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Fed up with your family? Of course you are, let’s be honest! Who doesn’t fancy a ‘Night On My Own’? (Full disclosure: I am writing this, on my own, in a suite at Park Hyatt Paris Vendome.)

IHG is here to help.

The new ‘Night On My Own’ promotion is valid at selected hotels in the UK and Ireland.

IHG is running a special UK offer for solo travellers

You get:

  • 20% off the Best Flexible Bed & Breakfast rate (Best Flexible Rate at Holiday Inn Expres and Staybridge Suites, where breakfast is included)
  • 20% off food and drink in the hotel
  • 2pm late check-out
  • free access to any pool, gym or spa facilities

You need to book by 4th October for stays until 25th October.

Bookings can only be for single occupancy.

You can find out more on this page of the IHG website.

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  • e14 says:
    11 Sep11 September 04:31

    Wonders if solo travellers might have friends staying that wouldn’t be welcomed if the other half was with them, nice one IHG.

    • NorthernLass says:
      11 Sep11 September 05:08

      Hmm, admittedly only a small sample size, but for a mid-week night at the end of this month in Glasgow, only 2 out of 13 hotels are available on the “Night On My Own” rate!

    • BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:
      11 Sep11 September 08:41

      Then you book a room for two!

      Or separate single rooms to keep up appearances!

      • TGLoyalty says:
        11 Sep11 September 10:17

        Always book a room for two. You get 2 people worth of benefits regardless. Extra drinks voucher or extra credit etc doesn’t matter still better when there’s 0 diff in cost.

        • BJ says:
          11 Sep11 September 11:53

          Yes, and you never know if you might get lucky.

        • Colin_Thames says:
          11 Sep11 September 13:44

          I always book for two but never got two drinks vouchers in the days when that was all Spire members got. What’s your technique?
          That said, since Diamond Elite came in I just get the free brekkie, which is worth more than two drinks, even if travelling alone.
          But next year I’ll probably drop to Platinum now Ambassador doesn’t extend status.

          • TGLoyalty says:
            11 Sep11 September 20:25

            I just ask there’s two of us can I get two lol only the real jobs worth say no

            agree on breakfast except when I know I just wont be there / up for it it or have decent lounge access like IC

  • no name says:
    11 Sep11 September 05:45

    6+ hours on a wizzair flight… no thanks

    • Paul says:
      11 Sep11 September 07:18

      +1

    • Paul says:
      11 Sep11 September 09:12

      2+ hours on a wizzair flight… no thanks!

    • Throwawayname says:
      11 Sep11 September 10:26

      I welcome those flights, even if I don’t think I will be choosing them, they are certain to put pressure on the competition.

    • Londonsteve says:
      11 Sep11 September 10:42

      The irony is that Wizz is actually a nice airline to fly with. It’s the usual low cost configuration but it’s nicer than Ryanair or Easyjet in my opinion. 99% of flights these days are fine.

      Jeddah is a canny choice of route as flights to Saudi are very expensive and there’s a thirst for Saudi nationals to see the world at an affordable price. London is a key destination for them and has been for the last 50 years. Gamechanger is absolutely the right word for the XLR arriving at Wizz.

      • Aston100 says:
        11 Sep11 September 12:04

        I reckon the Jeddah route is more about getting pilgrims into Saudi rather than Arabs flying on a budget airline to foreign countries.

        • The Savage Squirrel says:
          11 Sep11 September 13:07

          Yes, particularly as it’s starting only a month or so before Hajj traffic starts to become a big factor. Be interesting to see if it ends up a seasonal route; or they manage to find sufficient regular traffic.

  • AirMax says:
    11 Sep11 September 06:24

    I wonder how many receptionists will know anything about the promo in terms of late checkout and food/drink discount

  • Dominic says:
    11 Sep11 September 06:51

    Hoping for direct Wizz London UAE flights. Whilst uncomfortable, does increase the likelihood of me flying back to the UK for a weekend – current costs are do-able, but not exactly desirable…

    • Londonsteve says:
      11 Sep11 September 10:32

      Gatwick to Abu Dhabi is virtually guaranteed to arrive sooner or later since it’s their base in the Middle-East.

      • David says:
        11 Sep11 September 17:58

        What would the price need to be? 350 return? At 400-450 were talking large carriers prices if it keeps going up. So a return at 299 would keep the seats warm.

  • BJ says:
    11 Sep11 September 07:28

    While the same seat is the same regardless of whether it’s on a single-aisle or widebody aircraft I just don’t fancy sitting 7+ hours in a ‘small’ aircraft for 7h+, I used to fly coast to coast on them in the USA frequently and that felt uncomfortable and unpleasant to me. However, for most people money talks and I would expect cheaper to win out.

    I don’t think Glasgow to Dubai holiday makers is a good example though. Only a small proportion will be going to Dubai, the vast majority continuing to other destinations. Added to that is the continuing appeal of the A380 years after launch, and the fact that for most people Emirates is probably the most highly valued and trusted of all airline brands. Even if that were to come to pass at GLA and Emirates lost a lot of economy passengers then they would just switch to a smaller aircraft because my understanding is that premium cabins on Emirates flights to/from Glasgow are hugely successful. I imagine the same would be true of other airlines and other routes.

    Where the A321XLR is used by major airlines to serve their own or alliance hubs the story will be very different from the likes of Wizz offering point-to-point flights independent of their main hub. The problem there is that if major airlines were to go in for the XLR in a big way I would not expect to see them passing on savings to passengers in the form of lower fares so what they end up with is a less comfortable experience at the same price.

    • Richie says:
      11 Sep11 September 09:08

      AA has ordered 50 and so has United, so looks like they are going in for them in a big-ish way.

      • BJ says:
        11 Sep11 September 09:32

        Yes, despite my misgivings if it meant attractive new routes from EDI or GLA that would probably be seductive enough to tempt me aboard. I could see 2+2 premium economy cabins working well on a 6-8h daytime flight. Knowing the airlines though it would be 3+3 with only a little more pitch and recline.

    • TGLoyalty says:
      11 Sep11 September 10:18

      The same fare in 5 years time would of course be passing on the savings. You can’t expect price devaluation forever because they are becoming more efficient

      • BJ says:
        11 Sep11 September 11:52

        @TGL no but hopefully it neabs fares are stagnant a while longer though that in itself is wishful thinking. A more realistic hope us that postpandemic surge in demand accompanied with poor supply might see some correction resulting in more competition abd lower fares. Wea are seeing some aggressive airline growth still in the ME, and also in India abd Turkey so it will be interesting to see the shape of the market in 5-10 years time.

  • Thywillbedone says:
    11 Sep11 September 07:33

    “It remains to be seen how many holidaymakers would swap Glasgow to Dubai on Emirates for Glasgow to Dubai on a single-aisle Wizz Air aircraft if the cost was noticeably lower. ”

    As Michael O’Leary once said: people will crawl boll*ck-naked over broken glass to get cheap airfares …

    • TGLoyalty says:
      11 Sep11 September 10:20

      Then moan when they are left high and dry with missed flights or £4 duty of care vouchers and fighting for EU261 compensation.

      Pay peanuts …

      • Londonsteve says:
        11 Sep11 September 14:36

        This is it, pay peanuts and don’t expect much in the way of assistance if it goes wrong. I suspect however that most passengers would rather pay peanuts to start with, recognising they’re taking a risk. Fact is, brand new aircraft very rarely develop problems, that’s the reason low cost carriers keep their fleets very young.

        Other than the (relative to the ticket price) large wodge of compensation that you might or might not get if the flight is heavily delayed or cancelled, everything else should be covered by travel insurance.

        • TGLoyalty says:
          11 Sep11 September 20:27

          nah we all know they love paying peanuts then complain like they paid an arm and leg when it all goes wrong

          What’s really annoying is when you have to pay an arm and leg because its the only option and know its going to be awful.

  • TrainDriverSparky says:
    11 Sep11 September 07:38

    Will BA ever move from the nasty T3 at Manchester?

    • NorthernLass says:
      11 Sep11 September 07:49

      I think there is an issue with having domestic arrivals at T2 , so probably not for the foreseeable!

      I wonder why Ryanair is also staying at T3 for now, does O’Leary get a cheaper deal there?!

      • Bill says:
        11 Sep11 September 08:09

        I read elsewhere that domestic arrival route at T2 will be sorted towards the end of this year. This opens the possibility of Loganair and BA moving

    • Jetset Boyz says:
      12 Sep12 September 06:57

      Manchester T2 isn’t yet able to accept domestic arrivals…. that’s why all of the airlines noted above that are moving over, operate international routes. BA will move to T2 once the terminal is ready to accept domestic arrivals.

  • Supersub says:
    11 Sep11 September 07:38

    6-7 hours? Given how often the Glasgow-Tenerife flights have to drop passengers off en route, this could be interesting…

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