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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 Rhys Jones2 comments

No1 Lounges is coming to Jersey next summer

Jersey Airport is getting a big increase in lounge space with the arrival of a brand new 148-seat No1 Lounge. It is scheduled to open in ‘late summer’ 2025. Crucially, this is a new lounge .....

Jersey Airport is getting a big increase in lounge space with the arrival of a brand new 148-seat No1 Lounge. .....

by Rhys Jones13 comments

YOTEL opens its first hotel in Japan today

It is now 17 years ago that YOTEL brought its Japanese-inspired capsule hotel concept to Gatwick airport. Since then the chain has grown and developed into three different YOTEL brands: YOTELAIR, .....

It is now 17 years ago that YOTEL brought its Japanese-inspired capsule hotel concept to Gatwick airport. .....

by Conny Urban7 comments

‘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

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 Rhys Jones

Mandarin Oriental to manage two hotels from The Set Collection, leaving GHA

In a surprising move, Mandarin Oriental is taking over management of two luxury European hotels which HfP rates highly – The Conservatorium in Amsterdam (review here) and Hotel Lutetia in Paris .....

In a surprising move, Mandarin Oriental is taking over management of two luxury European hotels which HfP .....

by Rob Burgess32 comments

Get FREE Platinum status in Club Avolta via your airline or hotel status

If you have elite status (any level) with ANY airline, or mid-tier hotel status, you can claim a FREE top-tier match to Platinum status in the Club Avolta (ex-Red by Dufry) duty free loyalty scheme. .....

If you have elite status (any level) with ANY airline, or mid-tier hotel status, you can claim a FREE top-tier .....

by Rob Burgess107 comments

JetBlue adds Edinburgh-Boston (bookable on Avios), drops Gatwick-New York

JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since before the pandemic, and a new leadership team was brought in earlier this year to try to turn .....

JetBlue’s financial woes have been widely documented; the airline has failed to turn a profit since .....

by Rhys Jones46 comments

No1 Lounge opens in Heathrow Terminal 2

The brand new No1 Lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2 opened quietly yesterday, and today will be the first full day. The website is here. This will provide competition for the award-winning Plaza .....

The brand new No1 Lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2 opened quietly yesterday, and today will be the first full .....

by Rob Burgess

‘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

Get £50 cashback on £150 spend with Minor Hotels and American Express

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 .....

by Rob Burgess10 comments

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