What you missed on Head for Points last week

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This week’s top travel news stories:

British Airways pulls Abu Dhabi flights for next Summer (& your rebooking options)

NEW: Transfer Avios to someone else for just €10

Aer Lingus receives its first two A321XLRs

Is British Airways ending its much maligned brunch service?

JAL’s A350 will fly daily to London in the New Year

No1 is opening a new lounge at Jersey Airport in 2025

BA has gone back to charging £35 (or the taxes paid, if lower) to cancel short haul redemptions

The Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge at Heathrow has reopened following a refurbishment, image above

What is the best Mastercard or Visa card to get for travel rewards?

Hyatt adds The Venetian and The Palazzo in Las Vegas

Get top-tier Radisson VIP status for 2025 from your airline or hotel status – a VERY good deal

Viking is halving its Nectar points earning rate

Thank you for supporting the BA Community Fund New York competition – see how much is being raised

The O2 tickets: Virgin Red and Marriott release new VIP tickets: 63 concerts now bookable

We thought we’d found an Upper Class sweetspot for Virgin Points, but we were wrong

Yotel opens its first hotel in Japan, image below

Top travel deals this week:

Get 3,000 bonus points if you or your partner is a new Hilton Honors member

Get a 25% bonus when buying Hyatt points (and your limit doubles & renews in January) – a couple could pick up 550,000 points between them

Get 0.85p per Avios when you spend points at Qatar Duty Free this Christmas

Becoming an SAS points millionaire:

Reader Barry is taking part in the SAS Million Points Challenge and is documenting his journey for us:

• “I’m doing the SAS million points challenge – here’s why” (a reminder)
• Airlines 6 and 7: Virgin Atlantic and Delta
• Airline 8: Aeromexico (and Air France again)

Reviews:

Review: the refurbished DoubleTree Amsterdam Centraal hotel – we take a look as part of Hilton’s winter sale

Hotel news:

Is it worth buying IHG One Rewards points to retain your Diamond status?

Which hotels don’t give Avios but do earn Virgin Points?

Get 3,000 bonus Radisson Rewards hotel points with your first app booking

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, Sinead and Katie @ Head for Points