On 1st April, there were noticeable changes made to IHG Rewards redemption pricing. Some hotels shot up to crazy levels of pricing. People were posting examples of Holiday Inn Express hotels at 70,000 .....

On 1st April, there were noticeable changes made to IHG Rewards redemption pricing. Some hotels shot up to .....

7 Apr 20217 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

This is Part 2 of our analysis of the changes to IHG Rewards pricing that took place over Easter. Read Part 1 of our analysis of whether IHG Rewards has devalued first by clicking here. In order to .....

This is Part 2 of our analysis of the changes to IHG Rewards pricing that took place over Easter. Read Part 1 .....

7 Apr 20217 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 175 comments

According to this Sky News report yesterday, ex-British Airways Chairman and CEO Alex Cruz has been approached to become Chief Executive of SAS. Cruz is reportedly one of a small number of candidates .....

According to this Sky News report yesterday, ex-British Airways Chairman and CEO Alex Cruz has been approached .....

6 Apr 20216 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

IHG Rewards Club has launched a new ‘mystery bonus’ for buying points. The link to buy is here. Testing it out amongst family accounts, 75% seems to be the most common bonus offered. We .....

IHG Rewards Club has launched a new ‘mystery bonus’ for buying points. The link to buy is here. .....

6 Apr 20216 April 2021 by Rob Burgess

This is a coincidence. In my article last weekend about the new Radisson (ex-Moxy, eg-Hyatt) at Gatwick Airport, I explained why we usually don’t write about hotels not due to open for 3-4 .....

This is a coincidence. In my article last weekend about the new Radisson (ex-Moxy, eg-Hyatt) at Gatwick .....

5 Apr 20215 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

In March, we reported on how IHG Rewards had quietly rolled out its new ‘milestone bonuses’. It appeared to be based on Hilton’s milestone bonuses scheme: Whilst IHG had only emailed .....

In March, we reported on how IHG Rewards had quietly rolled out its new ‘milestone bonuses’. It .....

4 Apr 20214 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Back in February 2019, IHG paid $300 million to acquire Six Senses Hotels.  Six Senses is, at its best, a true luxury hotel group in a way that none of IHG’s other brands are (sorry .....

Back in February 2019, IHG paid $300 million to acquire Six Senses Hotels.  Six Senses is, at its best, a .....

1 Apr 20211 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

If you are looking to earn status in IHG Rewards, one of the easiest ways of doing it is by booking ‘bonus points packages’. There are other ways to get easy status-qualifying points, as .....

If you are looking to earn status in IHG Rewards, one of the easiest ways of doing it is by booking .....

29 Mar 202129 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

If you had your IHG Rewards Spire Elite status rolled over last year, even though you didn’t earn enough points to requalify, there is some good news. Your 25,000 bonus IHG Rewards points for .....

If you had your IHG Rewards Spire Elite status rolled over last year, even though you didn’t earn enough .....

26 Mar 202126 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

In December, we reported that some people had seen ‘milestone bonuses’ popping up in the ‘My Offers’ section of their IHG Rewards account. It appeared to be based on .....

In December, we reported that some people had seen ‘milestone bonuses’ popping up in the ‘My .....

21 Mar 202121 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

IHG, the parent company for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn Express, voco, Hotel Indigo etc, has just launched a new sale. The rules are simple: You can find out more on the IHG website here. .....

IHG, the parent company for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn Express, voco, Hotel Indigo etc, has just .....

18 Mar 202118 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

IHG Rewards has launched a new ‘fast track’ promotion for status. It is, on the face of it, very generous but you still need to accept the fact that IHG Rewards status has virtually no .....

IHG Rewards has launched a new ‘fast track’ promotion for status. It is, on the face of it, very .....

13 Mar 202113 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Crowne Plaza London Kensington, a surprisingly pleasant hotel on a fairly grotty road, is leaving IHG on 1st April. It is, oddly, still bookable on ihg.com, but trust me on this …. It will be .....

Crowne Plaza London Kensington, a surprisingly pleasant hotel on a fairly grotty road, is leaving IHG on 1st .....

11 Mar 202111 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Our unofficial ‘excellent deal we found on Travelzoo’ series moves on to Newcastle this week. It is selling an EXCELLENT package at IHG’s Hotel Indigo. The hotel website is here and .....

Our unofficial ‘excellent deal we found on Travelzoo’ series moves on to Newcastle this week. It .....

5 Mar 20215 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments