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Wednesday, Feb 14

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Where does British Airways fly from London Gatwick?

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After a covid hiatus, British Airways is once again flying from Gatwick airport, albeit with a slightly smaller choice of destinations. Short haul operations restarted in 2022 following the launch of BA subsidiary BA Euroflyer. Long haul…

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Bits: 10000 Bonvoy points with £100 F&B spend, Accor’s refundable sale, Iberostar NYC joins IHG

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News in brief: Get 10,000 Marriott Bonvoy points with £100 of food and beverage spend If you have the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card (review here), you should see a new offer available via the Amex app or website. If you…

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LAST DAY: Virgin Atlantic will BEAT your British Airways Executive Club status

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I wanted to remind you that today, 14th February, is your last day to take advantage of the Virgin Atlantic status match for British Airways Executive Club members. You can find full details, and apply, on this page of the Virgin Atlantic…

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Click here for the forum and Wednesday’s chat thread

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Tuesday, Feb 13

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Fly Business Class to Australia for €2,002 (£1,700) with Etihad, from Dublin

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A very quick one, since I’m currently in Iceland, that Etihad has added some highly attractive fares to Melbourne to its current sale. How attractive? As low as €1,935 (£1,650) from Dusseldorf or, more conveniently, €2,002 (£1,700) from…

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COMING SOON: Use Avios for Formula 1® Paddock Club™ tickets (and new O2 deals launched)

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If you've been following Head for Points over the last couple of months, you'll know that there is an exciting new way to use your Avios.

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Bits: Virgin extends Tel Aviv closure, BA resumes Gatwick-Jersey, Heathrow Express discount

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News in brief: Virgin Atlantic extends Tel Aviv flight suspension Last week we covered the news that British Airways would resume flights to Tel Aviv on 1st April. It will be a skeleton service with just four flights per week, outbound…

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Get special benefits booking luxury Accor hotels via the STEP programme

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Accor has a special incentive programme for luxury travel agents. These can give you valuable additional benefits when you book an upscale Accor property via an accredited agent. Luckily for you, we partner with such an agent – Emyr Thomas…

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Click here for the forum and Tuesday’s chat thread

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Monday, Feb 12

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Get FREE mycitizenM+ membership, worth £108, for a year!

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If you have any level of elite status in any airline or hotel loyalty programme, then citizenM hotels would like to offer you a FREE FULL YEAR of their mycitizenM+ programme! See here. mycitizenM+ is the paid-for upgrade to the mycitizenM…

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Got the free Virgin Atlantic credit card? You can now get the paid Reward+ version too

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Virgin Atlantic is currently running a special sign-up bonus on its Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard. Click here for our full article and click here to apply. As well as a 15,000 Virgin Points sign-up bonus, you will receive DOUBLE…

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Review: Four Seasons Bogota – good hotel, wrong brand?

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This is our review of the Four Seasons Bogota, Colombia, hotel. When my recent trip to review Iberia’s new A350 ‘Next’ business class seat took me to Bogota, I saw the city had not one but two Four Seasons hotels: It’s been just over four…

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Click here for the forum and Monday’s chat thread

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The weekly Head for Points travel trade newsletter

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Welcome to 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 receive this free newsletter in your inbox every Monday.…

Sunday, Feb 11

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Virgin Flying Club changes its generous Hertz deal – are you a winner or loser?

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Virgin Flying Club has, for many years, offered a generous sweet spot for people who regularly did short car rentals with Hertz. You would receive a flat 1,000 Virgin Points per rental. If you had only rented a car for a day or for a…

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NOW 2% CASHBACK: the Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card for SME’s and sole traders

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Today I want to look again at the benefits of the FREE Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card for businesses. This includes sole traders, who are blocked from the Capital On Tap Avios-earning SME card. As a special offer, you will receive…

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Review: Is Radisson Rewards the best hotel loyalty scheme? (Part 2)

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In my previous article, I reviewed ‘the facts’ of the Radisson Rewards loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The 10-second summary: Strong points – very few stays…

Important dates for your diary – offers about to close which you shouldn’t miss

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The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon. Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running offers for HfP readers has made it very clear…

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Click here for the forum and Sunday’s chat thread

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Saturday, Feb 10

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The avios.com website is closing – what happens to Aer Lingus reward bookings?

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It looks like changes are on the way for anyone looking to book Aer Lingus Avios redemptions from an Aer Lingus AerClub account. The avios.com platform is being retired, it seems, with reward seat booking finally being available at…

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Bits: 40% bonus buying Marriott points, Homes & Villas promo, another Hilton pool charge

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News in brief: Get a bonus of up to 40% when you buy Marriott points Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new deal if you buy their hotel points. Via this page of the website, you will get a bonus of up to 40% on all points purchases. Some…

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Review: Is Radisson Rewards the best hotel loyalty scheme? (Part 1)

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This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the facts of the scheme, basically, “How does Radisson Rewards work?”, whilst the other will be my…

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Click here for the forum and Saturday’s chat thread

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What you missed on Head for Points last week

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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 interested in improving how they travel…

Friday, Feb 9

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NEW: Get up to 10,000 bonus Virgin Points when you book a Virgin Atlantic cash flight

Virgin Atlantic has launched a generous Virgin Points bonus offer for anyone who books a cash flight in the next 10 days. We don’t often see promotions like this for Virgin Points so it’s worth jumping in if you can. Interestingly, it…

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ENDING: Get a FREE upgrade to top-tier Platinum status in World Duty Free / Red By Dufry scheme

Time is running out for this interesting Redy By Dufry status match, so I thought I’d give it another plug today in case you hadn’t jumped in yet. It only takes a couple of minutes to apply and could save you some money, even if your local…

Thursday, Feb 8

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BA drops Tel Aviv to short haul (A320) with reduced tier points – and will fly via Larnaca

British Airways has announced some substantial changes to its Tel Aviv service – changes with are likely to substantially benefit Virgin Atlantic, assuming that the latter resumes flights as planned in April. Tel Aviv is being downgraded…

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Click here for the forum and Friday’s chat thread

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STATUS MATCH: Virgin Atlantic will BEAT your British Airways Executive Club status

Fed up with British Airways after all the palaver this week over changed tier point years? Virgin Atlantic is offering a status match to Executive Club members. You can find full details, and apply, on this page of the Virgin Atlantic…

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Bits: Piccadilly Line closure, CP Manchester Airport reopens, book InterContinental Chantilly

News in brief: Major Piccadilly Line closure to Heathrow next week Transport for London has announced a major closure of the Piccadilly Line to London Heathrow next week. This is not just for the weekend – it also extends into midweek.…