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New Hilton Honors promotion offers up to 2,500 bonus points per stay – Business Traveller

17Dec

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New Hilton Honors promotion offers up to 2,500 bonus points per stay – Business Traveller

Hilton Honors has launched a new bonus points promotion for members staying in early 2024. The Points Plus promotion is offering a bonus of 2,000 points per stay, and an additional 500 bonus points when using the group’s Digital Key service. To be eligible for the bonus points members must register at hiltonhonors.com/PointsPlus before completing a stay within the promotional period. The offer is valid at any hotel or resort within the Hilton portfolio, and there is no limit to the number of bonus points which can be earned during the promotion (the 500 points for using the Digital Key can only be earned once per stay). Hilton Honors launched the Digital Key service in 2015, allowing members to bypass the hotel check-in desk and access their room and any other part of the property that r...

Earn tier points with everyday spend on British Airways Premium Plus Amex – Business Traveller

21Nov

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Earn tier points with everyday spend on British Airways Premium Plus Amex – Business Traveller

British Airways Executive Club members can now earn up to 200 tier points by spending £25,000 on the British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card. This is the first time British Airways Executive Club members have been able to earn tier points outside of flying. Previously, tier points could only be earned by flying with British Airways, its subsidiaries or its oneworld airline partners. Being able to earn tier points via card spend gives applicable members more opportunities to earn status and unlock travel perks such as lounge access, fast-track security, extra luggage allowances and priority boarding. As of today, British Airways American Express Premium Plus cardmembers will be eligible to earn up to 200 tier points as follows: 100 tier points if the cardmember spends £15,000 ...

27Sep

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Marriott launches all-new Four Points Express by Sheraton brand – Business Traveller

Marriott International has launched an all-new Four Points Express by Sheraton brand that will be positioned under its midscale segment. The company has already signed three deals across the UK and Türkiye for the new brand and has also signed letters of intent for future Four Points Express hotels in markets such as Poland, Belgium and the UK. The first UK hotel is slated to open in a prime location in Central London less than 500m from Euston Station and 1km from Kings Cross and St Pancras International. Four Points Express by Sheraton London Euston is expected to open in 2024 with 201 guest rooms following a significant renovation of the current property. In Türkiye, two Four Points Express hotels have been signed in Antalya and Bursa. Four Points Express by Sheraton Antalya Lara will...

Virgin Trains Ticketing speeds up points crediting – Business Traveller

25Sep

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Virgin Trains Ticketing speeds up points crediting – Business Traveller

Virgin Trains Ticketing has improved the time it takes the service to credit Virgin Points on eligible journeys. Up until now Virgin Red members could expect to receive their Virgin Points 56 days after travel, but this has now been slashed to just seven days. Members earn three points per £1 spent on train tickets through the Virgin Trains Ticketing app, and since July it has also been possible to redeem points against rail travel, starting from 200 points for a £1 discount, up to 50,000 points for a £250 discount. Virgin Red adds option to redeem points against rail ticket purchases Virgin said that more than 10.5 million Virgin Points had been redeemed against rail travel discounts since the new option went live. Earlier this month Virgin introduced a new flat rate for Virgin Red and...

Virgin launches 50 per cent bonus promotion on Virgin Points purchases – Business Traveller

16Sep

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Virgin launches 50 per cent bonus promotion on Virgin Points purchases – Business Traveller

Virgin has launched a new points bonus promotion for those looking to purchase Virgin Points in the coming days. The offers runs until 18 September, up to the maximum 100,000 points purchase limit per Virgin Red or Virgin Atlantic Flying Club member. Virgin Points normally cost £15 per 1,000 points, meaning members can currently get 1,500 points for the same cost, valuing them at 1p per point. Earlier this month Virgin introduced a new flat rate for Virgin Red and Flying Club members looking to transfer points to family and friends. Members will now pay a flat rate of £10 per transfer, with no limit to the amounts of points which can be moved to another member. The new system replaces the previous rates of £15 per transfer plus £7.50 for every 1,000 points transferred. Virgin introduces ...

Virgin introduces flat £10 fee for transferring Virgin Points – Business Traveller

7Sep

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Virgin introduces flat £10 fee for transferring Virgin Points – Business Traveller

Virgin has introduced a new flat rate for Virgin Red and Flying Club members looking to transfer points to family and friends. Members will now pay a flat rate of £10 per transfer, with no limit to the amounts of points which can be moved to another member. The new system replaces the previous rates of £15 per transfer plus £7.50 for every 1,000 points transferred. The change follows a similar move by British Airways earlier this year, which introduced a £15 flat rate fee for Executive Club members transferring Avios between accounts. This week Virgin Atlantic also launched a new promotion for its Reward+ Mastercard credit card, with new cardholders able to earn up to 30,000 bonus points when applying in the coming weeks. Cardholders usually receive a welcome bonus of 15,000 Virgin Point...

Virgin Atlantic launches sale and bonus points offers – Business Traveller

25Aug

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Virgin Atlantic launches sale and bonus points offers – Business Traveller

Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Red have launched a new offer of bonus Virgin Points for flights booked in the coming days. Flying Club members can earn up to 20,000 bonus points when booking flights up until 4 September, for travel between 1 September, 2023, and 31 May, 2024. Members booking return flights in economy (including Economy Classic and Economy Delight but excluding Economy Light) will earn 5,000 bonus points, while those booking Premium (premium economy) flights will earn 10,000 bonus points. Finally customers booking Upper Class flights will earn 20,000 bonus points. Members booking one-way flights will receive half the bonus points on offer. Note that the terms and conditions for the offer state that bookings on codeshare and partner airline flights are not eligible for the bon...

British Airways Holidays further extends double tier points offer – Business Traveller

24Jul

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British Airways Holidays further extends double tier points offer – Business Traveller

British Airways has once again extended its double tier points offer on flights taken as part of selected package holidays. The carrier first launched the offer in 2021 to encourage customers to book during the Covid pandemic, but has extended the promotion several times, most recently in May of this year. The offer is now valid for travel up until 31 December, 2024, for customers booking a minimum five-night package (flight and hotel or flight and car hire). Note that bookings must originate in the UK to be eligible for the double tier points, and the terms and conditions for the offer stipulate that the hotel/car element of the package must be used (hotel occupied and or car rental hired) for the full booked duration. A reminder for those readers still holding British Airways eVouchers...

Virgin Red adds option to redeem points against rail ticket purchases – Business Traveller

15Jul

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Virgin Red adds option to redeem points against rail ticket purchases – Business Traveller

Virgin Red is continuing to add new options for members to redeem their Virgin Points, with the latest partnership with the group’s Virgin Trains Ticketing app. Members can now put their points towards the purchase of rail tickets across Great Britain, starting from 200 points for a £1 discount, up to 50,000 points for a £250 discount. The redemption rate values one Virgin Point at 0.5p, which is the same as the new Costa, Pizza Express and Nike gift card redemption options which were launched last month. https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2023/06/28/virgin-red-adds-gift-card-redemption-options/ The Virgin Trains Ticketing app already allows members to earn three points for every £1 spent on rail tickets. To celebrate the launch of the new redemption option, Virgin Trains ...