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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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This week’s top travel news stories:
Heathrow unveils its three-runway masterplan – what does £49 billion get you?
Riyadh Air will launch with flights to London Heathrow, starting in October
Are US airlines now better than European ones? We take a deep dive
KM Malta Airlines launches a status match – including from easyJet Plus
Qatar Airways increases the number of flights to Heathrow – up to 10 per day!
easyJet’s Flight Club may be staying after all …. what’s going on?
SWISS reveals its new business class and First Class cabins
Extended: Save £100 on a £300 spend at Small Luxury Hotels – and earn Hilton points
Did you know Thameslink declassifies its rear First Class carriage on ALL routes?
Lloyds extends the 0% FX fee offer on its World Elite credit card
For your coffee table: ‘British Airways: 100 Years of Aviation Posters’ by Paul Jarvis, image below
Stories we recommend from other sites:
Initial interiors of HS2 train revealed (Business Traveller)
Russia launches regular nonstop Boeing 777 flights to North Korea (Simple Flying)
Air France-KLM drops bid to acquire Air Europa amid shareholder dispute (Aerotime)
Manchester Airport opens new retail outlets at T2 (Business Traveller)
Our latest reviews:
Rhys reviews Conrad Singapore Orchard – an iconic hotel recently refurbished, image above
From Australia: a review of Qantas’ Perth International Transit Lounge, available on (some) domestic flights too
Conny reviews the brand new Luxembourg Marriott Alfa hotel
The latest UK travel loyalty news:
BA’s latest Avios-only flight is to Cape Town over Christmas! First and Club sold quickly but you might still find some cancelled seats ….
Get 100 FREE Avios from Wanda travel insurance, which post instantly
What is the best Avios credit card?
Which 34 airlines can you book with Avios points – with one we’ve never mentioned?
Virgin Atlantic continues to fiddle with Upper Class redemption pricing: it’s now cheaper to New York and Orlando, (even) more expensive elsewhere
Get up to 14% back with the latest Global Hotel Alliance bonus
What is the best hotel loyalty program for earning Avios?
Hyatt launches targeted promotions – but not for everyone
Good points deals available at IHG’s new voco hotel in Orlando
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 August from the big chains.
See you next Monday,
Rob, Rhys, Sinead and Katie @ Head for Points
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