Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points

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

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

by Rob Burgess

Review: W Taipei – a sophisticated hotel in the heart of Taiwan

This is our review of the W Taipei hotel. After two nights closer to Ximen in Taipei (at Hilton’s Hotel Resonance, reviewed here) we ventured downtown to the commercial hub of Taipei. W Hotels .....

This is our review of the W Taipei hotel. After two nights closer to Ximen in Taipei (at Hilton’s Hotel .....

by Rhys Jones13 comments

Get £5 back on a £15 eBay purchase with American Express

American Express has launched a new cashback deal in association with eBay. As usual, it is a targetted offer so you need to check all of your cards individually, on your statement page online or in .....

American Express has launched a new cashback deal in association with eBay. As usual, it is a targetted offer .....

by Rhys Jones

WestJet is expanding its UK flights to Canada next year

Canadian airline WestJet is planning extra European flights next summer with the introduction of two brand new seasonal routes as well as the return of five routes which didn’t operate this .....

Canadian airline WestJet is planning extra European flights next summer with the introduction of two brand new .....

by Rhys Jones18 comments

LAST CHANCE: Book flights for the British Airways ‘double Avios’ offer

British Airways is currenly running its first Avios offer since moving to spend-based earning on flights. You will earn double Avios on your next ten newly booked flights until mid January. The .....

British Airways is currenly running its first Avios offer since moving to spend-based earning on flights. You .....

by Rhys Jones8 comments

Review: Hotel Resonance Taipei, part of Hilton’s Tapestry Collection

This is our review of Hotel Resonance in Taipei, Taiwan. Eager to visit before, erm, geopolitics intervened, I recently spent ten days in Taiwan and Shanghai. This is the first of a number of hotel .....

This is our review of Hotel Resonance in Taipei, Taiwan. Eager to visit before, erm, geopolitics intervened, I .....

by Rhys Jones36 comments

Get a 100% bonus when you buy IHG One Rewards hotel points

IHG One Rewards has launched a ‘mystery bonus’ for buying points. That said, almost everyone seems to be getting 100% which is as generous as you ever see.  This offer runs to 30th .....

IHG One Rewards has launched a ‘mystery bonus’ for buying points. That said, almost everyone seems to .....

by Rhys Jones

Book a cheap-ish business class flight deal to New York on JetBlue

Whilst not a total slam dunk, JetBlue is currently selling business class flights to New York at a cheaper price than either British Airways or Virgin Atlantic in their recent sales. A quick search on .....

Whilst not a total slam dunk, JetBlue is currently selling business class flights to New York at a cheaper .....

by Rhys Jones

Qatar Airways opens a lot of additional Avios reward flight availability

Reports on a number of US frequent flyer sites suggest that Qatar Airways has opened up a lot of additional seats for Avios redemption towards the end of the current booking window (October / November .....

Reports on a number of US frequent flyer sites suggest that Qatar Airways has opened up a lot of additional .....

by Rhys Jones34 comments

The UK's biggest frequent flyer website uses cookies, which you can block via your browser settings. Continuing implies your consent to this policy. Our privacy policy is here.