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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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Virgin Atlantic news special:
This week, Virgin Atlantic held a special event in London where it announced a suite of updates coming to the airline over the next five years:
This week’s top travel news stories:
British Airways adds three new short haul routes
Heathrow proposes £10 billion investment to increase passenger numbers by 10 million
The Nottingham Belfry hotel leaves Marriott
Rollback of 100ml liquid restrictions: you can now take 2 litres+ at some airports
You no longer need to take your shoes off at security in US airports
Qatar Airways completes the super-fast Starlink Boeing 777 wi-fi roll-out
The Hoxton has opened a hotel in Edinburgh
No access to the new lounge in Marseille for British Airways customers
Get £15 Wizzair cashback with a new American Express offer
Heathrow introduces paid-for fast track arrivals
How to check British Airways lounge loads at Heathrow Terminal 5
Farce as Turkish Airlines closes its One Million Miles challenge early …. and was it worth joining?
American Express is opening a Centurion Lounge in Amsterdam next year, image below
Stories we recommend from other sites:
Further sections of London Underground gain 4G and 5G coverage (Business Traveller)
The Wolseley to get hotel spin-off (Boutique Hotelier)
Air India suspends London Gatwick ops this season (Network Thoughts)
Next gen security upgrade unveiled at Cornwall Airport Newquay (UK Aviation News)
Eurostar to operate London-Amsterdam five times daily (Business Traveller)
Our latest reviews:
We popped down to Milan to take a look at the new ITA Airways Runway lounge in Milan Linate, image below.
The latest UK travel loyalty news:
Register now: get 750 Avios on your next Hilton stay! This is on top of all of your usual Hilton Honors points. Click here to register.
Get 100% bonus when buying IHG One Rewards points – click here to buy
Earn Hilton Honors points, and save $15, with Lyft in the US and Canada
Get double Avios with Club Avolta at Heathrow’s World Duty Free
ENDS SOON: Get a 60% bonus when buying Virgin Points – click here to buy
Is ‘Part Pay with Avios’ for British Airways flights worth it?
Get bonus Avios with Qatar Airways flights
Get bonus Accor hotel points with Sixt car rentals
Who are the HSBC Premier credit card airline and hotel transfer partners?
ENDS TUESDAY: Get 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points with the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card
Until Tuesday, so you have just 24 hours left, you can get a huge sign-up bonus of 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. You can apply here.
This is the biggest bonus you ever see on this credit card, and is TRIPLE the standard amount.
This is worth roughly £300 of free Marriott stays, based on our 0.5p per point valuation, or 25,000 Avios or other airline miles if converted.
There are four good reasons to hold this card long term, and not just for the sign-up bonus:
- you get 15 elite night credits EVERY YEAR in Marriott Bonvoy – this means, for example, that Platinum only requres 35 nights instead of the usual 50. Even better, these nights count towards Lifetime Status.
- you get Silver Elite status in Marriott Bonvoy every year, because it is triggered automatically by the 15 elite night credits
- you get Gold Elite status in Marriott Bonvoy if you spend £15,000 on the card in a membership year
- you get a free night voucher worth up to 25,000 Bonvoy points if you spend £25,000 on the card in a membership year
There is an annual fee of £95 per year. The on-going earning rate is 2 Bonvoy points per £1 spent.
To learn more, click here for our full article on the offer. Please read the bit about whether you qualify for the sign-up bonus. The offer ends TOMORROW, Tuesday 15th July.
Head for Points receives a commission if you apply via our link – thank you.
You can apply here.
The representative APR is 53.7% variable, including the annual fee. The representative APR on purchases is 30.0% variable.
Thank you for reading
Please drop me a note at rob@headforpoints.com with any feedback.
If you are booking a hotel this week, click here to read our summary of the best bonus points offers for July from the big chains.
See you next Monday,
Rob, Rhys, Sinead and Katie @ Head for Points
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