Aer Lingus has announced a lengthy closure of its lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2. The lounge will be closed from 10th June to ‘early September’. You can find out more on the lounges .....

Aer Lingus has announced a lengthy closure of its lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2. The lounge will be .....

30 May 202430 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

This is our review of Aegean’s non-Schengen lounge in Concourse A of Athens International Airport. A few years ago, Athens Airport added an extension to the terminal building near the A Gates to .....

This is our review of Aegean’s non-Schengen lounge in Concourse A of Athens International Airport. A few .....

30 May 202430 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 21 comments

American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card from 20,000 to 30,000 points. If you meet the bonus criteria, you will receive 25,000 .....

American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card .....

29 May 202429 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

I was in Hamburg yesterday to attend the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo exhibition. It’s where all the aircraft seat manufacturers, as well as everyone who makes anything else which goes into an .....

I was in Hamburg yesterday to attend the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo exhibition. It’s where all the .....

29 May 202429 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

Last Sunday my wife and I were guests of Accor Live Limitless at the French Open tennis in Paris. This was partly business, allowing me to catch up with the ALL team, and partly to promote the range .....

Last Sunday my wife and I were guests of Accor Live Limitless at the French Open tennis in Paris. This was .....

29 May 202429 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

We’ve talked about ‘married segment availability’ on Head for Points before when discussing how to find Avios availability on Qatar Airways, but we’ve never done a detailed .....

We’ve talked about ‘married segment availability’ on Head for Points before when discussing .....

28 May 202428 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

This is my review of short haul business class on Aegean Airlines, the Greek flag carrier. Over the past few months I’ve been taking the opportunity to review as many European short haul .....

This is my review of short haul business class on Aegean Airlines, the Greek flag carrier. Over the past few .....

28 May 202428 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 89 comments

This is our review of the new (launched 2022) free Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or .....

This is our review of the new (launched 2022) free Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit card. It is part of our .....

28 May 202428 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

This is our review of The St Regis Dubai The Palm hotel. The St Regis Dubai The Palm is one of two St Regis hotels in Dubai – the other one is located in downtown Dubai and is more .....

This is our review of The St Regis Dubai The Palm hotel. The St Regis Dubai The Palm is one of two St Regis .....

27 May 202427 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 62 comments

In February 2023, the British Airways On Business website went down. Over a year later, it is still down. Even by the standards of British Airways IT, this is quite an achievement. If you’re not .....

In February 2023, the British Airways On Business website went down. Over a year later, it is still down. Even .....

27 May 202427 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is our review of the American Express Rewards credit card (‘ARCC’). It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not .....

This is our review of the American Express Rewards credit card (‘ARCC’). It is part of our series .....

27 May 202427 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 24 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 .....

27 May 202427 May 2024 by Rob Burgess

As we reported back in April, the Conrad New York Midtown hotel had been telling guests that it was leaving Hilton on 4th June. This is the hotel which was built as The London NYC, a property with a .....

As we reported back in April, the Conrad New York Midtown hotel had been telling guests that it was leaving .....

26 May 202426 May 2024 by Rob Burgess

We’re used to seeing tie-ups with major brands for airline amenity kits, whether it be The White Company for British Airways or Armani / Bulgari / Acqua di Parma etc for the Middle Eastern and .....

We’re used to seeing tie-ups with major brands for airline amenity kits, whether it be The White Company .....

26 May 202426 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments