This is our review of the brand new Regent Phu Quoc resort in Vietnam. We don’t normally accept reader reviews of hotels. However, there are a few reasons why we wanted to run this: Where can .....

This is our review of the brand new Regent Phu Quoc resort in Vietnam. We don’t normally accept reader .....

24 Jul 202224 July 2022 by Rhys Jones • 48 comments

IHG One Rewards has been celebrating the launch of its new programme with an exceptionally generous status challenge. The last day to register is next Sunday, 31st July. This is a very strong offer, .....

IHG One Rewards has been celebrating the launch of its new programme with an exceptionally generous status .....

23 Jul 202223 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

‘Vignette’ is IHG’s newest hotel brand. As we covered here, Vignette is IHG’s version of Hilton’s Curio, Marriott’s Autograph or Hyatt’s Unbound Collection. Here’s the logo: .....

‘Vignette’ is IHG’s newest hotel brand. As we covered here, Vignette is IHG’s version of .....

5 Jul 20225 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

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 .....

5 Jul 20225 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

IHG’s Summer sale is now on, covering InterContinental, Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo and other IHG brands. The special sale website is here. The sale covers the UK and .....

IHG’s Summer sale is now on, covering InterContinental, Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo .....

24 Jun 202224 June 2022 by Rob Burgess

It’s been a while since we ran a Groupon hotel package, but reader Daniel flagged up an interesting deal he saw in Newcastle. As per this page of Groupon, the Hotel Indigo in Newcastle – .....

It’s been a while since we ran a Groupon hotel package, but reader Daniel flagged up an interesting deal .....

24 Jun 202224 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes. The first thing to say is that it is VERY rare for an airline to allow you to transfer to a hotel .....

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes. The .....

20 Jun 202220 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Yesterday we covered a generous new IHG / American Express promotion, which offers you £100 cashback when you spend £350 at selected luxury IHG hotels this Summer. Several Kimpton hotels were on the .....

Yesterday we covered a generous new IHG / American Express promotion, which offers you £100 cashback when you .....

16 Jun 202216 June 2022 by Rob Burgess

IHG has launched a new cashback deal in conjunction with American Express. This is for IHG’s luxury brands – a similar cashback deal for the mid-market brands ends this week. It’s a .....

IHG has launched a new cashback deal in conjunction with American Express. This is for IHG’s luxury .....

14 Jun 202214 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

If you’re booking a restaurant – even a casual dining one – soon, remember that you can earn IHG One Rewards points when you book restaurants online. I have used this myself a few .....

If you’re booking a restaurant – even a casual dining one – soon, remember that you can earn .....

13 Jun 202213 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

EDIT: We managed to sell out all of the tickets within 30 minutes! Apologies to those who missed out. If you got tickets, I hope you have a great day. I just received an email from IHG telling me that .....

EDIT: We managed to sell out all of the tickets within 30 minutes! Apologies to those who missed out. If you .....

10 Jun 202210 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, is currently rolling out its new loyalty scheme, IHG One Rewards. This is the long awaited relaunch of IHG .....

IHG, the hotel chain behind InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, is currently .....

10 Jun 202210 June 2022 by Rob Burgess

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

9 Jun 20229 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the .....

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way .....

7 Jun 20227 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments