This is our review of Hotel Proverbs in Taipei. Taipei doesn’t have a huge amount of big chain hotels. What it does have, however, is a number of smaller boutique hotels, many of which are part .....

This is our review of Hotel Proverbs in Taipei. Taipei doesn’t have a huge amount of big chain hotels. .....

24 Oct 202424 October 2024 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is is worthwhile trading your points for airline miles. There are a couple of reasons for this. .....

The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is is .....

17 Jan 202417 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Indian low cost airline IndiGo is making a foray into long haul flying, with Manchester and Amsterdam as its first European routes. IndiGo is the largest airline in India and already codeshares with .....

Indian low cost airline IndiGo is making a foray into long haul flying, with Manchester and Amsterdam as its .....

7 Mar 20257 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 33 comments

Qatar Airways blocks Avios redemptions in First Class on its A380 fleet between London and Doha (although I booked one for my wife via ba.com ….. go figure!) and its rare to see it on other .....

Qatar Airways blocks Avios redemptions in First Class on its A380 fleet between London and Doha (although I .....

22 May 202422 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

News in brief: Save 30% at No1 Lounges in November No1 Lounges, which operates the Clubrooms and No1 brands, is offering a 30% discount on adult entry. The deal also includes Club Aspire lounges, .....

News in brief: Save 30% at No1 Lounges in November No1 Lounges, which operates the Clubrooms and No1 brands, .....

9 Nov 20239 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

The development of the Central Terminal Area at Heathrow has taken a step forward with the signing of the contract for the new Terminal 2 baggage systems. This will cascade a series of changes which .....

The development of the Central Terminal Area at Heathrow has taken a step forward with the signing of the .....

22 Dec 202322 December 2023 by Rob Burgess • 95 comments

This is our review of Finnair’s new long haul business class seat. As you may remember, Finnair surprised us all when it announced an innovative brand new no-recline business class seat, as well .....

This is our review of Finnair’s new long haul business class seat. As you may remember, Finnair .....

30 Sep 202430 September 2024 by Rhys Jones • 82 comments

Marriott’s Four Points brand has gained yet another brand extension. We’ve already got Four Points Express, which is being used on high density, low floor space hotels. We haven’t .....

Marriott’s Four Points brand has gained yet another brand extension. We’ve already got Four Points .....

9 Oct 20249 October 2024 by Rob Burgess

Back in February, we looked at the new Docklands Light Railway trains which will serve London City Airport, and indeed most of the rest of the DLR network, from 2024. Transport for London has just .....

Back in February, we looked at the new Docklands Light Railway trains which will serve London City Airport, .....

1 Jul 20231 July 2023 by Rhys Jones

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 .....

21 Oct 202421 October 2024 by Rob Burgess

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion for the spring. The good news is that this deal is running back to back with the previous offer, unlike Spring 2024 when we saw a couple of fallow .....

IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion for the spring. The good news is that this deal is .....

18 Dec 202418 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

When is a route not a route? When you haven’t flown it for 18 months. Despite Virgin Atlantic’s hopes of restarting flights to Tel Aviv during the recent ceasefire, it appears that the .....

When is a route not a route? When you haven’t flown it for 18 months. Despite Virgin Atlantic’s .....

30 Apr 202530 April 2025 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

Virgin Atlantic is offering an extra £100 off Upper Class bookings to the US this Bank Holiday weekend. For bookings made by 1st May you can save £100 with code ‘US100’ when booking on .....

Virgin Atlantic is offering an extra £100 off Upper Class bookings to the US this Bank Holiday weekend. For .....

28 Apr 202328 April 2023 by Rhys Jones

Route news in brief: Norwegian launches three new routes from the UK Norwegian, now a dedicated short haul operator following its post-covid restructuring, is adding three new routes to the UK next .....

Route news in brief: Norwegian launches three new routes from the UK Norwegian, now a dedicated short haul .....

10 Dec 202410 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments