Avios has gained a new hotel partner – Choice Privileges. With zero fanfare, Choice Hotels has appeared as a transfer partner on the British Airways website (click here) which is good news for .....

Avios has gained a new hotel partner – Choice Privileges. With zero fanfare, Choice Hotels has appeared .....

8 Jul 20248 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

If all goes to plan, ‘The Reach at Piccadilly’ hotel will open in Manchester tomorrow. The hotel is part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Tribute portfolio. This is a sister brand to Autograph .....

If all goes to plan, ‘The Reach at Piccadilly’ hotel will open in Manchester tomorrow. The hotel .....

8 Jul 20248 July 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 our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

8 Jul 20248 July 2024 by Rob Burgess

British Airways has launched a new bonus Avios promotion to encourage you to make a booking to the United States in the next few weeks, although you can fly at any time. You will receive double Avios .....

British Airways has launched a new bonus Avios promotion to encourage you to make a booking to the United .....

7 Jul 20247 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

This is our review of the citizenM Hotel Paris Gare de Lyon. The citizenM brand is about as close as you will get to Japanese capsule-style hotels in Europe and the US. Each hotel features identical .....

This is our review of the citizenM Hotel Paris Gare de Lyon. The citizenM brand is about as close as you will .....

7 Jul 20247 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 15 comments

Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has been pushing its way onto our radar over the last couple of years. This is down to three things: There are also regular American .....

Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has been pushing its way onto our radar over .....

7 Jul 20247 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

This is potentially the most intriguing deal I’ve seen all year. If you have British Airways elite status, you can match it to BOTH SkyTeam and Star Alliance status. Even better, a British .....

This is potentially the most intriguing deal I’ve seen all year. If you have British Airways elite .....

6 Jul 20246 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 222 comments

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has launched a generous deal with Hertz if you are looking to hire a car this summer. Book any rental, in any car class, and you will earn 2,000 Avios. This is an .....

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has launched a generous deal with Hertz if you are looking to hire a car this .....

6 Jul 20246 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the last couple of years with a mix of easy to earn status, generous elite benefits and .....

GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the .....

6 Jul 20246 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments