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1 week ago | 
headforpoints.com | Rhys Jones
This article is sponsored by QantasLater this year, we will have a comprehensive series of reviews looking at what you can expect when flying Qantas to and from Australia. In the meantime, Qantas is running a generous double points promotion on flights to Australia. All you need to do is register here and make an eligible booking by 25th June 2025. Flying from London to Australia used to require as many as seven kangaroo hops.
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1 week ago | 
headforpoints.com | Rhys Jones
Hilton and American Express have launched a new cashback deal. What is different about this one is that it isn’t for the usual European countries – it is for Asia Pacific. You will get £50 back when you spend £200 in selected Asia Pacific hotels by 15th September. Cumulative spend counts. Pre-paid bookings usually count despite the terms and conditions saying otherwise, but you don’t have any comeback if it doesn’t trigger.
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2 weeks ago | 
shropshirestar.com | Rhys Jones
On Friday, 6 June, Rhys Kolze Jones and two friends, Steve Robinson and Rob Andrews, embarked on an epic golfing challenge, completing 72 holes at Meole Brace Golf Club in one day to raise money for Prostate Cancer. By contributor Rhys Kolze JonesWatch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565"Starting at 5am in the pouring rain we completed this monumental effort 13 hours and 40 mins later. In doing this we raised over £1,000 that will go towards saving lives:, said Rhys.
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3 weeks ago | 
headforpoints.com | Rhys Jones
Setting yourself apart from competitors is a challenge for airlines. After all, you’re often flying the same routes from the same airports on the same aircraft. The onboard cabins are one of the only ways to showcase your brand and differentiate yourself. Which makes United’s recent announcement all the more interesting …. Why?
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1 month ago | 
headforpoints.com | Rhys Jones
It’s no secret that my favourite airline lounge in the world is Cathay Pacific’s The Pier First lounge in Hong Kong (review here). In my conclusion, I described it as “the perfect confluence of style, food, service and amenities.”The lounge opened in 2015 and was designed by London-based Ilse Crawford. Located one floor below the main terminal, the space Cathay used is nothing to write home about with low ceilings and narrow views.
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1 month ago | 
headforpoints.com | Rhys Jones
This is our review of the La Valette Club lounge in Malta International Airport. Malta International Airport is not big. In fact, it’s so small that it doesn’t have any jetbridges. It does, however, have a lounge – La Valette Club – that is operated as a third party lounge. Any airline, including the new national carrier KM Malta, that wants to offer lounge access to its passengers at Malta must use it. It is also accessible with Priority Pass. I was in Malta to see KM Malta Airlines.
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1 month ago | 
headforpoints.com | Rhys Jones
The number one question I get when I tell people what I do, after they comment that I have their ‘dream job’, is “how do you beat jet lag?”The answer I always give is that I don’t. Jet lag is not something you can beat. You can soften the blow, but it will never be something you can overcome. Yanking your body from one time zone to another has consequences.
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1 month ago | 
headforpoints.com | Rhys Jones
News in brief:easyJet’s steady roll out of new UK bases continues. From next March, it will base three aircraft at Newcastle International airport creating 130 jobs for pilots, crew and engineers in the area. The return to Newcastle after a six year gap makes it the 11th UK base in easyJet’s network. easyJet already operates eight routes from Newcastle – currently served by aircraft based elsewhere – and will announce further routes for next summer soon.
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1 month ago | 
headforpoints.com | Rhys Jones
News in brief:Aer Lingus is launching its first flights to Mexico with a thrice-weekly service from Dublin to Cancún, starting in January 2026. The new non-stop service will be operated by the airline’s A330-300 aircraft which we have previously reviewed here. Flights will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Here are the flight times:EI143 departs Dublin at 13:30 and arrives in Cancún at 19:20EI142 departs Cancún at 21:05 and arrives in Dublin at 11:20 the following morning.
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1 month ago | 
headforpoints.com | Rhys Jones
This is our review of the Malta Marriott Resort in St Julians. The Maltese hotel scene is expanding significantly, with new Marriott and Hyatt properties opening. On a recommendation I stayed at the Malta Marriott Resort which, whilst not a new hotel, completed its conversion from Le Meridien (another Marriott brand) in 2019. Last year it became an official Marriott resort with the opening of a large new pool it calls the lido.
