantic launches flights to Brussels – but you can’t book them!
Accor’s TRIBE hotel opens at Manchester Airport
IHG is offering Hertz President’s Circle status (which is actually useful) to Diamond Elite members
British Airways and Avios news:
NEW: Spend your Avios on duty free shopping at Heathrow
Reviews:
Rob heads to Poland – Raffles Europejski Warsaw – Accor’s best European hotel? Image above
Hotel news:
NEW: Earn and redeem Marriott Bonvoy points with Sonder
Get 30,000 Marriott Bonvoy points with a Homes & Villas booking
When do your Accor Live Limitless points expire? How can you stop it?
When do your Hilton Honors points expire? How can you stop it?
When do your IHG One Rewards points expire? How can you stop it?
Credit card news:
Unveiled: the 2025 Amex Platinum dining and Harvey Nichols cashback changes
American Express Business Platinum permanently increases its bonus to 50,000 points
Very limited Tesco cashback deal launched with American Express
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
