News in brief: Bookings open for the new InterContinental London The O2 The new InterContinental London The O2 is now taking bookings from 19th December. This is a slightly risky hotel project but the .....

News in brief: Bookings open for the new InterContinental London The O2 The new InterContinental London The O2 .....

27 Nov 201527 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

News in brief: Buy football tickets for 1 Emirates Skywards mile! I have written before about using Emirates Skywards miles for executive box seats at Arsenal or the other football clubs around Europe .....

News in brief: Buy football tickets for 1 Emirates Skywards mile! I have written before about using Emirates .....

26 Nov 201526 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

IHG, owner of Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, HI Express, Indigo, InterContinental and other brands, has launched a ‘partners’ 50% off sale for hotels in the UK and Europe. You need to have a .....

IHG, owner of Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, HI Express, Indigo, InterContinental and other brands, has launched a .....

25 Nov 201525 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

I am not a fan of Black Friday deals, to put it mildly.  However, I get a feeling that the travel industry will be hitting it hard this year given the impact on bookings from the recent events in .....

I am not a fan of Black Friday deals, to put it mildly.  However, I get a feeling that the travel industry .....

24 Nov 201524 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

Between 5pm on Monday 23rd and 5pm on Tuesday 24th, IHG Rewards Club is offering its two luxury Las Vegas properties – The Venetian and The Palazzo – for a 50% discount on points. .....

Between 5pm on Monday 23rd and 5pm on Tuesday 24th, IHG Rewards Club is offering its two luxury Las Vegas .....

23 Nov 201523 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has brought back its ‘100% buy points bonus’ promotion.  It is as generous an offer as you .....

IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – has brought back .....

21 Nov 201521 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

IHG (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) launched its 72-hour Winter flash sale yesterday. You can book via the special flash sale page here. You need to book by 9am (note, am) on Sunday .....

IHG (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) launched its 72-hour Winter flash sale yesterday. You .....

6 Nov 20156 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

News in brief: IHG’s Winter Sale to return on 5th November IHG announced yesterday that its Winter sale will be returning on 5th November.  Full details are here. This has, historically, .....

News in brief: IHG’s Winter Sale to return on 5th November IHG announced yesterday that its Winter sale .....

29 Oct 201529 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Just a reminder that, as I originally wrote on Sunday, the latest batch of IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) PointBreaks redemptions will be .....

Just a reminder that, as I originally wrote on Sunday, the latest batch of IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, .....

26 Oct 201526 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 62 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 .....

25 Oct 201525 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

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

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

11 Oct 201511 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

It’s time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals.  Our directory of all 25 UK travel credit .....

It’s time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK .....

5 Oct 20155 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

This is possibly an IT glitch, but the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum in London is offering one bedroom suites for reward redemption. They seem to be available EVERY NIGHT for the next year where .....

This is possibly an IT glitch, but the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum in London is offering one bedroom suites .....

1 Oct 20151 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Until IHG Rewards Club revised its reward chart earlier this year, there was one stand-out bargain in London – the Holiday Inn Wembley. For 10,000 IHG points per night, it was a great deal. .....

Until IHG Rewards Club revised its reward chart earlier this year, there was one stand-out bargain in London .....

28 Sep 201528 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments