News in brief: British Airways reopens its lounge at New York JFK British Airways has followed Virgin Atlantic and will today partially reopen its lounge facilities at New York JFK airport. The lounge .....

News in brief: British Airways reopens its lounge at New York JFK British Airways has followed Virgin Atlantic .....

1 Aug 20211 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

The Italian island of Sardinia is becoming a hot spot for Hilton and Hilton Honors. A couple of weeks ago, the group added The Local Porto Rotondo and Baia di Chia Resort, both of which joined Curio .....

The Italian island of Sardinia is becoming a hot spot for Hilton and Hilton Honors. A couple of weeks ago, the .....

26 Jul 202126 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is our review of The Westminster London hotel. Formerly the DoubleTree Westminster, the hotel has undergone a significant refurbishment over the winter and has opted to swap brands to Curio .....

This is our review of The Westminster London hotel. Formerly the DoubleTree Westminster, the hotel has .....

25 Jul 202125 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 69 comments

Ras Al-Khaimah, if you are not familiar with it, is a sister Emirate to Dubai in the UAE. There isn’t a lot going on in Ras outside of its hotels. There are three indisputable truths, however: .....

Ras Al-Khaimah, if you are not familiar with it, is a sister Emirate to Dubai in the UAE. There isn’t a .....

24 Jul 202124 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Hilton has launched an exceptionally strong offer for 50 of its leading luxury hotels. This offer is ONLY available if you book via a luxury travel agent who is signed up to Hilton’s Impresario .....

Hilton has launched an exceptionally strong offer for 50 of its leading luxury hotels. This offer is ONLY .....

22 Jul 202122 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Hilton has brought back its offer of a 100% bonus when you purchase 20,000+ points. Your options are limited though – you can only buy in chunks of 20,000 points with a cap of 80,000 points, .....

Hilton has brought back its offer of a 100% bonus when you purchase 20,000+ points. Your options are limited .....

22 Jul 202122 July 2021 by Rhys Jones

The inability to guarantee connecting hotel rooms has been a MASSIVE bug bear of mine. To be honest, it is no longer such a big issue as our children get older, but we struggled with it for years. Is .....

The inability to guarantee connecting hotel rooms has been a MASSIVE bug bear of mine. To be honest, it is no .....

21 Jul 202121 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Three things that have opened ….. Plaza Premium lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5 If you don’t qualify for access to the British Airways lounges in Heathrow Terminal 5, Plaza Premium has .....

Three things that have opened ….. Plaza Premium lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5 If you don’t qualify .....

20 Jul 202120 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Two weeks ago I headed down to Spain as the guest of Marriott Bonvoy to take a look at some of their properties across the islands. It was a tough job but someone had to do it. In this introductory .....

Two weeks ago I headed down to Spain as the guest of Marriott Bonvoy to take a look at some of their .....

12 Jul 202112 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

As travel begins to restart, domestically at least, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be .....

As travel begins to restart, domestically at least, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best .....

4 Jul 20214 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Hilton has been on a bit of a roll with new openings in the last couple of weeks, and we have got a bit behind in covering them – not that you can get to most at the moment. I will do a catch-up .....

Hilton has been on a bit of a roll with new openings in the last couple of weeks, and we have got a bit behind .....

4 Jul 20214 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This article is our attempt to decide what Hilton Honors points are worth. Valuing miles and points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios points are worth, but that Avios .....

This article is our attempt to decide what Hilton Honors points are worth. Valuing miles and points is a .....

28 Jun 202128 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Hilton’s Tapestry Collection brand will soon get its first hotel in the UK. The Samuel Ryder Hotel in St Albans will be a rebranding of the existing Clarion Collection Hotel St Albans, which .....

Hilton’s Tapestry Collection brand will soon get its first hotel in the UK. The Samuel Ryder Hotel in St .....

25 Jun 202125 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

This is our review of Hilton London Bankside – in particular, its Hilton WorkSpaces product. We were due to check out Hilton Bankside last year, when Hilton Honors launched its new .....

This is our review of Hilton London Bankside – in particular, its Hilton WorkSpaces product. We were due .....

24 Jun 202124 June 2021 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments