I wrote last week that Accor had suspended transfers of Le Club Accorhotels points to Iberia Plus Avios. It seemed that this was the end of the ludicrously generous arbitrage, whereby you got .....

I wrote last week that Accor had suspended transfers of Le Club Accorhotels points to Iberia Plus Avios. It .....

23 Jan 201323 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched a Flying Club seat sale, although sadly only for Economy seats. You need to book between 22nd January and 5th February, across the entire Virgin route network. Sadly, the .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a Flying Club seat sale, although sadly only for Economy seats. You need to book .....

23 Jan 201323 January 2013 by Rob Burgess

The last bit of news I picked up from my 10 days in Dubai was the story that Abu Dhabi’s Etihad had bought a 70% stake in airberlin‘s frequent flyer scheme, topbonus. The transaction .....

The last bit of news I picked up from my 10 days in Dubai was the story that Abu Dhabi’s Etihad had .....

22 Jan 201322 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Le Club Accorhotels – which covers Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure etc – is one of the stranger hotel loyalty schemes. Instead of collecting points to redeem for free nights, you redeem points .....

Le Club Accorhotels – which covers Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure etc – is one of the stranger hotel .....

22 Jan 201322 January 2013 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the Ramada Hotel & Suites London Docklands and the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum. I usually find myself in a Regus business centre in Central London once a week, where I can .....

This is my review of the Ramada Hotel & Suites London Docklands and the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum. I .....

21 Jan 201321 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Accor has launched a new UK promotion called ‘Happy Mondays’. It is nice and simple, and potentially a good deal. Every Monday, Accor will make 1,000 UK hotel rooms available at heavily .....

Accor has launched a new UK promotion called ‘Happy Mondays’. It is nice and simple, and .....

21 Jan 201321 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

For the last couple of years, Marriott has been quietly (and unofficially) rolling over ‘extra’ elite nights earned by Silver, Gold and Platinum members.  Marriott has now confirmed via .....

For the last couple of years, Marriott has been quietly (and unofficially) rolling over ‘extra’ .....

21 Jan 201321 January 2013 by Rob Burgess

A new Foursquare offer has been launched, in conjunction with Amex.  This is not as good as some of the older ones, but may well benefit you. Check in at a Shell garage via Foursquare, and you will .....

A new Foursquare offer has been launched, in conjunction with Amex.  This is not as good as some of the older .....

20 Jan 201320 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Iberia Plus is currently offering a 20% bonus on purchases of Avios points. This deal runs until 27th January, see here for further details.  Note that you need to log-in to see details of the .....

Iberia Plus is currently offering a 20% bonus on purchases of Avios points. This deal runs until 27th January, .....

20 Jan 201320 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Well, the new Priority Club reward levels are out.  And, as predicted, it is not good. The result is what you would have foreseen with a move from brand-based pricing to rate-based pricing. Hotels in .....

Well, the new Priority Club reward levels are out.  And, as predicted, it is not good. The result is what you .....

19 Jan 201319 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Accor, the Sofitel / Mercure / Novotel / Ibis etc group, has launched another ‘Private Sale’.  This is aimed at members of Le Club Accorhotels but as you can sign up for free then it is .....

Accor, the Sofitel / Mercure / Novotel / Ibis etc group, has launched another ‘Private Sale’.  .....

19 Jan 201319 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I have finally found an official working link that offers 40,000 Priority Club points when signing up for the Priority Club Black Visa card. The link is here. It was circulated with some Priority Club .....

I have finally found an official working link that offers 40,000 Priority Club points when signing up for the .....

18 Jan 201318 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Accor – the Sofitel / Novotel / Mercure / Ibis hotel group – runs their loyalty scheme slightly differently to most. Instead of collecting points to redeem for free nights, you can only .....

Accor – the Sofitel / Novotel / Mercure / Ibis hotel group – runs their loyalty scheme slightly .....

18 Jan 201318 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

I wanted to quickly flag two things – only vaguely connected – about retail gift cards. Firstly, before Christmas American Express ran a promotion which offered a 20% discount on HMV gift .....

I wanted to quickly flag two things – only vaguely connected – about retail gift cards. Firstly, .....

18 Jan 201318 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments