Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: BA Holidays tightens its payment terms We ran two articles yesterday on BA Holidays – this one looks at some of their sale deals and this one looks at the extension of the ‘double tier points’ offer to October 2022. What we missed – thanks to ChrisC for pointing this out – […]
Category: Shangri-La Golden Circle
Bits: IHG launches ‘Stay Longer’ offer, Radisson hotel sale, 50% off all Shangri-La redemptions – inc The Shard
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: BA adds additional Dubai flights over Christmas and New Year This paragraph is only for the benefit of our email readers. We ran an extra article yesterday after BA added an extra daily Dubai flight during December and early January, because the flights were wide open for Avios redemptions at 10am. We […]
Shangri-La Announces Golden Circle Status Extensions Through December 31, 2022
Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
Shangri-La has decided to extend all Golden Circle tiers (Diamond & Jade) worldwide through December 31, 2022 due to the ongoing pandemic and it’s impact on customers travel profiles. The cancellation waiver has previously been extended through 31 March 2021 regardless of the booking channel but this perk has not been extended and customers now […]
Bits: citizenM sale now on, Shangri-La double points promotion, save 20% in the IHG Summer sale
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: citizenM sale now on We don’t cover citizenM hotels much on Head for Points, since they don’t offer a loyalty programme or miles in any airline scheme. The chain is growing strongly, however, and it now has 20 hotels including three in London and one in Glasgow. Those who use it seem […]
Bits: Emirates ending partner First Class redemptions, Best Western 342 sale, Shangri-La double tier nights
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Emirates ending partner redemptions in First Class If you are planning to redeem airline miles for Emirates First Class, it looks like Emirates Skywards will soon be your only option. Emirates appears to be moving towards a Lufthansa-style model, whereby First Class redemptions are only available via its own programme, in this […]
LAST CHANCE: Free Shangri-La Jade and Star Alliance Silver status if you have Amex Platinum
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
If you’re looking to get yourself some hotel status cards quickly, there is no easier route than getting The Platinum Card from American Express. It comes with SIX hotel status cards. Five of these are given to you directly and one requires you to complete a status match. Even better, your partner (or whoever you […]