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If you are planning a hotel stay at Heathrow Terminal 5 or Gatwick soon, Accor Live Limitless is running a decent promotion. You will receive 2x or 3x base points on all stays at Sofitel and MGallery .....
If you are planning a hotel stay at Heathrow Terminal 5 or Gatwick soon, Accor Live Limitless is running a .....
2 Apr 20242 April 2024
As spotted by Simple Flying, British Airways is bringing its long haul Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft to selected European flights this Spring. This is not the first time this has happened – during .....
As spotted by Simple Flying, British Airways is bringing its long haul Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft to selected .....
5 Feb 20235 February 2023 • 76 comments
Back in April 2023, Hyatt bought the London-based Mr & Mrs Smith hotel marketing group. Long term readers will know that Mr & Mrs Smith used to have a deal with IHG One Rewards, .....
Back in April 2023, Hyatt bought the London-based Mr & Mrs Smith hotel marketing group. Long term .....
27 Apr 202427 April 2024 • 26 comments
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 .....
14 Jul 202514 July 2025
We’ve covered Privilege Club Collection a few times recently. This is the new events platform launched by Qatar Airways Privilege Club which allows you to use your Avios for VIP tickets to key .....
We’ve covered Privilege Club Collection a few times recently. This is the new events platform launched .....
21 Mar 202421 March 2024 • 42 comments
Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways for the last 27 years, has announced his resignation. His last day at the airline will be 5th November. He will be replaced by Mohammed Al-Meer. Al-Meer is .....
Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways for the last 27 years, has announced his resignation. His last day at the .....
24 Oct 202324 October 2023 • 76 comments
Well, this was a pleasant surprise to receive in my inbox. Since it launched, Virgin Red has had a box, the Virgin Red Room, at the AO Arena in Manchester. You have been able to redeem Virgin Points .....
Well, this was a pleasant surprise to receive in my inbox. Since it launched, Virgin Red has had a box, the .....
20 May 202420 May 2024 • 35 comments
This article looks at whether it is worth using your Avios to book a hotel room. I generally try to stay away from the eternal question of ‘What is an Avios worth?’. At the end of the day, .....
This article looks at whether it is worth using your Avios to book a hotel room. I generally try to stay away .....
14 Feb 202514 February 2025 • 14 comments
Clearly assuming that no-one would be around on a Wednesday in mid-July (and indeed I was in the middle of nowhere in the Lake District, and Rhys was in The Seychelles checking out Hilton properties), .....
Clearly assuming that no-one would be around on a Wednesday in mid-July (and indeed I was in the middle of .....
18 Jul 202418 July 2024 • 224 comments
World of Hyatt has brought back its ‘Bonus Journeys’ promotion for the spring. Full details, and the registration link, are here. It runs from 27th January to 28th March, and is a very simple .....
World of Hyatt has brought back its ‘Bonus Journeys’ promotion for the spring. Full details, and the .....
16 Jan 202516 January 2025 • 10 comments
When Rhys returned from his Virgin Atlantic A330neo inaugural trip to Tampa, he came back with rumours of an aggressive route expansion. We honestly have no idea what is planned, but it is worth .....
When Rhys returned from his Virgin Atlantic A330neo inaugural trip to Tampa, he came back with rumours of an .....
9 Nov 20229 November 2022
This is our review of Air India’s new A350-900 from London to Delhi in business class. An airline in the middle of a five-year transformation is not one you expect to deliver a world-class .....
This is our review of Air India’s new A350-900 from London to Delhi in business class. An airline in the .....
15 Apr 202515 April 2025 • 156 comments
Wanda is a new travel insurance brand launched by Avios. The USP is that it will refund your Avios if you need to cancel your trip, which is something people believe can be a struggle with standard .....
Wanda is a new travel insurance brand launched by Avios. The USP is that it will refund your Avios if you need .....
31 Jul 202531 July 2025 • 76 comments
The aeroroutes.com website published an interesting list yesterday of British Airways short haul service cuts for July 2022. The numbers are huge – far bigger than we imagined. Flights from .....
The aeroroutes.com website published an interesting list yesterday of British Airways short haul service cuts .....
28 Jun 202228 June 2022 • 117 comments
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