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Potential £5 or £10 of LNER Perks Credit for Checking the LNER App
NewsApr 20, 2026

Potential £5 or £10 of LNER Perks Credit for Checking the LNER App

LNER Perks, the five‑year‑old loyalty scheme for the East Coast rail franchise, is running a birthday‑type promotion that grants users either £5 (≈ $6.40) or £10 (≈ $12.80) credit, or entries into a competition, when they tap the offer in the LNER...

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Bits: World Cup Seats From Marriott, Extra Malaysia Airlines Flights, New Verona Lounge
NewsApr 15, 2026

Bits: World Cup Seats From Marriott, Extra Malaysia Airlines Flights, New Verona Lounge

Marriott Bonvoy is releasing World Cup tickets this week through auctions and "Buy It Now" offers, with prices as low as 75,000 points per pair and a Visa card required for redemption. Malaysia Airlines has added two extra London‑Heathrow to...

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Bits: BA Expands Whispering Angel Partnership, Virgin Atlantic Accelerates Starlink Wi-Fi Roll-Out
NewsApr 13, 2026

Bits: BA Expands Whispering Angel Partnership, Virgin Atlantic Accelerates Starlink Wi-Fi Roll-Out

British Airways is expanding its Whispering Angel partnership, adding a new rosé bar in Heathrow Terminal 3 and refreshing the existing bar in Terminal 5B with subtle design tweaks. The airline continues its broader lounge refurbishment program slated to begin later this...

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Get Double DISCOVERY Dollars, up to 14%, with Global Hotel Alliance
NewsApr 12, 2026

Get Double DISCOVERY Dollars, up to 14%, with Global Hotel Alliance

Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is offering a limited‑time promotion that doubles DISCOVERY Dollars for stays in Europe and North America booked between 1 April and 31 May 2026. Silver members earn 8% back, Gold 10%, Platinum 12% and Titanium up to 14% of...

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Bits: BA Drops Jeddah and Cuts Other ME Routes, 100% Bonus Buying Hilton Points
NewsApr 10, 2026

Bits: BA Drops Jeddah and Cuts Other ME Routes, 100% Bonus Buying Hilton Points

British Airways is permanently ending its Jeddah service, a route launched in November 2024, and will cut daily frequencies to Dubai, Doha, Tel Aviv, Riyadh and suspend Bahrain and Amman until the winter timetable. The airline is redeploying the freed...

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Bits: 80% Bonus Buying IHG Points, Bonus Virgin Holidays Tier Points, Save £30 with Turkish
NewsApr 9, 2026

Bits: 80% Bonus Buying IHG Points, Bonus Virgin Holidays Tier Points, Save £30 with Turkish

IHG One Rewards is offering an 80% bonus on point purchases, allowing up to 360,000 points for roughly $1,860, with a low 5,000‑point minimum. Virgin Atlantic Holidays runs a promotion through April 20 that adds 300 tier points on bookings of...

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4 Days to Book, 3x the Points – IHG Launches a Great Flash Offer (with Unclear Rules)
NewsApr 8, 2026

4 Days to Book, 3x the Points – IHG Launches a Great Flash Offer (with Unclear Rules)

IHG One Rewards has launched a limited‑time flash promotion that triples points on cash‑paid stays booked by April 11 and completed by May 22. The offer requires registration and applies to unlimited bookings across more than 80 eligible countries, but excludes points‑and‑cash...

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BA Amex 25th Birthday Bonus Offer Ends Today – but Avios Are Not Posting Properly
NewsApr 8, 2026

BA Amex 25th Birthday Bonus Offer Ends Today – but Avios Are Not Posting Properly

American Express celebrated the 25th anniversary of its British Airways co‑branded cards with a bonus Avios offer that promised a 25% increase on spend. In reality, Premium Plus cardholders received a flat 1,500‑Avios credit, which only equated to 25% for...

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Got an Amex Priority Pass? There’s Good News at London Stansted
NewsApr 7, 2026

Got an Amex Priority Pass? There’s Good News at London Stansted

American Express‑issued Priority Pass cards now list The Camden Bar & Kitchen at London Stansted as a participating restaurant. Cardholders can claim an £18 (≈ $22) credit per person, or £36 (≈ $44) for a guest. Previously, Amex members only had two...

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Weird but True – Hilton Non-Refundable Rooms ARE Refundable in the US, Mexico and Caribbean
NewsApr 7, 2026

Weird but True – Hilton Non-Refundable Rooms ARE Refundable in the US, Mexico and Caribbean

Hilton allows guests to recover most of a non‑refundable reservation in the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean by booking a new non‑refundable stay at any Hilton property in those regions. The original booking is refunded minus a service fee...

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The New Qantas Reward Search Tool Is Great for Avios AND Virgin Points Collectors Too
NewsApr 4, 2026

The New Qantas Reward Search Tool Is Great for Avios AND Virgin Points Collectors Too

Qantas has introduced a new reward‑flight finder on its website, using a SeatSpy‑style engine to display award seat availability across the oneworld alliance and partners like Air France‑KLM and Emirates. The tool addresses frequent complaints that reward seats are hard...

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Virgin Atlantic Increases Charges on Saver Rewards by up to £400 for UK Departures
NewsApr 3, 2026

Virgin Atlantic Increases Charges on Saver Rewards by up to £400 for UK Departures

Virgin Atlantic has eliminated the carrier surcharge that previously lowered taxes and fees for its Saver reward tickets on UK‑origin flights. As a result, a round‑trip Upper Class Saver now costs an extra £400 (about $520) in taxes and charges...

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Bits: 10000 Bonus Radisson Points, ITA Joins Star Alliance, GWR Boosts Gatwick Trains
NewsApr 3, 2026

Bits: 10000 Bonus Radisson Points, ITA Joins Star Alliance, GWR Boosts Gatwick Trains

Radisson Rewards is offering a limited‑time bonus of 10,000 points—roughly US$19 in cash value—for prepaid stays at select UK hotels, with bookings due by April 14 and stays by May 18. Italian carrier ITA Airways officially joined the Star Alliance,...

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Get a 10%-20% Bonus when You Transfer Nectar Points to Avios (and Vice Versa) – Worth It?
NewsApr 2, 2026

Get a 10%-20% Bonus when You Transfer Nectar Points to Avios (and Vice Versa) – Worth It?

Avios is offering a limited‑time bonus of 10% on one‑off transfers and 20% on auto‑conversions of Nectar points into Avios, running until 30 April. The standard 400 Nectar‑to‑250 Avios rate improves to 300 Avios with the 20% boost, cutting the effective cost to about...

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