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 .....

16 Feb 202216 February 2022 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

With travel now picking up again, Which? magazine has been able to bring back one of its annual highlights – the best and worst UK hotel chains, as voted for by its readers. You can see the full .....

With travel now picking up again, Which? magazine has been able to bring back one of its annual highlights .....

7 Feb 20227 February 2022 by Rob Burgess • 68 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 .....

1 Feb 20221 February 2022 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

News in brief: Save 10% on Virgin Holidays this weekend Virgin Holidays is running a special offer from today to midnight on Monday. It offers additional savings of up to 10% on sale prices. You can .....

News in brief: Save 10% on Virgin Holidays this weekend Virgin Holidays is running a special offer from today .....

28 Jan 202228 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Last week we ran an article on the new IHG Rewards ‘double points’ promotion, which starts on 1st February. You need to register here. When I wrote this up, I missed a key point. The bonus .....

Last week we ran an article on the new IHG Rewards ‘double points’ promotion, which starts on 1st .....

27 Jan 202227 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

InterContinental has brought back a special offer to encourage you to join their InterContinental Ambassador loyalty scheme. This isn’t as generous as previous offers we’ve seen, but if .....

InterContinental has brought back a special offer to encourage you to join their InterContinental Ambassador .....

21 Jan 202221 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

IHG Rewards has launched a new promotion letting you earn double points on your stays this Spring. You need to register here. IHG Rewards is the loyalty scheme covering InterContinental, Holiday Inn, .....

IHG Rewards has launched a new promotion letting you earn double points on your stays this Spring. You need to .....

19 Jan 202219 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

IHG Rewards is planning major changes to go live in March. It will be a two stage process. Part 2 will be about adding new benefits, but there is no word yet on what these may be. Part 1, announced .....

IHG Rewards is planning major changes to go live in March. It will be a two stage process. Part 2 will be .....

19 Jan 202219 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments

IHG Rewards has extended its ‘fast track’ promotion for status into 2022. It is, on the face of it, very generous but you still need to accept the fact that IHG Rewards status has .....

IHG Rewards has extended its ‘fast track’ promotion for status into 2022. It is, on the face of .....

18 Jan 202218 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Back in October we exclusively revealed that Crown Plaza The City – for many people, the best IHG Rewards hotel in London – was defecting to Hyatt. It will become Hyatt Regency London .....

Back in October we exclusively revealed that Crown Plaza The City – for many people, the best IHG .....

12 Jan 202212 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

We normally don’t bother running press releases about hotel openings which are due 2-3 years down the track, partly because the project is often cancelled and partly because the news isn’t .....

We normally don’t bother running press releases about hotel openings which are due 2-3 years down the .....

8 Jan 20228 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

At the start of each month, we usually run a summary of all of the hotel promotions from the big six chains. This month, there is no need. The only offer currently running is Hilton’s .....

At the start of each month, we usually run a summary of all of the hotel promotions from the big six chains. .....

2 Jan 20222 January 2022 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Yesterday, we looked at various ‘3-4-2’ and ‘4-4-3’ offers at Hilton’s luxury brands in Europe and the Middle East. IHG has similar deals, and these have also been .....

Yesterday, we looked at various ‘3-4-2’ and ‘4-4-3’ offers at Hilton’s luxury .....

30 Dec 202130 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

The UK rewards credit card market took another hit yesterday when applications were halted for the free IHG Rewards credit card. If you look at its website, Creation – the issuer – has .....

The UK rewards credit card market took another hit yesterday when applications were halted for the free IHG .....

21 Dec 202121 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 167 comments