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 .....

1 Jul 20241 July 2024 by Rob Burgess

Cannes has a few good redemption hotels. Marriott has a JW Marriott on the seafront, Hyatt has the Martinez and IHG – as well as the Carlton – is opening a cheaper Staybridge Suites in .....

Cannes has a few good redemption hotels. Marriott has a JW Marriott on the seafront, Hyatt has the Martinez .....

28 Aug 202328 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Inaugural? …. but hasn’t Etihad been flying its A380s for years? Well, yes. But yesterday marked the first time they have been in passenger service in over three years – since 24th .....

Inaugural? …. but hasn’t Etihad been flying its A380s for years? Well, yes. But yesterday marked .....

26 Jul 202326 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 88 comments

Heathrow Rewards is offering up to 2,500 bonus points when you buy clothing at the airport before 25th October. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow (1 per £10 on .....

Heathrow Rewards is offering up to 2,500 bonus points when you buy clothing at the airport before 25th .....

11 Oct 202311 October 2023 by Rob Burgess

According to a report in the Evening Standard yesterday, British Airways has come up with a new way to raise funds – selling off the best of the artwork in its lounges. The newspaper reports .....

According to a report in the Evening Standard yesterday, British Airways has come up with a new way to raise .....

11 Jun 202011 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

This is our review of United’s Polaris business class lounge in San Francisco Airport. Polaris is United’s term for its international long haul business class cabins, introduced in 2016 .....

This is our review of United’s Polaris business class lounge in San Francisco Airport. Polaris is .....

17 Sep 202317 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

In June 2023, British Airways launched flights to Cincinnati. Because having just 26 existing routes to the United States wasn’t nearly enough ….. Cincinnati is in Ohio, although the .....

In June 2023, British Airways launched flights to Cincinnati. Because having just 26 existing routes to the .....

7 Dec 20237 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

This is our review of Emirates business class on a refurbished A380. Emirates is in the midst of a massive program to refurbish its workhorse A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft which represent the backbone .....

This is our review of Emirates business class on a refurbished A380. Emirates is in the midst of a massive .....

23 May 202423 May 2024 by Rhys Jones • 66 comments

This is our review of the Business Studio seat on Etihad’s A380 fleet. After three years in storage, Etihad’s A380s are back and plying the London – Abu Dhabi route. I was on the first .....

This is our review of the Business Studio seat on Etihad’s A380 fleet. After three years in storage, .....

4 Aug 20234 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 36 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 .....

30 Mar 202430 March 2024 by Rhys Jones

After a multi-year covid-induced hiatus, airport lounge network Priority Pass has brought back its ‘Airport Lounge of the Year’ awards and unveiled the 2024 winners. Whilst it is easy to .....

After a multi-year covid-induced hiatus, airport lounge network Priority Pass has brought back its .....

21 Apr 202421 April 2024 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments

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 .....

3 Jun 20243 June 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Kimpton Saint George hotel in Toronto, part of IHG One Rewards. Following my Air Transat Club Class flight (see my review here) I needed somewhere to stay. The Kimpton Saint .....

This is our review of the Kimpton Saint George hotel in Toronto, part of IHG One Rewards. Following my Air .....

22 Aug 202322 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

This is my review of British Airways A380 First Class from Dubai to London Heathrow. It’s been nine years since we ran a review of First Class on the British Airways A380 fleet. This was back in .....

This is my review of British Airways A380 First Class from Dubai to London Heathrow. It’s been nine .....

6 Dec 20236 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 127 comments