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Whilst it has never made a big song and dance of it, Mastercard ranks its credit cards into different tiers. The free Barclaycard Avios card, for example, has a ‘World’ logo on it, whilst .....
Whilst it has never made a big song and dance of it, Mastercard ranks its credit cards into different tiers. .....
22 Jul 202522 July 2025 • 41 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 .....
21 Jul 202521 July 2025
Uber has found (yet another) way of making more money from you. To be fair, some readers may find this valuable. For others, it will be a poor deal. The company has added ‘dynamic currency .....
Uber has found (yet another) way of making more money from you. To be fair, some readers may find this .....
20 Jul 202520 July 2025 • 71 comments
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 .....
19 Jul 202519 July 2025
Arora Group, best known for its UK airport hotels (it also owns Fairmont Windsor Park and InterContinental London The O2) has bought Bloc Hotels. The price has not been disclosed. Bloc Hotels is best .....
Arora Group, best known for its UK airport hotels (it also owns Fairmont Windsor Park and InterContinental .....
16 Jul 202516 July 2025 • 23 comments
Wizz Air, the youngest of the major European low cost carriers, is shutting down its Abu Dhabi subsidiary. Unlike easyJet and Ryanair, which have consistently focussed on Western Europe, the .....
Wizz Air, the youngest of the major European low cost carriers, is shutting down its Abu Dhabi subsidiary. .....
15 Jul 202515 July 2025 • 29 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 .....
14 Jul 202514 July 2025
Sky News reported yesterday that Lloyds Banking Group is in talks to buy ‘digital wallet’ Curve for around £100 million to £120 million. This would represent a discount on the £133 .....
Sky News reported yesterday that Lloyds Banking Group is in talks to buy ‘digital wallet’ Curve .....
13 Jul 202513 July 2025 • 203 comments
The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon. Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....
The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon. Everything .....
13 Jul 202513 July 2025 • 1 comment
2024 was a record-breaking year for Heathrow when it welcomed 83.9 million people – three million more than its previous record, set in 2019. By 2031, it wants to be able to accommodate up to .....
2024 was a record-breaking year for Heathrow when it welcomed 83.9 million people – three million more .....
12 Jul 202512 July 2025 • 107 comments
Rob and I were both a bit perplexed this week when Edinburgh Airport sent us a press release saying that “passengers are now able to take liquids in containers of up to two litres through .....
Rob and I were both a bit perplexed this week when Edinburgh Airport sent us a press release saying that .....
12 Jul 202512 July 2025 • 71 comments
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 .....
12 Jul 202512 July 2025
The UK is slowly relaxing liquids restrictions at airports thanks to next generation scanners, and the US has finally updated its own airport security procedures. You will no longer need to remove .....
The UK is slowly relaxing liquids restrictions at airports thanks to next generation scanners, and the US has .....
11 Jul 202511 July 2025
News in brief: Save £15 on a £150 Wizz Air spend with American Express As we mentioned last week, Wizz Air is now accepting American Express cards, both for flight bookings and in-flight purchases. .....
News in brief: Save £15 on a £150 Wizz Air spend with American Express As we mentioned last week, Wizz Air .....
11 Jul 202511 July 2025 • 60 comments
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