I know what you’re thinking ….. a month ago I ran an offer whereby you could get 1,000 Avios points just for joining Marriott Rewards – no stay required. And, a day later, Marriott .....

I know what you’re thinking ….. a month ago I ran an offer whereby you could get 1,000 Avios .....

30 Jul 201730 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a “preview” of the new list of PointBreaks redemptions. These rooms are a .....

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a .....

29 Jul 201729 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

News in brief: Shock as London-ish property hits IHG PointBreaks IHG Rewards Club will be releasing the list of new ‘5,000 point per night’ PointBreaks redemptions during Friday. We will .....

News in brief: Shock as London-ish property hits IHG PointBreaks IHG Rewards Club will be releasing the list .....

28 Jul 201728 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 157 comments

News in brief: IHG adds a new Accelerate target for everyone IHG Rewards Club’s Accelerate is, for most people, the most generous hotel promotion running at the moment. Here are the headline .....

News in brief: IHG adds a new Accelerate target for everyone IHG Rewards Club’s Accelerate is, for most .....

25 Jul 201725 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 127 comments

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards .....

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just .....

24 Jul 201724 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

News in brief: Two new Opodo discount codes released Opodo has released two new promotional codes which are good for bookings made by 25th July. These seem like decent offers: Save £25 on a flight .....

News in brief: Two new Opodo discount codes released Opodo has released two new promotional codes which are .....

23 Jul 201723 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Welcome to our monthly 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 details .....

Welcome to our monthly round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  All of the information in .....

21 Jul 201721 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

News in brief: Get up to 30% bonus when you buy Avios Iberia Plus has launched a new ‘buy Avios’ promotion which runs until 30th July. The offer is: 10% bonus when you buy 2,000 to .....

News in brief: Get up to 30% bonus when you buy Avios Iberia Plus has launched a new ‘buy Avios’ .....

20 Jul 201720 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

One of the few guaranteed status benefits in IHG Rewards Club – if you are staying in Europe – is the ‘welcome amenity’ which is offered at check-in. These are rarely anything .....

One of the few guaranteed status benefits in IHG Rewards Club – if you are staying in Europe – is .....

18 Jul 201718 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

This is my review of the Kimpton De Witt hotel in Amsterdam, which has just opened. Back in 2014, IHG – owner of InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc – agreed to purchase US .....

This is my review of the Kimpton De Witt hotel in Amsterdam, which has just opened. Back in 2014, IHG – .....

7 Jul 20177 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

I wrote a long review of IHG’s new Kimpton De Witt hotel in Amsterdam today. As that review explains, I was upgraded to the Penthouse Suite as my original room proved to be unsuitable (ie .....

I wrote a long review of IHG’s new Kimpton De Witt hotel in Amsterdam today. As that review explains, I .....

7 Jul 20177 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

On Sunday I wrote about the confusion being caused over the issuance of the ‘end of year’ free hotel night voucher with the IHG Rewards Club Premium Mastercard. I am very positive about .....

On Sunday I wrote about the confusion being caused over the issuance of the ‘end of year’ free .....

4 Jul 20174 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments

With the schools breaking up, I am currently running updated versions of my annual travel planning series.  This will cover the best ways of earning or redeeming miles and .....

With the schools breaking up, I am currently running updated versions of my annual travel .....

3 Jul 20173 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

There are two ongoing bonus sagas in the travel credit card world at the moment – one relating to the Creation IHG Rewards Club Premium card and one relating to the HSBC Premier World Elite .....

There are two ongoing bonus sagas in the travel credit card world at the moment – one relating to the .....

2 Jul 20172 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments