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Hilton York completes room refurbishment (Business Traveller)
Majority of British Airways flights at Heathrow Airport leave ahead of schedule thanks to AI (The Standard)
London Gatwick gains world’s longest Airbus A330-800 flight from today (Simple Flying)
East Midlands latest UK airport to move to barrierless drop-off system (Business Traveller)
The Hotel Maria opened in Helsinki last year with a bold claim – to be . . Image above.
Meanwhile, over in Paris to watch Arsenal crash out of the Champions League, Rob found time for . It’s impressive for the price, especially if you can access the lounge.
– one of the least known but most pleasant lounges at Heathrow. Image below.
– what has changed after the refurbishment?
– we do the maths on whether it works. Click here to buy.
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Find out where to stay this month for the best bonuses.
Our annual series of travel credit card reviews continues:
American Express is running a special sign-up bonus on the The Platinum Card from American Express – apply here. You only have 8 days left.
which converts to:
…. and many other non-travel rewards.
The card has an annual fee of £650. if you cancel the card mid-year.
Our main article on the 80,000 points bonus is here. Make sure you read the bit about whether or not you qualify for the bonus.
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You can apply for the American Express Platinum Card with the special bonus on this page of the Amex website.
The special offer ends on 27th May.
The representative APR is 694.9% variable, including the annual fee. The representative APR on purchases is 30.0% variable.
Head for Points receives a commission if you apply via our link. Thank you.
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If you are booking a hotel this week, click here to read our summary of the best bonus points offers for May from the big chains.
See you next Monday,
Rob, Rhys, Sinead and Katie @ Head for Points
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