Hyatt made a huge acquisition this week, paying $2.7 billion for Apple Leisure Group. You’ve probably never heard of Apple Leisure Group – I hadn’t. It is a big player in the 4-star .....

Hyatt made a huge acquisition this week, paying $2.7 billion for Apple Leisure Group. You’ve probably .....

21 Aug 202121 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

American Express Platinum comes with FOUR hotel status cards.  I thought I would take a closer look at this benefit to help you decide if you should jump on the 30,000 Membership Rewards points .....

American Express Platinum comes with FOUR hotel status cards.  I thought I would take a closer look at .....

19 Aug 202119 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

News in brief: New American Express cashback deal with Boots Whilst it won’t save you a huge amount of cash, unless you stock up on premium cosmetics, American Express is offering 7% to 10% .....

News in brief: New American Express cashback deal with Boots Whilst it won’t save you a huge amount of .....

18 Aug 202118 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is our review of The Fellows House Cambridge, a brand new hotel which is part of Hilton’s Curio Collection. We have generally been impressed by Curio Collection, which allows upmarket .....

This is our review of The Fellows House Cambridge, a brand new hotel which is part of Hilton’s Curio .....

17 Aug 202117 August 2021 by Rhys Jones • 33 comments

Hilton Honors has added a range of tickets for Summer music festivals across the UK to its ‘Experiences’ website. Each includes a mix of standard and VIP tickets with different points .....

Hilton Honors has added a range of tickets for Summer music festivals across the UK to its .....

12 Aug 202112 August 2021 by Rob Burgess

As travel begins to restart, 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 found on our ‘Hotel .....

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions .....

8 Aug 20218 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Got a pile of unspent Hilton Honors points from the last 18 months, and a social diary which is emptier than usual? Good news – Hilton Honors has added some VIP hospitality sports packages to .....

Got a pile of unspent Hilton Honors points from the last 18 months, and a social diary which is emptier than .....

2 Aug 20212 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

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