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Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

24 Jun 202424 June 2024 by Rob Burgess

Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you get if you apply for a HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. .....

Why should you get the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 .....

1 Feb 20251 February 2025 by Rob Burgess

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Marriott Bonvoy points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Marriott Bonvoy points expire?’.  This series, which .....

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Marriott Bonvoy points from .....

4 Nov 20244 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

British Airways Gatwick news in brief: BA Cityflyer launches flights from London Gatwick Here’s a weird one – BA Cityflyer, the subsidiary which operates Embraer 190 services from London .....

British Airways Gatwick news in brief: BA Cityflyer launches flights from London Gatwick Here’s a weird .....

24 Jun 202424 June 2024 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

After a four year hiatus, British Airways is finally bringing back two popular routes to the Far East – Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Both operated pre-covid and will return for the 2024 Winter .....

After a four year hiatus, British Airways is finally bringing back two popular routes to the Far East – .....

5 Mar 20245 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 213 comments

Long-term HfP readers will remember that IAG, the parent of British Airways and Iberia, spent a long and ultimately fruitless period before and after the pandemic trying to acquire Spanish carrier Air .....

Long-term HfP readers will remember that IAG, the parent of British Airways and Iberia, spent a long and .....

16 Mar 202516 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Whilst no announcement has been made, Virgin Atlantic appears to be dropping its daily flight to Shanghai. The flight has been removed from the schedule from 26th October, which is the last day of the .....

Whilst no announcement has been made, Virgin Atlantic appears to be dropping its daily flight to Shanghai. The .....

17 Jul 202417 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 147 comments

This is our review of the Qatar Airways business class lounge, Al Mourjan The Garden, in Doha’s Hamad International Airport. I recently found myself with a five hour layover in Doha after a holiday .....

This is our review of the Qatar Airways business class lounge, Al Mourjan The Garden, in Doha’s Hamad .....

23 Nov 202423 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 95 comments

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running .....

The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon.  Everything .....

9 Feb 20259 February 2025 by HfP team

ba.com has a little known feature called ‘Hold Your Flight Price’ – see ba.com here. It is tucked away at the bottom of the ‘Review Your Flights’ page during the booking .....

ba.com has a little known feature called ‘Hold Your Flight Price’ – see ba.com here. It is .....

19 Nov 202419 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Bicester Village, the luxury open-air shopping destination in Oxfordshire, is running another of its Private Sale events from now until 2nd June. Participating boutiques will be increasing .....

Bicester Village, the luxury open-air shopping destination in Oxfordshire, is running another of .....

9 May 20249 May 2024 by Rob Burgess

A lot of Head for Points readers find themselves flying on Emirates occasionally.  Unfortunately, it is easy to find yourself with a pile of orphaned Emirates Skywards miles. Emirates is the .....

A lot of Head for Points readers find themselves flying on Emirates occasionally.  Unfortunately, it is .....

20 Jan 202520 January 2025 by Rhys Jones • 10 comments

We haven’t mentioned The Wine Flyer, the British Airways / Laithwaites wine business, for a while, but a decent offer has popped up this week for new customers. £54, which includes delivery, .....

We haven’t mentioned The Wine Flyer, the British Airways / Laithwaites wine business, for a while, but a .....

4 May 20224 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Plaza Premium is offering a 20% discount on its airport lounges, for visits until the end of March. The deal also includes Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses, except for London Heathrow. Our most recent .....

Plaza Premium is offering a 20% discount on its airport lounges, for visits until the end of March. The deal .....

19 Feb 202219 February 2022 by Rob Burgess