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Shangri-La in The Shard now accepting Golden Circle redemption vouchers!
Possibly the longest on-going saga at Head for Points is drawing to a close! Last October, Shangri-La Golden Circle, the loyalty scheme for the luxury hotel group, had a promotion where you could earn...
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Shangri-La’s new Instant Dining Awards – get more value at The Shard!
A lot of Head for Points readers have been enjoying free or heavily reduced meals and drinks in the Shangri-La Hotel in The Shard in London in recent weeks. They have been redeeming the 1,200...
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Shangri-La blocking Golden Circle accounts from last years promo
I have had a few emails over the last couple of days from people who have had their Shangri-La Golden Circle accounts locked. The accounts for myself and my wife were locked on Friday as well. (This...
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Not had your free Shangri-La meal yet? Avios conversion now an option
A lot of Head for Points readers earned 1,000 – 1,200 Shangri-La Golden Circle points in a promotion they ran last October. The reason this offer was so popular is that 1,000 points could be turned...
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Quickies: Shangri-La game Week 6, new Avios Suitcase sticker available
Two quick things ….. Shangri-La Golden Circle game I promised that I would keep readers reminded about the ‘3rd Anniversary’ game running each week for six weeks on the Shangri-La Golden Circle...
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435 days after writing about it, we finally had our free meal in The Shard
Back in October 2013 (yes, 2013) I wrote about a promotion launched by Shangri-La Hotels. Basically, if you played an online game once a week for six weeks, you would receive 1,200 points in their...
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25% bonus on hotel point transfers to Avios is back!
It’s back, on the fairly regular ‘every nine months’ timetable. I’m talking about the ‘25% bonus when you transfer your hotel points to British Airways Avios‘ promotion! Full details can be found on...
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Bits: Accor Summer sale, another ‘buy AA miles’ sale, Shangri-La deal for...
News in brief: Accor launches ‘up to 40% off’ Summer sale Accor, the Novotel / Sofitel / Mercure / Ibis etc group, has launched a Summer sale with quoted discounts of up to 40%. It covers the entire...
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Bits: Virgin / Clubcard comp, 2000 free Virgin miles, Shangri-La to...
More news in brief: Competition for converting Clubcard points to Virgin Flying Club Tesco Clubcard is NOT offering a conversion bonus to Virgin Flying Club this quarter, unfortunately. Instead, there...
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Bits: Gatwick train ticket prices cut, Shangri-La airline transfer deal,...
News in brief: Got any Shangri-La points left to use? If you have any Shangri-La Golden Circle points left from their 2013 promotion, they are likely to be expiring at the end of the year. At the...
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Bits: got Shangri-La points expiring today?, Lufthansa and SWISS sale...
The final bits of news in brief for the year: Do you have Golden Circle points expiring today? If you earned a pile of Shangri-La Golden Circle points from their big 2013 promotion, they will be...
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New Amex Platinum hotel benefits launched! But a shock exit too ….
Back in October, I wrote about the new deal that American Express had done with Hilton HHonors to offer status as part of the American Express Platinum benefits package. It had been slowly rolling out...
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Are the new Amex Platinum Hilton, Melia and Shangri-La benefits worth much?
As I announced on HFP last week, and subsequently confirmed to cardholders in writing, American Express has added three new hotel benefits to the Platinum charge card package: Hilton HHonors Gold...
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Is a 35% bonus on hotel point transfers to Avios a good deal?
It was due a return and now it is back. I’m talking about the ‘bonus when you transfer your hotel loyalty points to British Airways Avios‘ promotion. The ba.com page for the offer can be found here....
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Etihad Guest has brought back its offer of a 25% bonus on points you transfer into their scheme. It is 14 months since we last saw this offer. You can find full details of this offer on the Etihad...
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Amex Platinum now gets you Star Alliance Silver, fast track Gold and...
American Express Platinum gained a new benefit yesterday, albeit indirectly – I doubt the people at American Express even knew it was coming! Singapore Airlines Krisflyer and Shangri-La Hotels Golden...
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Is a 35% bonus on hotel point transfers to Avios a good deal?
It was due a return and now it is back. I’m talking about the ‘bonus when you transfer your hotel loyalty points to British Airways Avios‘ promotion. The ba.com page for the offer can be found here....
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American Express Platinum gains a SEVENTH hotel status partner, indirectly
(EDIT: following a comment below, I have reworked this article because my original merging of Marriott and Starwood benefits may have been confusing.) If you want to gain status at a number of hotel...
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Which hotel chains let me collect Avios points?
It is time for my annual update of the full list of hotel chains which let you collect Avios points when you stay. (I ran a sister article to this in November which listed hotel chains which do NOT...
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Get a 35% bonus on hotel transfers to Avios – but is it a good deal?
It was due a return and now it is back. I’m talking about the ‘bonus when you transfer your hotel loyalty points to British Airways Avios‘ promotion. The ba.com page for the offer can be found here....
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