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 .....

9 Jun 20259 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: British Airways lounge changes at Manchester Airport Whilst we wait for British Airways to move across to Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport, lounge provision in Terminal 3 is expected to .....

News in brief: British Airways lounge changes at Manchester Airport Whilst we wait for British Airways to move .....

8 Jun 20258 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

If you have The Platinum Card from American Express, one of the unsung ‘free money’ benefits has been £50 per half-year to spend at Harvey Nichols stores. This offer is valid instore and online .....

If you have The Platinum Card from American Express, one of the unsung ‘free money’ benefits has been £50 .....

8 Jun 20258 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

This is our review of the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are .....

This is our review of the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of .....

8 Jun 20258 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

LNER, the East Coast rail franchise holder, launched its ‘LNER Perks’ loyalty programme almost five years ago after dropping Nectar. The scheme now claims to have one million members. To persuade .....

LNER, the East Coast rail franchise holder, launched its ‘LNER Perks’ loyalty programme almost five years .....

8 Jun 20258 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

This is our review of the Tesco Bank Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying .....

This is our review of the Tesco Bank Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

On Thursday we covered the launch of the Avios partnership with LeShuttle, the service which transfers cars through the Channel Tunnel. Hotel programme Accor Live Limitless is offering its members .....

On Thursday we covered the launch of the Avios partnership with LeShuttle, the service which transfers cars .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

Accor Live Limitless has launched a new promotion with Sixt. This could be quite valuable. Remember that Accor points are worth 2 Eurocents each towards a hotel stay, or convert at 1:1 into Iberia .....

Accor Live Limitless has launched a new promotion with Sixt. This could be quite valuable. Remember that Accor .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

Avios has a partnership with Uber in the UK which allows you to earn 1 Avios per £1 spent on UK rides. It also pays out on train tickets booked via the Uber app. This HfP article explains how the .....

Avios has a partnership with Uber in the UK which allows you to earn 1 Avios per £1 spent on UK rides. It .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Slightly surprisingly, HSBC Premier has launched a 20% bonus for anyone converting their HSBC Premier Mastercard (review) or HSBC Premier World Elite (review) credit card points to Qantas Points. The .....

Slightly surprisingly, HSBC Premier has launched a 20% bonus for anyone converting their HSBC Premier .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

You have always been able to earn Tesco Clubcard points (which convert at 1:2 into Virgin Points) when buying fuel at Tesco or selected Esso-branded garages. (Esso sites with a Tesco Express award .....

You have always been able to earn Tesco Clubcard points (which convert at 1:2 into Virgin Points) when buying .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

Esso and Nectar have brought back double Nectar points with Esso Supreme + premium fuels. Until 15th August 2025, filling up your tank with Esso Supreme+ fuel will get you double the standard amount .....

Esso and Nectar have brought back double Nectar points with Esso Supreme + premium fuels. Until 15th August .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

This is our review of the Nectar Credit Card from American Express. In January 2021, Avios and Nectar launched a partnership. You can transfer Nectar points into Avios – and vice versa – .....

This is our review of the Nectar Credit Card from American Express. In January 2021, Avios and Nectar launched .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 4 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 .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess