What you missed on Head for Points last week
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How was the Head for Points Summer Party 2025?
Thanks to everyone who joined us last week at the Head for Points Summer Party 2025. Despite being the hottest day of the year we had a record turnout. A big thanks to Heathrow Express for sponsoring and Malaysia Airlines for providing the headline raffle prize. You can read more about what happened here.
Want to sponsor our next event? Get in touch with Sinead at sinead@headforpoints.com
This week’s top travel news stories:
Iberia devalues its reward chart by up to 20%, but good value remains – the 40,000 Avios one-way business class flights to the US East Coast are a particularly good deal
SAS launches flights from Copenhagen to Mumbai
Delta opens a lot of business class seats for Virgin Points …. but the taxes and fees are insane
Five new airport lounges are opening this summer (Jersey photo below) – in fact one, in Edinburgh, will be open by the time you read this
Leeds Bradford Airport opens two new lounges with the UK’s biggest Priority Pass ‘buy up’
DoubleTree Sheffield Park is leaving Hilton
A new Radisson Red is to open in the City of London
Hilton opens a Tapestry Collection hotel in Portrush
How to use small ‘orphaned’ amounts of frequent flyer points miles and hotel miles
Top travel deals this week:
Get £250 cashback with Virgin Atlantic Holidays
Get £100 back on Korean Air flights with the latest Amex offer
Register for Radisson’s interesting but weak multi-brand promotion
Why IHG One Rewards ‘bonus points packages’ get you elite status quickly – and almost free
Good value cricket redemptions at Old Trafford with Hilton Honors hotel points
An excellent £99 offer for Manchester’s aether private jet terminal is running this summer, image below
Credit card news:
American Express brings back its Wimbledon lounge – here’s what to expect
How to earn miles with 39 different airlines using the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card
British Airways and Avios news:
British Airways extends Tel Aviv cancellations, allows rebooking on EL AL
20 questions about the Barclaycard Avios credit cards answered
Reviews:
The Standard, London joins World of Hyatt – what can you expect from this brand? Rhys stayed the night to find out. Image below.
Plus a brief look at the new Corinthia Brussels: stunning, but …
Hotel news:
Why Hyatt brands do not upgrade Globalists or Explorists or allow suite redemptions?
That’s all, folks
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here and an updated version will be on the headforpoints.com home page on Sunday.
If you are booking a hotel this weekend, click here to read our summary of the best bonus points offers for July from the big chains.
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
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