News in brief: Is Marriott really getting rid of desks because young people don’t find them cool? In my articles on the takeover of Starwood by Marriott, I made a couple of observations about .....

News in brief: Is Marriott really getting rid of desks because young people don’t find them cool? In my .....

11 Dec 201511 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 98 comments

Hotels.com has been running a ’12 days of Christmas’ promotion for the last week or so.  Today is the most interesting of the offers in my view. When you make a booking at hotels.com .....

Hotels.com has been running a ’12 days of Christmas’ promotion for the last week or so.  Today is .....

11 Dec 201511 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is a review of the luxurious Conrad Rangali resort in The Maldives. Back in May I wrote an article about Hilton HHonors in which I mentioned that the Conrad Rangali resort in The Maldives is .....

This is a review of the luxurious Conrad Rangali resort in The Maldives. Back in May I wrote an article about .....

11 Dec 201511 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

A quick reminder that, to celebrate the offical launch of Shopper Points,  the new sister site to HfP which focusses on Tesco Clubcard and Nectar with no distracting frequent flyer talk, we have .....

A quick reminder that, to celebrate the offical launch of Shopper Points,  the new sister site to HfP which .....

11 Dec 201511 December 2015 by Rob Burgess

Instead of holding a last minute £1,000 sale, as they did last year, British Airways has decided to drops its unsold Club World availability over Christmas into the Avios redemption bucket. The .....

Instead of holding a last minute £1,000 sale, as they did last year, British Airways has decided to drops its .....

10 Dec 201510 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

French hotel group Accor, owner of Sofitel, Novel, Mercure, Ibis and various other brands, was confirmed last night as buyer of FRHI. These means that Accor will be gaining control of the Fairmont, .....

French hotel group Accor, owner of Sofitel, Novel, Mercure, Ibis and various other brands, was confirmed last .....

10 Dec 201510 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

News in brief: Etihad launches business class sale from £1,688 Etihad has launched a short business class sale from the UK for anyone who can book by Friday night. You can fly from Manchester, .....

News in brief: Etihad launches business class sale from £1,688 Etihad has launched a short business class .....

10 Dec 201510 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

News in brief: British Airways bans hover boards For anyone planning to unleash their inner Marty McFly over Christmas, be aware of this important release that was rushed out by BA yesterday: .....

News in brief: British Airways bans hover boards For anyone planning to unleash their inner Marty McFly over .....

9 Dec 20159 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

I mentioned hotel booking site Rocketmiles recently when I touched on their Thanksgiving promotion.  The company has now sent me details of all of its current offers, which give you the .....

I mentioned hotel booking site Rocketmiles recently when I touched on their Thanksgiving promotion. .....

9 Dec 20159 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Airport lounge network Priority Pass has unveiled the winners of its ‘Airport Lounge of the Year’ awards. Whilst it is easy to take such awards with a pinch of salt, the fact that the .....

Airport lounge network Priority Pass has unveiled the winners of its ‘Airport Lounge of the Year’ .....

9 Dec 20159 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

On Sunday I told you about Shopper Points.  Shopper Points is the new sister site to HfP which focusses on Tesco Clubcard and Nectar, with no distracting frequent flyer talk. To celebrate the offical .....

On Sunday I told you about Shopper Points.  Shopper Points is the new sister site to HfP which focusses on .....

8 Dec 20158 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

News in brief: 100% ‘buy points’ bonus back with IHG Rewards Club Literally just days after finishing their last 100% bonus, IHG Rewards Club has relaunched it.  The offer is available .....

News in brief: 100% ‘buy points’ bonus back with IHG Rewards Club Literally just days after .....

8 Dec 20158 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

With the Christmas travel period approaching, American Express Foreign Exchange Services is running a special bonus. When you order foreign currency via the Amex Currency Exchange website you .....

With the Christmas travel period approaching, American Express Foreign Exchange Services is running a special .....

8 Dec 20158 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

What is the best Avios credit card?  With 13 different cards now offering Avios points, and issuers starting to reduce the rewards on Visa and MasterCard products in response to the new EU .....

What is the best Avios credit card?  With 13 different cards now offering Avios points, and issuers .....

7 Dec 20157 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments