If you are considering a UK or European trip during this year, IHG has launched ‘Get A Night On Us’ at its UK and European hotels.  These include InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday .....

If you are considering a UK or European trip during this year, IHG has launched ‘Get A Night On .....

13 Jul 202013 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

This has not been announced officially, but it is clear from test bookings that you can now redeem your InterContinental Ambassador ‘free weekend night’ certificate at Kimpton Hotels. Even .....

This has not been announced officially, but it is clear from test bookings that you can now redeem your .....

11 Jul 202011 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

IHG Rewards Club has launched another 100% ‘buy points’ bonus, which is as generous as you ever see.  It ends on 31st July. IHG has increased the maximum number of points you can buy to a .....

IHG Rewards Club has launched another 100% ‘buy points’ bonus, which is as generous as you ever .....

9 Jul 20209 July 2020 by Rob Burgess

InterContinental has announced that it is taking over management of one of the most famous hotels in the Pacific, Fiji’s Grand Pacific Hotel. The contract starts immediately, but the .....

InterContinental has announced that it is taking over management of one of the most famous hotels in the .....

9 Jul 20209 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

IHG’s cancellation policy for coronavirus was due to expire on 30th June.  This has now been extended to 31st August 2020.  You can read the IHG COVID-19 travel advisory here. This covers .....

IHG’s cancellation policy for coronavirus was due to expire on 30th June.  This has now been extended .....

3 Jul 20203 July 2020 by Rob Burgess

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from 66 floors up in the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. We are currently running this reader-written feature to provide some positivity and .....

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from 66 floors up in the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. .....

30 Jun 202030 June 2020 by Anika Burnett • 20 comments

If you’re looking for options for a short break, IHG’s Hotel Indigo brand has just opened in Verona. Hotel Indigo Verona – Grand Hotel Des Arts is a 62-room boutique property.  This .....

If you’re looking for options for a short break, IHG’s Hotel Indigo brand has just opened in .....

27 Jun 202027 June 2020 by Rob Burgess

Because most frequent traveller currencies can be converted into something else, there are always odd opportunities that get thrown up. Sometimes you can do a conversion which you would logically not .....

Because most frequent traveller currencies can be converted into something else, there are always odd .....

25 Jun 202025 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Is it possible to transfer hotel loyalty points to a friend or partner?  Can you transfer the points for free?  In most cases, the answer is ‘Yes’. Airline schemes are not like .....

Is it possible to transfer hotel loyalty points to a friend or partner?  Can you transfer the points for .....

23 Jun 202023 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Over the last couple of weeks, IHG Rewards Club has rolled out dynamic pricing of reward nights in most countries. Put simply, they have copied the Hilton Honors model.  The old points price remains .....

Over the last couple of weeks, IHG Rewards Club has rolled out dynamic pricing of reward nights in most .....

21 Jun 202021 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

You can get additional benefits at selected Hotel Indigo and US Kimpton hotels when you book via the new IHG Lifestyle Collection programme. Two weeks ago we looked at IHG Luxury Collection, a new .....

You can get additional benefits at selected Hotel Indigo and US Kimpton hotels when you book via the new IHG .....

17 Jun 202017 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

IHG Rewards Club has been running a 100% ‘buy points’ bonus for the last few weeks, which is as generous as you ever see.  It ends TODAY, Monday 15th. There are two extra tweaks which .....

IHG Rewards Club has been running a 100% ‘buy points’ bonus for the last few weeks, which is as .....

15 Jun 202015 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 95 comments

Here is an interesting little trick – only valid until Monday night – which lets you convert American Express Membership Rewards points to IHG Rewards Club points at a ratio of 1 : 2.2. .....

Here is an interesting little trick – only valid until Monday night – which lets you convert .....

14 Jun 202014 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

A couple of weeks ago we covered how IHG Rewards Club, the loyalty scheme for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc, had launched revenue-based redemption pricing in Europe and parts of the .....

A couple of weeks ago we covered how IHG Rewards Club, the loyalty scheme for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, .....

13 Jun 202013 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 160 comments