‘The Travel Brief’, the weekly Head for Points travel trade newsletter
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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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The latest UK business travel news:
British Airways cancels London City flights to Mykonos, image above
Norse Atlantic launches Bangkok flights from Gatwick – but drops Miami route
Avios theft – hackers cancelling redemptions to boost their haul and BA won’t reinstate
IHG buys the Ruby hotel chain, including three sites in London
Heathrow Express adds a 04.51 service
Eurostar services have resumed to an improved Amsterdam Centraal
IHG is adding a new Cote d’Azur hotel via a conversion to the Vignette brand
Qatar Airways offering bonus Avios if customers pay by bank transfer
Where will British Airways fly the A380 in Winter 2025?
Glasgow Marriott hotel opens its new leisure complex
How does the Regent Seven Seas cruise partnership with Global Hotel Alliance work?
How to get the best deals on Heathrow airport car parking
British Airways launches new Seattle lounge, confirms Heathrow rebuild for 2026, image below
Stories we recommend from other sites:
Virgin Atlantic to expand codeshare with WestJet (Business Traveller)
British Airways acquires Boeing MRO site at Gatwick (UK Aviation News)
Air Canada increases Dublin capacity to Montreal and Vancouver (Travel Weekly)
Hilton signs three Athens hotels under Curio and Tapestry brands (Business Traveller)
Our latest reviews:
Our reviews section will return next week.
The latest UK travel loyalty news:
Get a Hilton Honors Diamond status match to 2027 with 14 nights – and Gold for 90 days, image above
The two easy ways to use Avios points to fly to Australia and New Zealand
Which hotel loyalty programmes will rollover your ‘excess’ elite nights on 31st December?
Why Caffe Nero remains a better Nectar redemption than Avios
Decent Virgin Atlantic Premium reward availability to Toronto in April / May
Get 5,000 Virgin Points for activating Tesco Clubcard Auto-Convert
Hertz will match your Marriott Bonvoy hotel elite status
Should you redeem your Emirates Skywards frequent flyer miles on easyJet?!
We published a two-part review of World of Hyatt, showing everything you need to know
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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