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STILL RUNNING: Get £50 off £100 spend at Amazon with Amazon Business

Whilst we have reduced the number of new articles over Christmas and New Year due to low news flow, I am running a few reminders of decent deals which are still running. Back in October we ran a very .....

Whilst we have reduced the number of new articles over Christmas and New Year due to low news flow, I am .....

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My travel highlights and lowlights of 2018

As we gently ease back into things after Christmas, I wanted to do my annual look back at the past year.   What impressed me on my travels during 2018?  And what didn’t? There are some very .....

As we gently ease back into things after Christmas, I wanted to do my annual look back at the past year.  .....

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Happy Christmas! Head for Points returns on Thursday

Happy Christmas to you and your family. I hope you enjoy a well deserved break, wherever in the world you are. Do please post below if your travels have taken you anywhere exciting this Christmas.  I .....

Happy Christmas to you and your family. I hope you enjoy a well deserved break, wherever in the world you are. .....

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Norwegian Air secures a cash injection to carry on flying into 2019

Some press reports in Norway over the last week or so suggested that Norwegian Air was going to breach its banking covenants when they were tested on 31st December. It looks like the reports may have .....

Some press reports in Norway over the last week or so suggested that Norwegian Air was going to breach its .....

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Business Traveller charity auction now on

As usual at this time of year, Business Traveller is running a charity auction. This year the proceeds go to The Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability, an independent charity providing care .....

As usual at this time of year, Business Traveller is running a charity auction. This year the proceeds go .....

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Big changes for No 1 Lounges at Edinburgh Airport

No 1 Lounges is planning big changes at Edinburgh Airport in the New Year. The current No 1 Lounge in Edinburgh, which I reviewed here and is pictured above, is closing permanently on 3rd January. On .....

No 1 Lounges is planning big changes at Edinburgh Airport in the New Year. The current No 1 Lounge in .....

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First Class to be scrapped on Stansted Express trains

Greater Anglia, the train company which runs Stansted Express, has announced that it is dropping First Class from January 2020. First Class will only be retained on the key intercity route from .....

Greater Anglia, the train company which runs Stansted Express, has announced that it is dropping First Class .....

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Times change – Wizz Air becomes the biggest airline at Luton

In a sign of the continuing shifting sands in the budget airline sector, Wizz Air is about to overtake easyJet to become the largest airline at Luton Airport. easyJet was, of course, born at Luton .....

In a sign of the continuing shifting sands in the budget airline sector, Wizz Air is about to overtake easyJet .....

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Our review of the American Express Nectar credit card

This is my review of the American Express Nectar credit card. Head for Points mainly focusses on credit cards which offer airline miles or hotel loyalty points for your spending. However, it is also .....

This is my review of the American Express Nectar credit card. Head for Points mainly focusses on credit cards .....

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