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Hilton HHonors became the last major international hotel group this week to announce that it will begin offering free wi-fi to all guests. Well, almost all guests …. From August, wi-fi in all Hilton, Conrad, Waldorf-Astoria etc properties will be free if you are a […]
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes. What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your points INTO a hotel programme. This didn’t used to be the case. If you go […]
In December I told you that Hilton had been dropping hints that ‘Lifetime Diamond’ status would soon be available. Hyatt, Marriott and Starwood already have lifetime status schemes of their own so it was not surprising that Hilton chose to follow. The scheme has now […]
Back in December I wrote about the Marriott MegaBonus promotion which runs from February 1st to April 30th. There are several versions of this offer but the most common is 2,500 bonus points per stay, starting with your second stay. This is not a terrible […]
In 2013 the Starwood hotel group and Delta Airways announced a unique tie-up. This gave Starwood Preferred Guest elite members certain privileges when flying on Delta, and gave Delta top tier members special privileges when staying at a Sheraton / Westin / W etc hotel. One […]
When bmi British Midland still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. British Airways was a core member of the oneworld alliance, and bmi British Midland was part of Star Alliance. Between them, you could redeem to pretty much anywhere. Even better, both schemes allowed […]
Hilton HHonors has confirmed that it will be offering lifetime Diamond status to members from 2015. The criteria have not yet been revealed but are likely to require such a high threshold that you would wonder why such a person would ever want to set […]
I recently wrote about how Marriott will be offering free internet to members of Marriott Rewards who book direct from January 15th. Hyatt and Starwood, owner of the Sheraton, W, Westin, St Regis, Luxury Collection and aloft brands, have both decided that they likes this idea and are […]
Back in January, Marriott announced that it was acquiring Protea Hotels. The name might not ring a bell, but Protea is the largest hotel group in Africa. Founded in 1984, at the time of the deal it operated 116 hotels throughout South Africa and six […]
Marriott Rewards has launched its major promotion for Spring, which will be (yet) another outing for MegaBonus. This promotion is active across all Marriott brands, including Renaissance, Courtyard, Ritz-Carlton, Autograph, AC Hotels, Edition, JW Marriott, Gaylord and the various US ‘extended stay’ chains. This promotion will […]
Marriott Rewards is a loyalty scheme which fails to ignite much passion amongst its members. It is partly due to the crazy number of nights required to obtain Platinum status (75 per year, in return for benefits which can only be described as ‘acceptable’) and […]
Both Hilton and Marriott have failed to officially announce the fact that, from January 1st, they are scrapping the ‘cancel by 6pm on day of arrival’ room guarantee for Best Flexible rates. From the New Year, the vast majority of both Hilton and Marriott family […]
Marriott has joined the growing number of hotel chains which are throwing in the towel as far as charging for wi-fi goes. From January 15th 2015, all Marriott Rewards members will receive free internet access when staying at any hotel in the Marriott family. This includes […]
Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you can earn Avios points both directly and indirectly (eg via Tesco Clubcard or Amex Membership Rewards), the […]
(EDIT: This article was updated on March 2015) What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think and beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are […]
(EDIT: This article was updated in March 2015) Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards you get but don’t […]
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