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News: Lloyds extends World Elite 0% FX offer, IHG points deal on new voco in Orlando

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News in brief:

Lloyds Bank improves the 0% FX benefit on its World Elite Mastercard

As we reviewed here, the Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard is, in our view, a contender for wallet space thanks to two decent travel benefits:

  • it is the cheapest way to get a full Priority Pass – including the airport restaurant credits which Amex excludes – for two people
  • you pay 0% in FX fees when travelling AND get 0.5% to 1% cashback on top

At the time of our review (May 2025) the 0% FX fees were only offered for your first five years as a Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard holder.

This time limitation has now been removed, and you are guaranteed that there will be no FX fees on your spending for the lifetime of the product.

To find out more about the Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard, read our review here.

Lloyds Bank improves the 0% FX benefit on its World Elite Mastercard

Good points deals at new IHG hotel in Orlando

IHG has just opened the voco Kissimmee Orlando hotel.

I don’t know anything about the Orlando market so I won’t comment on the hotel or its location. What I do know is that – as often happens with new IHG hotels – there are some good points deals available.

I could see rooms yesterday as low as 12,666 IHG One Rewards points per night. This is for a room which sleeps four.

The majority of nights appear to be 14,000 IHG One Rewards points.

Given that cash rates are over $100 per night for the dates I checked, you’re getting around 50% more than our average 0.4p per point.

The voco Kissimmee Orlando website is here.


IHG One Rewards news

IHG One Rewards update – September 2025:

Get bonus points:

IHG One Rewards is running a promotion aimed at five brands – Crowne Plaza, voco, Vignette, Candlewood and Garner.  You will earn triple base points for stays at these brands until 30th September. Click here to register and learn more.

New to IHG One Rewards?  Read our overview of IHG One Rewards here and our article on points expiry rules here. Our article on ‘What are IHG One Rewards points worth?’ is here.

Buy points: If you need additional IHG One Rewards points, you can buy them here.

Want to earn more hotel points?  Click here to see our complete list of promotions from IHG and the other major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.

Comments (15)

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  • TimM says:

    EasyJet appears to be guilty of ‘mixed-messaging’ but little else. Flight Club is closed to new members, existing member benefits are retained and a new scheme is on its way.

  • DW says:

    I got the “kicked out of the club” email but not the one you mention yesterday, so I assume I’m no longer part of the club?

  • SammyJ says:

    Sadly new Voco is just what used to be the Sonder, and that’s not far off regular pricing. Booked it for a week once, checked in and checked straight back out as the room stunk of damp. Good location in walking distance of the Margaritaville complex/Sunset Walk, and not far from Disney in an Uber. I’ll give it another go and see if they’ve improved it though – the tourist end of Orlando is desperate for an IHG hotel of a higher class than HI to open!

  • flyforfun says:

    I only found out about the Lloyds card a few months ago – but in time for a trip to Australia. Signed up my spouse as supplementary card holder and saved £164 it would have cost us using DragonPass via Barclaycard. (4 lounges x 2 x £20.50) The annual fee for the Lloyds card is £180 so I only need 1 more flight in the next 9 months to be “winning”.

    I’m valuing collecting Avios at any cost, less and less now so will be moving my Barclaycard to the free one. And with the 0% FX fee for life now, I may consider closing the MBNA Horizon card.

    • AET says:

      I wouldn’t go closing a card you can never reopen. Even if I get the above at some point, I’m keeping the MBNA Horizon at all costs.

  • Jonathan says:

    With the Lloyds / Halifax elite card, how’s the monthly fee charged ?
    PCM or from when you opened the account ?
    Good thing a new month is just about to begin for any new applicants !

  • Nick says:

    Kissimmee is the nearest ‘real’ city to Disney so is popular with people who want to be near the parks but not permanently in them and/or to have an escape route back to reality. It also has a convenient Amtrak/SunRail station so makes it realistically possible not to drive if you don’t want to.

  • Ramsey says:

    I got a ‘farewell’ message from Easjet Flightclub yesterday saying I hadn’t met the membership criteria in the last 12 months (which is correct) so my membership had come to an end. Suggests for those that did meet the criteria it’s continuing….

  • Rob says:

    No idea, sorry.

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