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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 .....
23 Jun 202523 June 2025 • Leave a comment
I thought it was time to revise and update the lists we first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the .....
I thought it was time to revise and update the lists we first published in 2012 about the best way to use .....
22 Jun 202522 June 2025 • 9 comments
The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card lets you earn miles with 39 different frequent flyer schemes if you convert the Bonvoy points. This is a benefit which no other UK credit card can match. .....
The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card lets you earn miles with 39 different frequent flyer schemes if .....
22 Jun 202522 June 2025 • 6 comments
In 2022 IHG launched its new IHG One Rewards loyalty programme, which covers Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, InterContinental, Holiday Inn Express etc. We were very pleasantly surprised with .....
In 2022 IHG launched its new IHG One Rewards loyalty programme, which covers Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel .....
22 Jun 202522 June 2025 • 42 comments
aether, as regular readers may remember, is the ‘pay to use’ VIP terminal at Manchester Airport. It originally opened in November 2019 as PremiAir. Little did we know that covid was around the .....
aether, as regular readers may remember, is the ‘pay to use’ VIP terminal at Manchester Airport. It .....
21 Jun 202521 June 2025 • 56 comments
As you can see from the picture below, the Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester occupies a unique position. Many of the rooms directly overlook the pitch, allowing you .....
As you can see from the picture below, the Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Old Trafford cricket ground in .....
21 Jun 202521 June 2025 • 8 comments
British Airways has, not unexpectedly, announced that announced that flights to Tel Aviv will remain suspended until 25th October. This is the last day of the summer timetable. It is the latest in a .....
British Airways has, not unexpectedly, announced that announced that flights to Tel Aviv will remain suspended .....
21 Jun 202521 June 2025 • 12 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 .....
21 Jun 202521 June 2025 • 2 comments
IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion which, interestingly, will sit alongside its OTHER global promotion that we covered a couple of weeks ago. IHG One Rewards is the loyalty scheme .....
IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion which, interestingly, will sit alongside its OTHER global .....
20 Jun 202520 June 2025 • 24 comments
Earlier this week, the Cheval Collection chain of aparthotels in London, Edinburgh and Dubai joined Global Hotel Alliance. We will have more details on this in a couple of days in an interview with .....
Earlier this week, the Cheval Collection chain of aparthotels in London, Edinburgh and Dubai joined Global .....
20 Jun 202520 June 2025 • 3 comments
A valuable benefit that comes with The Platinum Card from American Express is £400 of annual dining credit. It makes a big dint in the annual membership fee. Every six months – so it resets on .....
A valuable benefit that comes with The Platinum Card from American Express is £400 of annual dining credit. .....
20 Jun 202520 June 2025 • 89 comments
Now that we finally have details of the British Airways American Express Premium Plus tier points offer (click here for our article – I won’t repeat myself), we can play a little game. As .....
Now that we finally have details of the British Airways American Express Premium Plus tier points offer (click .....
19 Jun 202519 June 2025 • 131 comments
Later this year, we will have a comprehensive series of reviews looking at what you can expect when flying Qantas to and from Australia. In the meantime, Qantas is running a generous double points .....
Later this year, we will have a comprehensive series of reviews looking at what you can expect when flying .....
19 Jun 202519 June 2025 • 31 comments
American Express has now officially released details of how you will earn tier points from your British Airways American Express Premium Plus card. We published most of this information over the .....
American Express has now officially released details of how you will earn tier points from your British .....
18 Jun 202518 June 2025 • 287 comments
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