News in brief: Get a £150 voucher from BA if you’ve been served brunch I’ve now had multiple readers contact me to say that British Airways is paying £150 per person compensation if you .....

News in brief: Get a £150 voucher from BA if you’ve been served brunch I’ve now had multiple .....

29 Oct 202429 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Accor Live Limitless points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Accor Live Limitless points expire?’. This series, .....

I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Accor Live Limitless points from .....

29 Oct 202429 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

You are running out of time to book Virgin Atlantic flight redemptions with Virgin Points before the new pricing structure launches on Wednesday. If you need more convincing to move quickly, I should .....

You are running out of time to book Virgin Atlantic flight redemptions with Virgin Points before the new .....

28 Oct 202428 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 209 comments

You have probably never heard of Tymit, but for much of the last two years it seemed like it was going to play a big part in your life. Tymit was a fintech start-up that wanted to cross Buy Now Pay .....

You have probably never heard of Tymit, but for much of the last two years it seemed like it was going to play .....

28 Oct 202428 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

IHG One Rewards has launched a 15% discount on reward nights, as long as you have Platinum Elite or Diamond Elite status. All hotels are taking part, but you need to stay in the next month. The terms .....

IHG One Rewards has launched a 15% discount on reward nights, as long as you have Platinum Elite or Diamond .....

28 Oct 202428 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

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 .....

28 Oct 202428 October 2024 by Rob Burgess

Marriott is offering 30,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points if you book a home or villa rental through its ‘Homes & Villas’ platform. This is on top of your base points of 5 per $1 spent .....

Marriott is offering 30,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points if you book a home or villa rental through its .....

27 Oct 202427 October 2024 by Rob Burgess

IHG, through its InterContinental brand, had a loose partnership with The Venetian and The Palazzo hotels in Las Vegas. Both hotels were known as ‘InterContinental Alliance Resorts’ but .....

IHG, through its InterContinental brand, had a loose partnership with The Venetian and The Palazzo hotels in .....

27 Oct 202427 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Virgin Atlantic has announced another exciting new route for winter …. Brussels! Launching on 27th October, Virgin Atlantic will be operating an A330-300 or A350-1000 to Brussels, seven days per .....

Virgin Atlantic has announced another exciting new route for winter …. Brussels! Launching on 27th .....

27 Oct 202427 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

You can now redeem Avios on duty free shopping at London Heathrow. I’m not saying that you will want to, when you see the details, but the option is now there. You may not have heard of Club .....

You can now redeem Avios on duty free shopping at London Heathrow. I’m not saying that you will want to, .....

26 Oct 202426 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

SkyTeam is running a good deal for flights from the UK to Washington and Montreal. You will be flying a combination of Air France, KLM, Delta and Virgin Atlantic. The cheapest flight seems to be .....

SkyTeam is running a good deal for flights from the UK to Washington and Montreal. You will be flying a .....

26 Oct 202426 October 2024 by Rob Burgess

I’m not sure when this went live, but IHG One Rewards – the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc loyalty scheme – is offering Hertz President’s Circle status to .....

I’m not sure when this went live, but IHG One Rewards – the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, .....

26 Oct 202426 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

After some delays, Accor has partially opened its TRIBE hotel at Manchester Airport. I think, although I am sure regulars can confirm in the comments, that this will be the nearest hotel to the .....

After some delays, Accor has partially opened its TRIBE hotel at Manchester Airport. I think, although I am .....

26 Oct 202426 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

For a couple of weeks now, ba.com has not been showing Avios reward availability correctly. I assumed, because it shouldn’t be a difficult one to fix, that it would be cleared up quickly and we .....

For a couple of weeks now, ba.com has not been showing Avios reward availability correctly. I assumed, because .....

25 Oct 202425 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments