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

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. Please forward it to any friends or family who you think may be .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

6 Jul 20246 July 2024 by Rhys Jones

This is our review of business class on a Singapore Airlines A380 to London. For the return journey of my trip to Singapore I decided to switch things up and fly back to London Heathrow, rather than .....

This is our review of business class on a Singapore Airlines A380 to London. For the return journey of my trip .....

5 Jul 20245 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

Hilton Honors has launched an exceptionally generous deal for anyone who is seeking to earn or retain Hilton Honors status. You have the chance to earn double elite night credits on every stay – .....

Hilton Honors has launched an exceptionally generous deal for anyone who is seeking to earn or retain Hilton .....

5 Jul 20245 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

Lounge news in brief: A new airport lounge opens in Larnaca If you are a regular user of Larnaca airport, you will know that it has had no airport lounge facilities recently due to redevelopment. The .....

Lounge news in brief: A new airport lounge opens in Larnaca If you are a regular user of Larnaca airport, you .....

5 Jul 20245 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

The InterContinental Crete hotel, which we first covered in 2022 and was expected in 2023, is finally open. To quote: At 199 rooms it is relatively modest by the standards of resort hotels. It will .....

The InterContinental Crete hotel, which we first covered in 2022 and was expected in 2023, is finally open. To .....

4 Jul 20244 July 2024 by Rob Burgess

Expedia has launched a cashback offer for selected American Express cardholders. If targetted, you need to opt in under the ‘Offers’ tab in your American Express app or on the website. .....

Expedia has launched a cashback offer for selected American Express cardholders. If targetted, you need .....

4 Jul 20244 July 2024 by Rob Burgess

The massive (for West London) ibis Earls Court hotel is approaching the end of a major refurbishment. The hotel has split into two during the works: A new restaurant, Barnaby’s, has also been .....

The massive (for West London) ibis Earls Court hotel is approaching the end of a major refurbishment. The .....

4 Jul 20244 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments