British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s' ¾ÞÍ¿¶â economy seat and swanky 'Concorde Room' T5 lounge scoop gold in prestigious travel awards - with Qatar ¹Ò¶õÏ©s No.1 for ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö class

British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s has scooped several gongs at a prestigious travel-¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ awards, ´Þ¤àing Best ¾ÞÍ¿¶â Economy Seat and Service, Best UK Airport Lounge (¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ë), and Best ¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ë or Rail ÃéµÁ ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ.

The UK ´ú ±¿Á÷¡¿ÊÝ¶Ý¼Ô received the accolades at the?Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points Travel & ÃéµÁ Awards, with the ¾¡Íø¼Ôs ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd at an »º¶È dinner at The Crypt by Bleeding Heart in London. It was hosted by?Sky News' Jonathan Samuels and?¡Ä¤Ë½ÐÀʤ¹¤ëd by Âåɽ¼Ô¡¿¹ñ²ñµÄ°÷s of the »Ø̾¤¹¤ëd ¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ës, hotel groups, airport lounges and travel rewards credit cards.?

Over 6,000 readers of Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points?cast their Åêɼ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës for the awards in ¾µÇ§ of 'the best services that the UK has to ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð for the ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö and ¾ÞÍ¿¶â leisure traveller'.?

British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s was ¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ëd by Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points for Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëing in its ¾ÞÍ¿¶â economy cabin ('World Traveller ²Ã¤¨¤ë'). It said: 'British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s has been Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëing its World Traveller ²Ã¤¨¤ë experience °ÕÌ£¤¢¤ê¤²¤Ë over the past five years, and this ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Ä goes to show it has all paid off.?

'¾º³Êd meals, °ìÌ̤Ëʤ¤¦¡¿ÌÓÉÛs, pillows and amenity Æ»¶ñs mean the cabin is now a real step up from economy, whilst - finally! - the ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë of ¸¥¿ÈŪ¤Ê check-in and baggage-¸º¾¯¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë desks at airports seems to have given it the ¿É¾¡¤¹¤ë¡¿Í¥°Ì compared to our last awards.'

Suite dreams:?Frequent flyer website Head for Points has announced its Travel and Loyalty Awards 2023. Qatar Airlines took home Best Business Class Seat and Service for its unique 'Q-Suite'

¹µÁÊ dreams:?¤¿¤Ó¤¿¤Ó¡Êˬ¤ì¤ë¡Ë flyer website Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points has ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd its Travel and ÃéµÁ Awards 2023. Qatar ¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ës took home Best ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö Class Seat and Service for its unique 'Q-¹µÁÊ'

British Airways won Best Premium Economy Seat and Service. BA was praised by Head for Points for investing in the cabin ('World Traveller Plus'). It said: 'British Airways has been investing its World Traveller Plus experience significantly over the past five years, and this win goes to show it has all paid off'

British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s won Best ¾ÞÍ¿¶â Economy Seat and Service. BA was ¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ëd by Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points for Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëing in the cabin ('World Traveller ²Ã¤¨¤ë'). It said: 'British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s has been Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëing its World Traveller ²Ã¤¨¤ë experience °ÕÌ£¤¢¤ê¤²¤Ë over the past five years, and this ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Ä goes to show it has all paid off'

Best UK Airport Lounge (Airline) went to BA's Concorde Room at Heathrow Terminal 5, above

Best UK Airport Lounge (¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ë) went to BA's Concorde Room at Heathrow ½ªÅÀ 5, above

The Best ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö Class Seat and Service gong went to?Qatar?¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ës and its 'Qsuite'.?

Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points said: 'From the unique Qsuite with privacy door and on-¼ûÍס¦Í׵᤹¤ë a la carte dining, and touch-¿³ºº¤¹¤ë entertainment inflight info, to comfortable loungewear, Diptyque amenities and ¹âÅÙ¤Ë attentive service, it¡Çs no wonder Qatar ¹Ò¶õÏ©s is the ¾¡Íø¼Ô in this ÉôÎà.'?

BA's lounge award ¡Êµ¡¤Î¡Ë¥«¥à µ·Îé of the?BA Concorde Room at Heathrow ½ªÅÀ 5.

Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points said: 'The Concorde Room - ÇÓ¾Ū¤Ë for ticketed First Class ¾èµÒs ½Ðȯ¡¿»àing from Heathrow ½ªÅÀ 5 - shows that British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s can do good ¼Á ¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ë service lounge food and ¾ÞÍ¿¶â drinks. Let¡Çs see it rolled out to the Gold and ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö Class lounges too!'?

The BA ÃéµÁ ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ award, °ìÊý¡¿¹ç´Ö, was thanks to the ¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ë's (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë Club, with Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points commenting: 'It¡Çs unsurprising that readers of a UK-¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ëd ¤¿¤Ó¤¿¤Ó¡Êˬ¤ì¤ë¡Ë flyer ¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ would choose British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë Club as their preferred programme. However, whilst it¡Çs e asy to be annoyed by high ³äÁý¤·ÎÁ¶âs and wobbly IT, you have to admire »º¶È-¼çÍ×¤Ê ³×¿·s such as Êݾڡʿ͡Ëd Avios seats on every flight, the new "all Avios" flights, and 2-4-1 Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ï ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðd on the BA Amex credit card.'

The Best UK Airport Lounge (ÆÈΩ¤·¤¿¡¦Ìµ½ê°) went to the American ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ë Centurion Lounge (½ªÅÀ 3).?

Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points said: 'The first Centurion Lounge to open in Europe - accessible at Heathrow ½ªÅÀ 3 to anyone with an American ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ë Platinum or Centurion card - is a remarkable example of what good design can do with a windowless space. A variety of seating "zones" means that there is something to ¹µÁÊ every sort of trip and traveller.'?

HEAD FOR POINTS TRAVEL AND LOYALTY AWARDS 2023

Best ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö class seat and service

Qatar ¹Ò¶õÏ©s

Best new ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö class seat 2022/2023

Qatar ¹Ò¶õÏ©s 787-9 new ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö class ¹µÁÊ?

Finnair AirLounge (Editor¡Çs Choice)

Best ¾ÞÍ¿¶â economy seat and service

British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s

Best ¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ë or rail ÃéµÁ schem e

British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë Club

Best UK airport lounge (¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ë)

British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s Concorde Room, Heathrow ½ªÅÀ 5

Best UK airport lounge (ÆÈΩ¤·¤¿¡¦Ìµ½ê°)

American ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ë Centurion Lounge, Heathrow ½ªÅÀ 3

Best new or refurbished UK airport lounge

British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s Galleries Club, Heathrow ½ªÅÀ 5B

Best new UK chain hotel

W Edinburgh (part of Marriott Bonvoy)

?

Best hotel ÃéµÁ ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ

Hilton ±ÉÍÀ¡Ê¤ò¼õ¤±¤ë¡Ës

IHG One Rewards (Editor¡Çs Choice)

Best hotel ÃéµÁ ¾º¿Ê¡¿ÀëÅÁ 2023

Hilton ±ÉÍÀ¡Ê¤ò¼õ¤±¤ë¡Ës Autumn 2023 ? ÆóÎÝÂÇ or £³Çܤˤʤë base points, based on city, on every stay

Best UK travel rewards credit card

British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s American ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ë ¾ÞÍ¿¶â ²Ã¤¨¤ë

Best special Ä´°õ¤¹¤ë-up ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð on a UK travel rewards »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ë card 2022/23

70,000 Avios for ¡ ò3,000 of spend with the British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s American ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ë ¾ÞÍ¿¶â ²Ã¤¨¤ë Card

Best travel ÃéµÁ ³×¿·

American ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ë ? ¿·µ¬²ÃÆþ of a 50% ³ä°ú for ñÆȤΠtravellers to the British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s American ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ë 2-4-1 Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ï

Virgin ÂçÀ¾ÍÎ ? joining SkyTeam (Editor¡Çs choice)

Redemption of the year

Qatar Æø¢ Club ? UK to Australia flights in ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö class for 180,000 Avios

Virgin Red ? Virgin Voyages 7-night Mediterranean ½ä¹Ò¤¹¤ë for 80,000 points for two (Editor¡Çs Choice)

Source: Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points?

ÀëÅÁ
Best New Hotel Chain went to W Edinburgh, a Marriott Bonvoy Hotel.?Head for Points said: 'This hotel is not going to win any awards for its - ahem - interesting silhouette or for the speed of its construction, but it is finally open as Scotland¡Çs first - and only the UK¡Çs 2nd - W hotel'

Best New Hotel Chain went to W Edinburgh, a Marriott Bonvoy Hotel.?Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points said: 'This hotel is not going to ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Ä any awards for its - ahem - Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£ing silhouette or for the ®ÅÙ(¤ò¾å¤²¤ë¡Ë of its construction, but it is finally open as Scotland¡Çs first - and only the UK¡Çs 2nd - W hotel'

Sky News' Jonathan Samuels awards 'Best Loyalty Scheme' to?Esme Fillingham from British Airways at the Head for Points?Travel and Loyalty Awards

Sky News' Jonathan Samuels awards 'Best ÃéµÁ ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ' to?Esme Fillingham from British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s at the Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points?Travel and ÃéµÁ Awards

Best New Hotel Chain went to W Edinburgh, a Marriott Bonvoy Hotel.?

Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points said: 'This hotel is not going to ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Ä any awards for its - ahem - Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£ing silhouette or for the ®ÅÙ(¤ò¾å¤²¤ë¡Ë of its construction, but it is finally open as Scotland¡Çs first - and only the UK¡Çs 2nd - W hotel. A »ÙŹ of the hip SushiSamba restaurant »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ës the pace and the rooftop ˸¤²¤ë¡¿Ë¡ÄÊÛ¸î»Î¶È will come into its own during its first summer season in 2024.'?

Speaking about the awards, ά夹¤ë Burgess, editor and ÁÏΩ¼Ô of Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points, said: 'Our Travel & ÃéµÁ Awards 2023 are a ¹­Âç¤Ê¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î¡¿½ÅÍ×¤Ê Å¬Àڤʻþ´ü to recognise the cream of the ´¢¤ë when it comes to UK ¾ÞÍ¿¶â ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö and leisure travel.

'A lot of the areas we are covering, such as airport lounges and travel credit cards, are ignored by other awards because they are too niche ? but for our readers, they are very important and ¹â¤¯É¾²Á¤¹¤ë¡¿¡ÊÁê¾ì¤Ê¤É¤¬¡Ë¾å¤¬¤ëd.'