I have been in Washington this week at Hilton’s HQ to find out more about what the company is doing.  More from this trip will follow. There was one thing I learned on Tuesday which I .....

I have been in Washington this week at Hilton’s HQ to find out more about what the company is doing.  .....

22 Jun 201822 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

I am in Washington at the moment meeting with the Hilton Honors team – I even got to meet Hilton’s CEO, Chris Nassetta, yesterday.  A few articles from this trip will follow over the next .....

I am in Washington at the moment meeting with the Hilton Honors team – I even got to meet Hilton’s .....

20 Jun 201820 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

Hilton is currently running a California Road Trip promotion for anyone planning a trip to the US West Coast. To promote this package, Hilton has given us two ‘Be My Guest’ certificates to .....

Hilton is currently running a California Road Trip promotion for anyone planning a trip to the US West Coast. .....

18 Jun 201818 June 2018 by Anika Burnett • 54 comments

Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains.  Hilton Honors was the latest to jump on the bandwagon in 2015. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a high threshold .....

Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains.  Hilton Honors was the latest to jump on .....

18 Jun 201818 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Waldorf Astoria is an official sponsor of the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, and has made a selection of ticket packages available on the Hilton Auction site for ‘buy it now’. We .....

Waldorf Astoria is an official sponsor of the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, and has made a selection .....

12 Jun 201812 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

The Hilton in Blackpool is leaving the chain on 26th June.  The hotel is not closing but it is not clear what brand, if any, will take it over. The good news for Hilton loyalists is that a new .....

The Hilton in Blackpool is leaving the chain on 26th June.  The hotel is not closing but it is not clear what .....

11 Jun 201811 June 2018 by Rob Burgess

Tesco is making changes to the Clubcard scheme on Monday. This does NOT impact Avios or Virgin Flying Club redemptions. It does impact all other redemptions which are based on a multiple of the face .....

Tesco is making changes to the Clubcard scheme on Monday. This does NOT impact Avios or Virgin Flying Club .....

9 Jun 20189 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

TODAY (Thursday) is the last day to get a 100% bonus when you purchase 5,000+ Hilton Honors points.  This is the highest bonus we have seen for quite a while. The Hilton ‘buy points’ page is .....

TODAY (Thursday) is the last day to get a 100% bonus when you purchase 5,000+ Hilton Honors points.  This is .....

7 Jun 20187 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 216 comments

Hilton has launched its Summer Sale with decent weekend deals across Europe, Africa and Middle East. The sale offers up to 25% off the standard Best Available Rate if you are a Hilton Honors member. .....

Hilton has launched its Summer Sale with decent weekend deals across Europe, Africa and Middle East. The sale .....

7 Jun 20187 June 2018 by Anika Burnett • 26 comments

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro since the Brexit vote has been to destroy much – but not all – of the generous arbitrage that used to be .....

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro since the Brexit vote has been to .....

31 May 201831 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Welcome to 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 Promos’ page which contains details .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this .....

29 May 201829 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

I often write about how some ‘experiences’ redemptions offered by the hotel groups go very cheaply because they are not well described in the headline, and the real value only emerges when .....

I often write about how some ‘experiences’ redemptions offered by the hotel groups go very cheaply .....

27 May 201827 May 2018 by Rob Burgess

The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Starwood Preferred Guest is the only scheme where it is is worthwhile trading your points for airline miles. There are a couple of reasons .....

The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Starwood Preferred Guest is the only scheme .....

25 May 201825 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

If you missed out in the past, Hilton Honors has arranged another tour of the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking. It is not cheap at 100,000 Hilton Honors points for two people, but if Formula 1 is .....

If you missed out in the past, Hilton Honors has arranged another tour of the McLaren Technology Centre in .....

25 May 201825 May 2018 by Rob Burgess