What you missed on Head for Points last week
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Any decent Black Friday travel deals?
We’ve collated as many Black Friday travel offers as we can into two articles:
These two were worthy of more detailed coverage:
Save 33% on ALL Virgin Atlantic redemptions, in all classes, for virtually all dates
Get up to £300 off in the BA Holidays Black Friday sale
This week’s top travel news stories:
NEW: earn BA tier points from your BA Premium Plus Amex spending – we had over 400 comments on this article as readers pondered whether we’re at the top of a slippery slope or not
Should the British Airways Premium Plus Amex card let you earn tier points permanently? – we followed up with this article which looks at the long term implications
American Airlines drops Seattle flights
WestJet boosts flights from Canada to the UK – image above
We launch our completed glossary of frequent flyer and hotel loyalty terms
Credit card news:
Is the new Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard the cheapest way to get a Priority Pass?
Get £5 back on eBay purchases with Amex
British Airways and Avios news:
BA Silver and Gold cardholders lose lounge access in Shannon and Cork when flying Aer Lingus
Hotel news:
A new Hyatt Place is opening in Paddington
AC Hotel Glasgow opens – it’s part of Marriott Bonvoy
IHG launches another 100% ‘buy points’ bonus (buy here)
Latest reviews:
Rhys explores Taiwan:
- Hotel Resonance review (part of Hilton’s Tapestry Collection)
- W Taipei hotel review
- Westin Yilan Hot Springs Resort review
Meanwhile, Rob’s wife Conny is on a five-star trip to Vienna:
- Review: Hotel Imperial Vienna, part of Marriott’s Luxury Collection
- Review: The Ritz-Carlton Vienna – image above
Sinead does not in any way draw the short straw as she heads to Manchester to review the Virgin Red Room at the AO Arena.
Other interesting news:
Qatar Airways opens a lot of Avios seats for next October / November
Get a good value JetBlue business class deal to New York
London City Airport gains a Priority Pass option
What’s happening to the Concorde in Barbados?
Qantas sets an example for how to handle points transfers after death
That’s all, folks
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here.
Don’t forget to visit our forum if you have any questions relating to frequent flyer or hotel loyalty programmes or loyalty credit cards.
See you next Saturday.
Rob, Rhys and Sinead @ Head for Points
