News in brief: Free Hilton HHonors Gold coming back as an Amex Platinum benefit? Until December 2013, American Express Platinum charge card holders received Hilton HHonors Gold status, albeit as a .....

News in brief: Free Hilton HHonors Gold coming back as an Amex Platinum benefit? Until December 2013, American .....

8 Oct 20158 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

News in brief: British Airways offers from Gatwick British Airways is running a series of offers from Gatwick Airport over the next few weeks.  The first one is ‘25% off Winter Sun .....

News in brief: British Airways offers from Gatwick British Airways is running a series of offers from Gatwick .....

6 Oct 20156 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Hilton has launched a seven day ‘flash sale’ which runs until midnight on Sunday. It is offering special deals at 300 hotels across Europe (including the UK), Middle East and Africa, but .....

Hilton has launched a seven day ‘flash sale’ which runs until midnight on Sunday. It is offering .....

6 Oct 20156 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Last week, Hilton HHonors published a list of hotel reward category changes on its website.  The list is here.  A few of these impact the UK so they are worth mentioning. The most annoying one is .....

Last week, Hilton HHonors published a list of hotel reward category changes on its website.  The list is .....

5 Oct 20155 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Hilton @Play is the Hilton HHonors equivalent of Starwood’s SPG Moments scheme, allowing you to redeem your points for ‘once in a lifetime’ experiences rather than more hotel stays. .....

Hilton @Play is the Hilton HHonors equivalent of Starwood’s SPG Moments scheme, allowing you to redeem .....

28 Sep 201528 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

News in brief: Hold the price of your British Airways flight for just £1 A relatively new British Airways feature is the ability to ‘hold’ the price of a flight for 72 hours for a fee of .....

News in brief: Hold the price of your British Airways flight for just £1 A relatively new British Airways .....

25 Sep 201525 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

American Express and Hilton Hotels have brought back their generous ‘£50 cashback for spending £250’ promotion. It is restricted to the first 10,000 American Express cardholders to .....

American Express and Hilton Hotels have brought back their generous ‘£50 cashback for spending .....

18 Sep 201518 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

I found out yesterday that a new-build ‘Hampton by Hilton’ hotel opened in Bournemouth recently. Given that the general quality of accommodation in British seaside towns is woeful, this .....

I found out yesterday that a new-build ‘Hampton by Hilton’ hotel opened in Bournemouth recently. .....

17 Sep 201517 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

British Airways Executive Club and Hilton HHonors have launched a new mileage deal for the Autumn. For some people, this may be more attractive than the main Hilton HHonors promotion ‘Triple .....

British Airways Executive Club and Hilton HHonors have launched a new mileage deal for the Autumn. For some .....

16 Sep 201516 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Here is a little oddment which doesn’t really fit into one of the Air New Zealand profile pieces that I am running throughout September. When I was touring their 777-300 at Heathrow, I was .....

Here is a little oddment which doesn’t really fit into one of the Air New Zealand profile pieces that I .....

11 Sep 201511 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Hilton has quietly rolled out its ‘rooms for day use’ offering.  This allows you to book a hotel room between 10am and 6pm – the idea is to compete with the likes of Regus who rent .....

Hilton has quietly rolled out its ‘rooms for day use’ offering.  This allows you to book a hotel .....

9 Sep 20159 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is my review of the Hilton London Syon Park hotel where we spent a weekend earlier in the Summer. As far as weekend breaks from London go, Hilton London Syon Park is not very ambitious.  It is .....

This is my review of the Hilton London Syon Park hotel where we spent a weekend earlier in the Summer. As far .....

6 Sep 20156 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

As it is a quiet Bank Holiday weekend, I thought it was worth taking the time to remind you of three potentially OK ‘buy points’ offers which are currently available from three hotel .....

As it is a quiet Bank Holiday weekend, I thought it was worth taking the time to remind you of three .....

30 Aug 201530 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Back in May, Hilton offered an unprecedented 100% bonus when you bought Hilton HHonors points.  It is now back with a smaller (but, by historical standards, very aggressive) bonus of 80% .....

Back in May, Hilton offered an unprecedented 100% bonus when you bought Hilton HHonors points.  It is now .....

27 Aug 201527 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments