If you think you might find yourself in the Middle East, Asia or Africa at some point in 2016, I recommend registering for this IHG Rewards Club promotion. Until the end of 2016, you will earn double .....

If you think you might find yourself in the Middle East, Asia or Africa at some point in 2016, I recommend .....

14 May 201614 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

InterContinental does not run any hotels in Las Vegas but has a marketing agreement with The Palazzo and The Venetian resorts. These are called ‘InterContinental Alliance Resorts‘ – .....

InterContinental does not run any hotels in Las Vegas but has a marketing agreement with The Palazzo and The .....

12 May 201612 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes.   I wrote about this extensively last year when it turned out that it was pretty much the only .....

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

5 May 20165 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

This is my review of the Holiday Inn Express London Ealing hotel. Last week had a wild and crazy travel schedule even by HfP standards.  As well as visiting Southend on Monday, I headed out to West .....

This is my review of the Holiday Inn Express London Ealing hotel. Last week had a wild and crazy travel .....

2 May 20162 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

News in brief: Excellent American Airlines fares from Paris to North America It is pure coincidence that I am reviewing the Cathay Pacific lounge at Paris today and then this offer pops up as well! .....

News in brief: Excellent American Airlines fares from Paris to North America It is pure coincidence that I am .....

1 May 20161 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

IHG, owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Indigo and Staybridge Suites brands, has extended its generous discount promotion in association with MasterCard .....

IHG, owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Indigo and Staybridge .....

28 Apr 201628 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a  new list of PointBreaks redemptions. There is usually some pre-publicity for the list .....

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

26 Apr 201626 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 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 .....

18 Apr 201618 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

There are two InterContinental hotels in New York. The InterContinental Times Square property tends to get all of the coverage on HfP because it is new and, more importantly, the other hotel has been .....

There are two InterContinental hotels in New York. The InterContinental Times Square property tends to get all .....

13 Apr 201613 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

If you are working towards your IHG Accelerate target – and this is probably the most generous hotel promotion you will see this quarter – you have only three weeks left to complete all of .....

If you are working towards your IHG Accelerate target – and this is probably the most generous hotel .....

6 Apr 20166 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 90 comments

The two IHG Rewards Club Visa credit cards closed to new applications on 31st March. No prior notice was given.  The cards have disappeared from the Barclaycard website (both cards were administered .....

The two IHG Rewards Club Visa credit cards closed to new applications on 31st March. No prior notice was .....

3 Apr 20163 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

One of the biggest jokes, since the EU cap on Visa and Mastercard fees came into effect in December, was that the Government itself was ignoring them.  The fee for paying your tax with a credit card .....

One of the biggest jokes, since the EU cap on Visa and Mastercard fees came into effect in December, was that .....

2 Apr 20162 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

This is part 2 of my review of the InterContinental Bordeaux – Le Grand Hotel.  Part 1 of my InterContinental Bordeaux review can be found here. Yesterday I wrote about the rooms and facilities .....

This is part 2 of my review of the InterContinental Bordeaux – Le Grand Hotel.  Part 1 of my .....

23 Mar 201623 March 2016 by Anika Burnett • 13 comments

This is our review of InterContinental Bordeaux – Le Grand Hotel. Rob sent me off to Bordeaux to review the InterContinental Bordeaux – Le Grand Hotel and I loved it.  That’s the .....

This is our review of InterContinental Bordeaux – Le Grand Hotel. Rob sent me off to Bordeaux to review .....

22 Mar 201622 March 2016 by Anika Burnett • 9 comments