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Tesco and The Recycling Factory have an interesting scheme to bribe you with Clubcard points to recycle old printer ink cartridges. You receive up to 125 Tesco Clubcard points per cartridge you .....
Tesco and The Recycling Factory have an interesting scheme to bribe you with Clubcard points to recycle old .....
31 Mar 202431 March 2024 • 9 comments
Cathay, the Hong Kong-based leisure group which includes oneworld airline Cathay Pacific, has unveiled an interesting partnership with West End theatre group LW Theatres. The most relevant part for .....
Cathay, the Hong Kong-based leisure group which includes oneworld airline Cathay Pacific, has unveiled an .....
15 Jun 202415 June 2024 • 27 comments
If you have been through Newcastle Airport in recent weeks, you may have noticed some activity in the old British Airways lounge space which is now abandoned. We had heard that Aspire was planning to .....
If you have been through Newcastle Airport in recent weeks, you may have noticed some activity in the old .....
16 Oct 202316 October 2023 • 28 comments
Given that Avios seats in premium cabins to Singapore usually disappear instantly when booking opens, the fact that April 2024 to July 2024 is fairly wide open – for FOUR people – counts .....
Given that Avios seats in premium cabins to Singapore usually disappear instantly when booking opens, the fact .....
30 Nov 202330 November 2023 • 64 comments
Airline operations are finely tuned: not much has to go wrong before things quickly fall apart. For British Airways, the struggle this past summer has been aircraft availability: specifically, its .....
Airline operations are finely tuned: not much has to go wrong before things quickly fall apart. For British .....
19 Sep 202419 September 2024 • 147 comments
Airport lounges used to be the preserve of airline frequent flyer schemes, with each airline operating its own – BA’s first Concorde Room opened in 1976. Then, in 1998, the first .....
Airport lounges used to be the preserve of airline frequent flyer schemes, with each airline operating its own .....
27 Jan 202527 January 2025 • 76 comments
We’ve now had a bit of time to digest the changes to long haul Avios pricing launched last Wednesday. As more examples come to light, it is clear that this is a major devaluation. It has been .....
We’ve now had a bit of time to digest the changes to long haul Avios pricing launched last Wednesday. As .....
12 Dec 202212 December 2022 • 194 comments
On Tuesday, Icelandair took delivery of its first A321LR aircraft. By itself, that isn’t notable – the ‘LR’ Long Range variant has been in service with JetBlue, Aer Lingus and .....
On Tuesday, Icelandair took delivery of its first A321LR aircraft. By itself, that isn’t notable – .....
6 Dec 20246 December 2024 • 27 comments
HSBC runs regular 25% bonuses on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to British Airways Club Avios. A new bonus is now live, but there is something different this time: What are the rules .....
HSBC runs regular 25% bonuses on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to British Airways Club Avios. .....
2 May 20252 May 2025 • 18 comments
Dutch airline KLM has announced that it will launch flights between Exeter and Amsterdam next year. It is the first time Exeter Airport has served Amsterdam in almost five years, and the first time .....
Dutch airline KLM has announced that it will launch flights between Exeter and Amsterdam next year. It is the .....
11 Dec 202411 December 2024 • 28 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 .....
17 Feb 202517 February 2025
Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....
Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....
24 Jul 202324 July 2023
Very quietly, a voco hotel in London has popped up on the IHG website. It is not yet bookable. The hotel is a conversion of ‘Signature London, The J Marylebone Hotel’ on Old Marylebone .....
Very quietly, a voco hotel in London has popped up on the IHG website. It is not yet bookable. The hotel is a .....
9 Nov 20249 November 2024 • 3 comments
Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. You are receiving this as a previous subscriber to Malcolm .....
Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....
27 Feb 202327 February 2023
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