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News in brief: British Airways announces Summer 2026 long haul changes We published an article yesterday on the launch of Bangkok flights for Summer 2026. Gatwick to Bangkok is going year-round .....
News in brief: British Airways announces Summer 2026 long haul changes We published an article yesterday on .....
22 Aug 202522 August 2025 • 94 comments
British Airways made a number of announcements about its Summer 2026 timetable this morning. The key one, from an Avios perspective, is the extension of Bangkok. At present, Bangkok only operates in .....
British Airways made a number of announcements about its Summer 2026 timetable this morning. The key one, from .....
21 Aug 202521 August 2025 • 40 comments
I’ve often wondered how many people actually redeem American Express Membership Rewards points for airline miles – the most valuable option – versus taking statement credit or shop .....
I’ve often wondered how many people actually redeem American Express Membership Rewards points for .....
21 Aug 202521 August 2025 • 44 comments
Not all Avios collectors know that you can double-up when you stay at any Accor hotel. As well as earning Accor Live Limitless points as usual from your Novotel, Mercure, Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel, .....
Not all Avios collectors know that you can double-up when you stay at any Accor hotel. As well as earning .....
21 Aug 202521 August 2025 • 9 comments
If you have the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card, you will be benefitting from 2 x £5 monthly credits towards Deliveroo orders. This is worth £120 per year if used in full. If you .....
If you have the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card, you will be benefitting from 2 x £5 .....
21 Aug 202521 August 2025 • 42 comments
Hotel news in brief: Marriott opens a Four Points Flex hotel in Brighton Whilst Hilton and IHG are well represented in Brighton (although the less said about the Holiday Inn the better), Marriott has .....
Hotel news in brief: Marriott opens a Four Points Flex hotel in Brighton Whilst Hilton and IHG are well .....
20 Aug 202520 August 2025 • 38 comments
News in brief: Finnair launches a ‘double Avios and double tier points’ sale Finnair has launched an interesting sale, but only for a few days. For Finnair flights booked by 28th August, .....
News in brief: Finnair launches a ‘double Avios and double tier points’ sale Finnair has launched .....
20 Aug 202520 August 2025 • 39 comments
American Express has announced an expansion of its two ‘added value’ hotel booking programmes. 400 new hotels have been added to Fine Hotels & Resorts, for holders of The Platinum .....
American Express has announced an expansion of its two ‘added value’ hotel booking programmes. 400 .....
20 Aug 202520 August 2025 • 64 comments
There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use or add to them. This is most likely to happen with secondary programmes where you once dropped .....
There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use or .....
19 Aug 202519 August 2025 • 46 comments
This is our review of the two Amex Cashback credit cards, specifically the Amex Cashback Credit Card and the Amex Cashback Everyday Credit Card. Head for Points is primarily about earning airline .....
This is our review of the two Amex Cashback credit cards, specifically the Amex Cashback Credit Card and the .....
19 Aug 202519 August 2025 • 16 comments
Accor, the company behind Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Raffles, Pullman, Fairmont and many other hotel brands, shook up its two subscription cards in 2023. I thought it was worth a look at whether they are .....
Accor, the company behind Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Raffles, Pullman, Fairmont and many other hotel brands, .....
19 Aug 202519 August 2025 • 23 comments
In January 2025, American Express moved from AXA to Europ Assistance to provide travel insurance benefits for holders of The Platinum Card. It’s fair to say that this has not gone as well as it .....
In January 2025, American Express moved from AXA to Europ Assistance to provide travel insurance benefits for .....
18 Aug 202518 August 2025 • 184 comments
A long running trend in the travel loyalty industry has been the move away from fixed price reward charts and towards some level of revenue-based redeeming. Virgin Atlantic and Lufthansa are the .....
A long running trend in the travel loyalty industry has been the move away from fixed price reward charts and .....
18 Aug 202518 August 2025 • 38 comments
Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has pushed its way onto our radar over the last few years. This is down to three things: We ran a separate piece here which provides a .....
Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has pushed its way onto our radar over the .....
18 Aug 202518 August 2025 • 17 comments
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