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by Rhys Jones

British Airways finally brings back online cash refunds

Back in March, British Airways blocked online refund requests, forcing you to call the (extremely congested) call centre and ask for one instead. (One of our most read articles this year, with over .....

Back in March, British Airways blocked online refund requests, forcing you to call the (extremely congested) .....

by Rhys Jones3 comments

Save 10% on British Airways flights with Monzo Plus or Monese

British Airways has launched a promotion for Monzo Plus and Monese account holders. This is for people who pay the £5 monthly fee for the new premium Monzo service or have a Monese account. Code .....

British Airways has launched a promotion for Monzo Plus and Monese account holders. This is for people who pay .....

by Rhys Jones

New Hilton LXR hotel to open in the Seychelles

A brand new fourth Hilton property will open in the Seychelles. This is a relatively late signing as the hotel is due to open in March 2021, which suggests that it is already close to completion. The .....

A brand new fourth Hilton property will open in the Seychelles. This is a relatively late signing as the hotel .....

by Rhys Jones54 comments

New IHG Rewards Club redemption option in New York: voco The Franklin

After its debut in 2018, IHG’s voco brand is slowly making its way around the world and has made landfall in the Americas with The Franklin, New York. What is voco? voco is an upscale conversion .....

After its debut in 2018, IHG’s voco brand is slowly making its way around the world and has made .....

by Rhys Jones7 comments

Lufthansa launches Buy on Board catering

Lufthansa is ditching its short haul catering in economy and launching Buy on Board, just as British Airways did in 2016. The changes will also apply to SWISS and Austrian and will take effect in .....

Lufthansa is ditching its short haul catering in economy and launching Buy on Board, just as British Airways .....

by Rhys Jones

Heathrow scrapping the free travel zone

Heathrow has decided to scrap a number of free travel options in and around the airport. These trips are subsidised by the airport and it is seeking to reduce its operating costs. Under HFTZ, the .....

Heathrow has decided to scrap a number of free travel options in and around the airport. These trips are .....

by Rhys Jones

JetBlue to launch with Gatwick and Stansted flights

US low-cost but semi-premium carrier JetBlue has been tight-lipped about its plans to launch a transatlantic service to London next year, but the cat is finally out of the bag! According to slot .....

US low-cost but semi-premium carrier JetBlue has been tight-lipped about its plans to launch a transatlantic .....

by Rhys Jones86 comments

easyJet sells its Stansted slot portfolio to Ryanair

As we covered in the Summer, easyJet has decided to withdraw from Stansted airport in favour of continued growth at London Gatwick. There will still be some services to the airport but these will be .....

As we covered in the Summer, easyJet has decided to withdraw from Stansted airport in favour of continued .....

by Rhys Jones

Cathay Pacific drops seven international routes including London Gatwick

An internal memo seen by the South China Morning Post confirms that Cathay Pacific will permanently axe seven long-haul routes, amongst them London Gatwick and Dublin. Cathay expects to operate less .....

An internal memo seen by the South China Morning Post confirms that Cathay Pacific will permanently axe seven .....

by Rhys Jones20 comments

Review: the new Radisson Hotel, London Heathrow airport

This is our review of the new Radisson London Heathrow Hotel at Heathrow Airport. Formerly the Park Inn, the hotel saw a complete refurbishment and rebrand over the summer. It now serves two different .....

This is our review of the new Radisson London Heathrow Hotel at Heathrow Airport. Formerly the Park Inn, the .....

by Rhys Jones8 comments

Head for Points shortlisted for five travel journalism awards

I’m pleased to say that we have been shortlisted in five categories at the 2020 Business Travel Journalism Awards. Each member of the team has received at least one nomination: Best Newcomer .....

I’m pleased to say that we have been shortlisted in five categories at the 2020 Business Travel .....

by Rhys Jones

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