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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. If you are not a .....
Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....
9 Dec 20249 December 2024
Hilton Honors has just launched its new winter / spring promotion which is now open for registration – click here. To give Hilton credit, it is very straightforward with minimal small .....
Hilton Honors has just launched its new winter / spring promotion which is now open for registration .....
8 Dec 20248 December 2024 • 24 comments
We have been big fans of the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card for small businesses for many years, and a lot of our SME-owning readers have taken one out. Earning points worth 1 Avios .....
We have been big fans of the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card for small businesses for many .....
8 Dec 20248 December 2024 • 3 comments
You can pick up some free points in Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty programme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, Fairmont, Raffles, M Gallery and other brands, by signing up to their .....
You can pick up some free points in Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty programme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, .....
8 Dec 20248 December 2024 • 9 comments
American Express has launched a cashback deal with Minor Hotels. It is a global deal which makes it more interesting than most Europe-focussed Amex cashback deals, although it only runs until the end .....
American Express has launched a cashback deal with Minor Hotels. It is a global deal which makes it more .....
7 Dec 20247 December 2024 • 10 comments
‘Avios only’ flights are back! British Airways has released four short-haul flights for August 2025 where EVERY seat in both cabins is available for Avios redemption. These flights only .....
‘Avios only’ flights are back! British Airways has released four short-haul flights for August .....
6 Dec 20246 December 2024 • 24 comments
Hilton Honors has launched (another) new 100% bonus for buying Hilton Honors points. The Hilton ‘buy points’ page is here. For some people, the maximum purchase is increased to 240,000 .....
Hilton Honors has launched (another) new 100% bonus for buying Hilton Honors points. The Hilton ‘buy .....
6 Dec 20246 December 2024
Back in July, we wrote that “The long-running saga of Lufthansa’s investment in Italy’s ITA, the 96 aircraft airline that arose from the ashes of Alitalia, is over.” This was after .....
Back in July, we wrote that “The long-running saga of Lufthansa’s investment in Italy’s ITA, the 96 .....
6 Dec 20246 December 2024
Qatar Airways Privilege Club has extended its partnership with Marriott Bonvoy. You have always been able to convert Bonvoy points into Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios at the usual 3:1 rate, but .....
Qatar Airways Privilege Club has extended its partnership with Marriott Bonvoy. You have always been able to .....
6 Dec 20246 December 2024 • 13 comments
Tesco Clubcard has become less and less useful for frequent flyers in recent years. The key blow was Avios defecting to Nectar, of course, but the scheme has also lost many of its other interesting .....
Tesco Clubcard has become less and less useful for frequent flyers in recent years. The key blow was Avios .....
6 Dec 20246 December 2024 • 3 comments
Whilst you are meant to obtain elite status with a hotel group via ‘heads in beds’, regular HfP readers will know that there are various ways to obtain status without going near a hotel. I .....
Whilst you are meant to obtain elite status with a hotel group via ‘heads in beds’, regular HfP .....
5 Dec 20245 December 2024 • 87 comments
Three months ago I wrote an article about why Virgin Atlantic should have a ‘suite guarantee’. The background was that a New York trip I had booked on the A330neo – Virgin’s .....
Three months ago I wrote an article about why Virgin Atlantic should have a ‘suite guarantee’. The .....
4 Dec 20244 December 2024 • 48 comments
Some fairly random news in brief: New American Express cashback deal with Mondrian hotels A new cashback deal with Mondrian hotels has popped up on American Express cards. Mondrian is offering £100 .....
Some fairly random news in brief: New American Express cashback deal with Mondrian hotels A new cashback deal .....
4 Dec 20244 December 2024 • 15 comments
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains .....
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in .....
4 Dec 20244 December 2024 • 2 comments
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