What you missed on Head for Points last week
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NOW FREE! Got a Limited Company? Get Capital on Tap’s Avios earning credit card
We covered this last week, I know, but I wanted to flag it again in case you missed it or forgot to apply.
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:
Rachel Reeves backs a third runway at Heathrow – this is what the industry had to say
…. whilst London City Airport wants even larger aircraft to be able to land on its runway
Vueling adds two new routes from Heathrow to Spain
Heathrow Rewards gives five hours notice of downtime and partner losses
IHG’s new The Welbeck hotel emerges from the former Holiday Inn Oxford Circus next week, image below
Top travel deals this week:
Register now for Marriott’s new bonus point and double elite nights promotion which gives you a great route to reach the next elite tier quickly – click here to register
Generous Avios Balance Boost promo is running until Monday – buy Avios for just 0.92p
A new Mandarin Oriental cashback offer has appeared on American Express cards
Interview of the week:
We speak to Rami El-Dahshan, new Managing Director of No1 Lounges and formerly head of Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses. What’s the future for independent contract lounges like his?
British Airways and Avios news:
How to earn Avios when you fly United Airlines, a member of Star Alliance. Weird but true!
Credit card news:
What airline credit card is the best for long-term spending? We run the numbers on the various Avios and Virgin Points cards out there.
Reviews:
Rhys is the first journalist on board Cathay Pacific’s new Aria Suite business class service from London to Hong Kong. Image above.
And on a completely different continent …. Rhys reviews Accor’s first Raffles hotel in North America, Raffles Boston
Hotel news:
How to book a low-cost day room at Hilton Hotels
Is Hilton Honors the best hotel loyalty scheme? Our review series on the six big hotel programmes moves on to a deep dive of Hilton.
Other interesting news:
StatusMatcher: what tier matches can you get from your existing airline and hotel status cards?
The FREENOW taxi app adds a new ‘Airport Prebook Promise’ worth £60 if you have any problems
And finally …. the final reckoning from Barry’s SAS million points challenge! Did he get his million points in the end? What did it cost him? Would he do it again?
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, Sinead and Katie @ Head for Points
