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NOW FREE! Got a Limited Company? Get Capital on Tap’s Avios earning credit card

If you have a Limited Company or LLP, there is some interesting news.

Capital on Tap’s Avios-earning Visa credit card is now free. The £99 annual fee has been removed. (There is no longer a sign-up bonus either, but in the long run you are better off with no annual fee.)

This is a hugely powerful card. You earn points worth 1 Avios or 1p of cashback for every £1 you spend and it comes with no FX fees and no ATM fees.

Even if you have an Amex Business card, it is (especially now it’s free) worth having the Capital on Tap card as a back-up for when American Express is not accepted.

You can find out more in this article. You can apply via this exclusive HfP link. You should select the free card and not the ‘Pro’ card.

Your interest rate is based on your business profile and can be as low as 14.95% APR variable.

In other news ….

This week’s top travel news stories:

Book now: lots of Australia seats (up to 4 business per flight) open for Avios as Qatar Airways doubles its flights to the country. It’s not totally straightforward though. Image above.

How to maximise your Avios from flights if BA tier points no longer matter to you. Credit to whichever of British Airways Club, Iberia Plus, Finnair Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub or Qatar Airways Privilege Club pays most.

Eurostar’s ‘no queue’ iProov.me check-in lane closes on 13th February

SkyTeam improves its lounge access rules – many domestic flights now included

Airlines are announcing plans to return to Tel Aviv

How to use Emirates Skywards miles on Qantas, Japan Airlines, easyJet and other airline partners

The Virgin Hotels Glasgow site has been sold – what happens next?

Lufthansa reopens its lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2 – and it looks good, image below

Top travel deals this week:

Save £130 (!) by booking short-haul Aer Lingus Avios flights at aerlingus.com

Book Virgin Hotels London Shoreditch for 45,000 Virgin Points on winter weekends

British Airways and Avios news

What is the best value Avios flight per mile? Some routes are better value than others. We’ve done the maths for you.

Which partners should you fly under the new British Airways tier point system? Some oneworld airlines will earn double the tier points of the rest.

Credit card news:

How to access Lufthansa’s (refurbished) Heathrow lounges with Amex Platinum

How to create an Amex Platinum insurance certificate before you travel

Reviews:

Rhys is one of the first to fly Iberia business class on the Airbus A321XLR, as he travels from Madrid to Boston. How does this new aircraft perform?

On his way home he reviewed the British Airways Boston Logan lounge – it’s very good!

Meanwhile, Rob headed to Paris to review the Maison Astor, part of Hilton’s Curio Collection and a lovely boutique option in a central location.

Hotel news:

Get a 100% bonus when you buy IHG One Rewards hotel points – click here to buy

Is Accor Live Limitless the best hotel loyalty scheme? We start detailed reviews of the ‘big six’ hotel programmes.

Other interesting news:

How does Club Eurostar work? Here’s our updated full review

And finally ….

LAST CHANCE: Win two Business Class tickets to Taipei with China Airlines in our exclusive reader competition. It closes on Friday.

That’s all, folks

Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here and will be updated on the website on Sunday.

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, Sinead and Katie @ Head for Points