Last week we ran an article on how to gift a Marriott Bonvoy reward night to another person. Marriott has recently clarified its rules on this to confirm that it can be done, and simplifying the .....

Last week we ran an article on how to gift a Marriott Bonvoy reward night to another person. Marriott has .....

7 May 20237 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Marriott’s The Luxury Collection brand included five unique hacienda properties on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Merida is the most convenient airport for reaching them. These are, as the .....

Marriott’s The Luxury Collection brand included five unique hacienda properties on the Yucatan Peninsula .....

4 May 20234 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

IHG One Rewards has brought back its Rothesay UK tennis packages for redemption. Last year these were priced at a crazy 1,000 points. This year they start at 2,500 points, which is still just .....

IHG One Rewards has brought back its Rothesay UK tennis packages for redemption. Last year these were priced .....

2 May 20232 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

In a surprise announcement this morning, Hyatt Hotels has announced the acquisition of the Mr & Mrs Smith hotel booking platform. The cost is £53 million, reflecting the ‘asset light’ .....

In a surprise announcement this morning, Hyatt Hotels has announced the acquisition of the Mr & Mrs Smith .....

28 Apr 202328 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

Until 7th June, you can buy IHG One Rewards – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – points with a bonus of 80%. The page to buy points is here. The bonus kicks .....

Until 7th June, you can buy IHG One Rewards – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc .....

27 Apr 202327 April 2023 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the InterContinental Boston hotel. It was one of my stops on a US holiday we took over Easter. I will also be looking at the Newport Marriott briefly in the coming days. .....

This is our review of the InterContinental Boston hotel. It was one of my stops on a US holiday we took over .....

27 Apr 202327 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Liverpool is currently riding a bit of a wave in terms of new hotel openings. Accor’s Pullman hotel (website here) arguably started it back in 2016 as a high-end new build. During the pandemic, .....

Liverpool is currently riding a bit of a wave in terms of new hotel openings. Accor’s Pullman hotel .....

23 Apr 202323 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of ‘mattress runs’ today.  A ‘mattress run’ involves booking a .....

What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of .....

22 Apr 202322 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Creation Financial Services and IHG are officially parting ways, which spells the end for Creation’s IHG One Rewards credit cards. Whilst the two cards have been closed to new applicants since .....

Creation Financial Services and IHG are officially parting ways, which spells the end for Creation’s IHG .....

18 Apr 202318 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

This is our review of the brand new Six Senses hotel in Rome. It is our first review of a Six Senses resort, which since being acquired by IHG back in 2019 is slowly integrating with IHG One Rewards. .....

This is our review of the brand new Six Senses hotel in Rome. It is our first review of a Six Senses resort, .....

17 Apr 202317 April 2023 by Rhys Jones • 66 comments

IHG One Rewards has launched a targeted promotion which will operate for a few weeks after the current ‘open to all’ offer ends. This is how it works: You must register in advance via this .....

IHG One Rewards has launched a targeted promotion which will operate for a few weeks after the current .....

6 Apr 20236 April 2023 by Rob Burgess

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 Apr 20236 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

IHG One Rewards used to market two excellent UK credit cards. They were arguably the best Visa or Mastercard options on the market. Whilst closed to new applicants some time ago, some readers still .....

IHG One Rewards used to market two excellent UK credit cards. They were arguably the best Visa or Mastercard .....

18 Mar 202318 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 242 comments

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. We dropped this feature for two months because of a lack of offers, but with a lot now going on we thought we .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. We dropped this feature .....

6 Mar 20236 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments