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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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British Airways launches its new First Class suites:
British Airways unveils its new First Class cabin
Our verdict on new BA First: good but not game changing but it doesn’t need to be
The latest UK business travel news:
Black Friday and Cyber Monday travel deals:
Our round-up of the best Black Friday travel deals is here
Get a free tastecard membership for 90 days, good for restaurant and coffee shop discounts
Get quadruple Accor points on your next two hotel stays – and a 15% bonus on gift cards – deal ends tonight, Monday
Other news:
Very generous £350 United Airlines cashback offer returns to American Express cards
A big lounge shake-up for Heathrow Terminal 3 is coming for 2025
British Airways launches three new Italian routes in 2025, bookable now
Etihad announces 10 new routes launching in 2025
Eurowings launches flights between Newcastle and Berlin
Marriott opens a Delta hotel in Colchester
Bristol Airport aims to attract long haul flights with a longer runway
Marriott adds the award-winning Stock Exchange Hotel in Manchester
Save on West Coast train travel with Avanti Superfare – tickets from £9
Get a Vietnam Airlines (SkyTeam) status match
Stories we recommend from other sites:
Ruby Hotels opens property in London’s Clerkenwell (Business Traveller)
Heidi Alexander named new transport secretary after Louise Haigh resigns (TTG) – this probably sets a new record between a transport secretary speaking at the annual ‘Airlines’ conference in Westminster and leaving their job, since it was just three days in this case!
Norse Atlantic to raise $462m by leasing six of its 15 aircraft to a major airline (Travel Weekly)
Competition to Eurostar has reached a ‘turning point’ (Business Traveller)
Our latest reviews:
Conny heads to the Yorkshire Dales to visit Swinton Park Hotel, image above.
It was the star of BBC’s ‘Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond The Lobby’ and part of the ‘Beyond Green’ marketing group of hotels with a serious environmental commitment. How did we find it?
The latest UK travel loyalty news:
A reader is taking part in the SAS Million Points challenge and is documenting his journey for us:
- “I’m doing the SAS million points challenge – here’s why”
- The SAS million points challenge route – 15 flights on 15 airlines for £3,000, to earn points worth potentially £10,000+
- Barry’s SAS million point challenge – Airline 1, Air Europa
In other news:
Why you should now book Virgin Points redemptions as two one-way tickets
How to earn Avios when you stay at Airbnb: 2 points per £1
Get triple Avios at Bicester Village
How does the new Millennium & Copthorne ‘My Millennium’ loyalty scheme work?
Still on: Get 30,000 points (worth 30,000 Avios) with the new Capital on Tap Pro business card
…. or 20,000 points with the Business Rewards Visa card
Thank you for reading
Please drop me a note at rob@headforpoints.com with any feedback. See you next Monday.
Rob, Rhys, Sinead and Katie @ Head for Points
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