This is our review of Carlton Cannes, A Regent Hotel. Long term readers will know that I don’t accept many hotel review trips – the last one was Andaz Prague in December 2022. I obviously .....

This is our review of Carlton Cannes, A Regent Hotel. Long term readers will know that I don’t accept .....

22 Sep 202322 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is Part 2 of my review of the newly refurbished, extended and generally revived Carlton Cannes hotel, part of IHG’s Regent chain. I visited the hotel for two nights earlier this month as .....

This is Part 2 of my review of the newly refurbished, extended and generally revived Carlton Cannes hotel, .....

22 Sep 202322 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Not many people know that IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel brands – has a scheme aimed at travel bookers and small businesses.  It is called .....

Not many people know that IHG – owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel .....

20 Sep 202320 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

IHG One Rewards is continuing with its new promotion which offers a 15% discount on redemptions at selected new hotels. The list has been extended with more new hotels so I thought we’d take .....

IHG One Rewards is continuing with its new promotion which offers a 15% discount on redemptions at selected .....

17 Sep 202317 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

If you are planning a stay at a Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Hotel Indigo etc this autumn, there is an interesting new offer available. You can earn at least 1,000 Avios on .....

If you are planning a stay at a Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Hotel Indigo etc this .....

8 Sep 20238 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles.  You will often find the airlines encouraging it – every 9-10 months, pre covid, British .....

All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles.  You will .....

3 Sep 20233 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

This article is our attempt to decide what IHG One Rewards points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing miles and points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios .....

This article is our attempt to decide what IHG One Rewards points are worth. How should you value them? .....

30 Aug 202330 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Which hotels at Heathrow Airport are walkable from the terminals, and don’t require a bus ride? Whilst you are virtually guaranteed to be paying more to sleep within Heathrow Airport, you .....

Which hotels at Heathrow Airport are walkable from the terminals, and don’t require a bus ride? Whilst .....

29 Aug 202329 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

This is our review of the Kimpton Saint George hotel in Toronto, part of IHG One Rewards. Following my Air Transat Club Class flight (see my review here) I needed somewhere to stay. The Kimpton Saint .....

This is our review of the Kimpton Saint George hotel in Toronto, part of IHG One Rewards. Following my Air .....

22 Aug 202322 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

There is, almost literally, no end to the number of hotels brands which the major global hotel groups think can be sustained. Marriott Bonvoy is now at 31 following the acquisition of City Express, .....

There is, almost literally, no end to the number of hotels brands which the major global hotel groups think .....

20 Aug 202320 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

How can you convert Virgin Points into Hilton Honors or IHG One Rewards hotel points? This article is Part 7 of our new ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series to run alongside our existing .....

How can you convert Virgin Points into Hilton Honors or IHG One Rewards hotel points? This article is Part 7 .....

9 Aug 20239 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 12 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 Offers’ page which contains .....

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

6 Aug 20236 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

IHG One Rewards has a real problem in Dubai, at least until the Six Senses resort opens. Whilst I personally like the combined Crowne Plaza and InterContinental at Festival City – and indeed .....

IHG One Rewards has a real problem in Dubai, at least until the Six Senses resort opens. Whilst I personally .....

3 Aug 20233 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

By this point of the year, you should have a view of whether you will be able to do enough elite nights with your preferred hotel loyalty programme to earn or retain status for 2024. If you have .....

By this point of the year, you should have a view of whether you will be able to do enough elite nights with .....

27 Jul 202327 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments