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‘The Travel Brief’, the weekly Head for Points travel trade newsletter

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 .....

by Rob Burgess

Save 15% on reward nights at new IHG hotels

IHG One Rewards is continuing with its promotion of a 15% discount on redemptions at selected new hotels. The list has just been extended to the end of June so I thought we’d take another .....

IHG One Rewards is continuing with its promotion of a 15% discount on redemptions at selected new hotels. .....

by Rob Burgess9 comments

BA has extended status for some (not all) expecting a mid-year drop

British Airways appears to have extended elite status for some people who were due to lose it part-way through the 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 membership year. This includes my wife and I which .....

British Airways appears to have extended elite status for some people who were due to lose it part-way through .....

by Rob Burgess151 comments

Escape lounge at East Midlands Airport reopens with a new look

East Midlands Airport has unveiled its refurbished Escape lounge after a two month closure. The lounge can be found on the lower level, heading towards Gates 8-23. It accepts Priority Pass and .....

East Midlands Airport has unveiled its refurbished Escape lounge after a two month closure. The lounge can be .....

by Rob Burgess17 comments

What are the best hotel promos for April 2025?

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 .....

by Rob Burgess7 comments

What you missed on Head for Points last week

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

by Rob Burgess

British Airways launches a rare 40% off Avios sale to Salerno

It’s rare for British Airways to offer Avios seats at reduced prices, so it is worth flagging up a promotion currently running on the new Salerno route. Salerno, in the Campania Region of Italy, .....

It’s rare for British Airways to offer Avios seats at reduced prices, so it is worth flagging up a .....

by Rob Burgess42 comments

Get £75 cashback with a new IHG and American Express hotel promotion

IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you are targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your Amex cards on the statement .....

IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you are targetted, you will see this deal .....

by Rob Burgess60 comments

Virgin Atlantic launches a new American Express cashback deal

Last April we saw the first ever Virgin Atlantic cashback deal. Since then they have become a regular feature. A new deal has just launched. As always, you need to see if the deal shows .....

Last April we saw the first ever Virgin Atlantic cashback deal. Since then they have become a .....

by Rob Burgess

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