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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:
We tour ‘Brilliant Lady’, the fourth Virgin Voyages cruise ship, image above
BOOK NOW: BA extends Bangkok into Summer 2026, Avios seats bookable ….
…. and other Summer 2026 long haul changes, including the end of Gatwick to New York JFK
Norse Atlantic slashes its ‘own brand’ routes as another five aircraft are leased to IndiGo
Hotel news: Marriott hits Brighton, Hilton hitting Dover – and what a difference ….
Which Priority Pass lounges outside the UK allow pre-booking?
How do the Accor ALL PLUS ibis and ALL PLUS Voyageur hotel discount cards work?
My experience with Amex Platinum’s new insurance provider after I ding a rental car ….
Introducing Saudia and the AlFursan loyalty programme – a look at Saudi Arabia’s national carrier
Save 10% on Qatar Airways flights in a flash sale
Buy Global Hotel Alliance stay credit at a 15% discount – is it worth it?
400 hotels added to Amex’s Fine Hotels & Resorts and The Hotel Collection schemes
Stories we recommend from other sites:
Eurowings opens bookings for Premium BIZ seat (Business Traveller)
Airbus UK workers vote to strike affecting wing production (UK Aviation News)
Beaverbrook joins Leading Hotels of the World (Boutique Hotelier)
Bournemouth airport faces ‘severe disruption’ as 100 workers vote to walk out (Travel Weekly)
Jewellery brand Pandora opens store at London Gatwick (Business Traveller)
Our latest reviews:
Rhys visits The Ritz-Carlton Berlin, a modern art deco hotel in the heart of Potsdamer Platz
The latest UK travel loyalty news:
EXCLUSIVE: We find out where HSBC Premier credit card holders actually spend their points, image above
Get double Avios and double Finnair Avios if you book a Finnair flight this week
What makes the best loyalty scheme? Fixed earning and redeeming, or revenue-based?
Do you know the expiry rules for your Avios and other airline miles?
How to earn Avios on your Accor hotel stays – and Accor Live Limitless points too
Get a 100% bonus buying IHG One Rewards hotel points – click here to buy
Get a 60% bonus buying Avios, albeit into a Qatar Airways account
Get a 40% bonus buying Marriott Bonvoy hotel points – click here to buy
Get free Deliveroo Plus Silver status if you have Amazon Prime – handy for Amex Gold cardholders
What are Marriott Bonvoy hotel points worth?
What are Radisson Rewards hotel points worth?
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 and September from the big chains.
See you next Monday,
Rob, Rhys, Sinead and Katie @ Head for Points
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