What you missed on Head for Points last week
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This week’s top travel news stories:
Heathrow unveils its three-runway masterplan – what does £49 billion get you? Image above
Are US airlines now better than European ones? We take a deep dive
Qatar Airways increases the number of flights to Heathrow – up to 10 per day this winter
Get 100 FREE Avios from Wanda travel insurance, which post instantly
easyJet’s Flight Club may be staying after all …. what’s going on?
British Airways launches flights from Stansted to Chambery
Virgin Atlantic continues to fiddle with Upper Class redemption pricing: it’s now a lot cheaper to New York and Orlando but (even) more expensive elsewhere
SWISS reveals its new business class and First Class cabins, image below
Top travel deals this week:
Get 9,000 Avios by adding a free supplementary cardholder to your free British Airways American Expresss Card – this is a fantastic offer given that there is NO spend target
BA’s latest Avios-only flight is to Cape Town over Christmas! First and Club World sold out quickly but you might still find some cancelled seats popping up.
Get up to 14% back with the latest Global Hotels Alliance bonus offer
Hyatt launches targeted promotions – but not for everyone
Good points deals available at IHG’s new voco hotel in Orlando
Extended: Save £100 on a £300 spend at Small Luxury Hotels – and earn Hilton points
Reviews:
Rhys reviews the Conrad Singapore Orchard hotel – an iconic hotel recently refurbished, image above
From Australia: a review of Qantas’ Perth International Transit Lounge, available on (some) domestic flights too
Whilst Conny reviews the brand new Luxembourg Marriott Alfa hotel ….
…. and from Rob: a review of the University Arms hotel, Cambridge (part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Autograph Collection)
Credit card news:
What is the best Avios credit card?
Lloyds Bank extends the 0% FX fee offer on its World Elite credit card
British Airways and Avios news:
For your coffee table: ‘British Airways: 100 Years of Aviation Posters’ by Paul Jarvis, image below
Hotel news:
What is the best hotel loyalty program for earning Avios?
Other interesting bits:
Did you know Thameslink declassifies its rear First Class carriage on ALL routes?
That’s all, folks
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here.
If you are booking a hotel this weekend, click here to read our summary of the best bonus points offers for August 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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