Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. You receive 80,000 Membership Rewards points after spending £10,000 in six months. Our main article on the 80,000 points bonus is here. You may even see a bonus higher than 80,000 points as Amex is targeting some people with a different offer. If you are booking a hotel this week, click here to read our summary of the best bonus points offers for September from the big chains.