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Last week I had the chance to sit down for 90 minutes with Datuk Captain Izham Ismail, the CEO of Malaysia Aviation Group, who was visiting the UK after attending the IATA General Meeting in Istanbul. .....
Last week I had the chance to sit down for 90 minutes with Datuk Captain Izham Ismail, the CEO of Malaysia .....
12 Jun 202312 June 2023 • 34 comments
A majority stake (50.01% to be precise) in Edinburgh Airport has been sold to French group VINCI Airports for £1.27 billion. The current owner, Global Infrastructure Partners, will continue to hold .....
A majority stake (50.01% to be precise) in Edinburgh Airport has been sold to French group VINCI Airports for .....
18 Apr 202418 April 2024 • 41 comments
This is my review of the new The St Regis Venice hotel. On 1st May, Italy dropped virtually all of its covid restrictions. No more mask wearing in shops, restaurants or indeed anywhere except on .....
This is my review of the new The St Regis Venice hotel. On 1st May, Italy dropped virtually all of its covid .....
31 May 202231 May 2022 • 14 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 .....
10 Aug 202410 August 2024
This is our review of the W Mexico City hotel. Keen to get some respite from the British winter, and having heard some excellent feedback about Mexico, I decided to head over for a week, starting with .....
This is our review of the W Mexico City hotel. Keen to get some respite from the British winter, and having .....
11 Mar 202311 March 2023 • 40 comments
Whilst I wasn’t hugely impressed by Kimpton Aysla Mallorca last month (review here), the chain is pushing on with its Spanish expansion. It has just announced Kimpton Los Monteros Marbella on .....
Whilst I wasn’t hugely impressed by Kimpton Aysla Mallorca last month (review here), the chain is .....
3 Jun 20233 June 2023
This is our review of the Swinton Park Hotel in Yorkshire, part of the ‘Beyond Green’ marketing group. Ever since I saw Swinton Park on BBC’s Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby .....
This is our review of the Swinton Park Hotel in Yorkshire, part of the ‘Beyond Green’ marketing .....
30 Nov 202430 November 2024 • 20 comments
As we have been predicting for some time, British Airways has announced the move to revenue-based tier status. The net effect is that earning Gold status will now be very, very difficult, bordering on .....
As we have been predicting for some time, British Airways has announced the move to revenue-based tier status. .....
30 Dec 202430 December 2024 • 3829 comments
Virgin Atlantic has just announced it is changing the way you can earn and redeem points from 30th October. This is what Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic, had to say: “Our customers mean the world .....
Virgin Atlantic has just announced it is changing the way you can earn and redeem points from 30th October. .....
30 Sep 202430 September 2024 • 298 comments
Plans have been announced for a new Escape lounge at Edinburgh Airport, to open next spring. Escape is one of two lounge brands owned by Manchester Airport Group subsidiary CAVU, initially for their .....
Plans have been announced for a new Escape lounge at Edinburgh Airport, to open next spring. Escape is one of .....
4 Oct 20244 October 2024
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 .....
12 May 202512 May 2025 • Leave a comment
If you missed out on the tastecard charity promotion which we covered in September, or have a friend who is now keen to join after sharing in your discounts, tastecard is back with a Black Friday .....
If you missed out on the tastecard charity promotion which we covered in September, or have a friend who is .....
28 Nov 202428 November 2024 • 33 comments
Where does Virgin Atlantic fly? I thought I would do a quick run-down today of the current route network as we have seen various changes over the last year or so. This is a sister article to the .....
Where does Virgin Atlantic fly? I thought I would do a quick run-down today of the current route network .....
3 Nov 20243 November 2024
One of the benefits of Finnair adopting Avios as its reward currency in March, and British Airways Executive Club allowing two-way transfers of Avios into Finnair in May, has been access to .....
One of the benefits of Finnair adopting Avios as its reward currency in March, and British Airways Executive .....
8 Jul 20248 July 2024 • 15 comments
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