Get 20% off Manchester stays at IHG hotels

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• Peter K says:

  14 Jul14 July 08:47

  30% off most IHG at the weekends (UK only?) With the MasterCard rate is better surely?

  • Genghis says:

    14 Jul14 July 09:21

    https://headforpoints.com/2017/05/11/holiday-inn-express-crowne-plaza-intercontinental-discount-code-3/
    Officially you’re meant to fill in a voucher form – which I always do – but I have never been asked for it.

• the real harry1 says:

  14 Jul14 July 09:16

  O/T Level must be happy!
  LUFTHANSA has hit back at “unfounded” allegations it is trying to “destabilise and damage” Ryanair’s takeover of an Austrian airline set up by former Formula One driver Niki Lauda.
  Ryanair, which was given regulatory clearance to acquire Laudamotion on Thursday, yesterday claimed that the Austrian airline was “under threat by Lufthansa”.
  The German airline is attempting to reclaim nine aircraft used by Laudamotion, the Irish carrier said.
  Lufthansa bought the planes from Laudamotion’s predecessor Niki, Austria’s second-largest airline, after it folded in December 2017.
  A bid by Germany’s national carrier to buy Niki was blocked by European authorities and the airline was instead reborn as Laudamotion. Brussels mandated that Lufthansa hand over the aircraft to Laudamotion. The phoenix airline did not want to buy the planes from Lufthansa, however, choosing to lease them instead.
  “Laudamotion has recently failed, repeatedly, to meet its contractually agreed lease payment obligations,” Lufthansa said.
  “Lufthansa has exercised its contractually agreed right of termination because of a violation of contractual terms by Laudamotion, and has terminated the lease agreements on nine aircraft due to the non-payment of the lease amounts involved.”
  Ryanair, which previously owned 25pc of Laudamotion, alleged Lufthansa had delayed handing the planes over, which reduced the Austrian airline’s ability to take up take-off and landing slots. Laudamotion was only able to operate its fleet this summer by leasing 10 Boeing 737 aircraft from Ryanair, it is claimed. Lufthansa delayed a €1.5m (£1.3m) lease payment due to Laudamotion, Ryanair alleged.
  Lufthansa said it “has fully complied with all EU Commission obligations regarding the required transfer of aircraft to Laudamotion”.
  Juliusz Komorek, Ryanair’s chief legal officer said: “Lufthansa is abusing its dominant position in the German and Austrian markets in a blatant attempt to eliminate a much smaller, Austrian competitor, Laudamotion.”

• Kathy says:

  14 Jul14 July 09:58

  Heh. Sales always come up after I’ve booked non-refundable rooms elsewhere.

  Of course, if this is 20% off best flex then the travelodge is likely still cheaper!

• The Original Nick says:

  14 Jul14 July 11:05

  Has anyone any idea from previous years experience when the next IHG accelerate promotion will be announced?

  • Genghis says:

    14 Jul14 July 12:32

    It looks like I registered on 15 Aug last year for the promo starting 1 Sep until end of the year.

    • The Original Nick says:

      14 Jul14 July 13:26

      Thanks Genghis

    • Claire says:

      14 Jul14 July 20:30

      Same question – I thought last year’s summer period also included August though, so that the new one started 1st Sep when the previous finished? I could be wrong. I’ve got a load of bookings in Aug so hoping they’ll email soon and start it 1st Aug!

• Roger says:

  14 Jul14 July 12:33

  Any news on IHG Q3 Accelerate promotion, Rob.
  Also interested to see any poinysbreak previews for 3rd quarter.

  • Genghis says:

    14 Jul14 July 12:41

    I thought Q3 doesn’t exist in IHG’s world?

  • Rob says:

    14 Jul14 July 15:25

    No, no news.

• Cboy says:

  14 Jul14 July 12:57

  OT – May be of interest to some re the standard Amex rules of two credit cards/ two charge cards per person, however, I recently applied for the Gold card for Mrs Cboy forgetting it is now a credit card, she holds BA PP and Nectar, and it was approved.

  • Lumma says:

    14 Jul14 July 22:09

    I think this rule no longer exists. I’ve currently got 3 credit cards with AMEX and I’ve read several comments on this in the past too saying that theyve been approved

    • Rob says:

      14 Jul14 July 22:19

      Agreed. Makes little sense now Gold is credit.

• Ammar says:

  14 Jul14 July 13:07

  Ot – delayed on the train arriving into York by 57 mins from Newcastle so will claim delay repay. But missed my connection from York to London on grand central which was running on time….so wondering can I claim any compensation from lner for that even if on separate ticket, if not then what about Amex travel inconvenience protection, or is that just for flight delays only and not trains ?
  Any help appreciated

• Vasco says:

  14 Jul14 July 13:50

  OT: Are you still interested in guest reviews of lounges at UK airports? I can write up one on both the BA lounge and the Aspire lunge at BHD.

  • Rob says:

    14 Jul14 July 15:24

    We’ve got BA but we don’t have Aspire. Happy to take that if you can do a few picks and write a few paragraphs. We can polish it up. A reward will be forthcoming!

    • Vasco says:

      14 Jul14 July 15:56

      Great, that’s just as well as my coming trip is on Flybe, so I won’t be able to use the BA lounge this time. I can also do the AC Hotel (opened this year, first new build AC Hotel in the UK IIRC) if you’d like. 🙂 Regardless, expect to hear back re: the lounge sometime next week.

      • the real harry1 says:

        14 Jul14 July 16:04

        Incidentally: how do you manage to transfer points to contributors, Raffles?

    • the real harry1 says:

      14 Jul14 July 16:33

      As my cousin Boris said: you can polish a turd but it’s still a turd 🙂

    • Jack says:

      14 Jul14 July 16:36

      Can I have a reward for giving the link to the new Lloyds T&Cs in the comments a few weeks ago? ????

      • Peter K says:

        14 Jul14 July 17:28

        ????
        I commented today, can I also get a reward ????

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