I spent the weekend playing pitch and putt golf on the Yorkshire coast, with a diversion via South Yorkshire.  Here are three things I discovered along the way: Top-tier status is not always what its .....

I spent the weekend playing pitch and putt golf on the Yorkshire coast, with a diversion via South .....

24 Sep 201324 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

I spent last night in the true luxury experience that is the Holiday Inn Rotherham / Sheffield M1 Junction 33 (catchy name!). That is as good an excuse as I need to remind people of all of the .....

I spent last night in the true luxury experience that is the Holiday Inn Rotherham / Sheffield M1 Junction 33 .....

21 Sep 201321 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

It isn’t just airlines who have partnerships with the car rental companies. Some of the hotel groups do too. The downside is that the deals are usually rubbish.  IHG Rewards Club offers just .....

It isn’t just airlines who have partnerships with the car rental companies. Some of the hotel groups do .....

18 Sep 201318 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I have mentioned a few times on Head for Points recently that you can transfer Virgin Flying Club miles into Hilton HHonors points.  The rate is attractive at 1:2 although Hilton points are not .....

I have mentioned a few times on Head for Points recently that you can transfer Virgin Flying Club miles into .....

16 Sep 201316 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Until 15th October, British Airways is offering a 25% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty schemes into Avios. Since most of the hotel programmes allow you to buy points – .....

Until 15th October, British Airways is offering a 25% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major .....

13 Sep 201313 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Etihad Guest has jumped on the transfer bonus bandwagon! If you transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to Etihad before 11th October, you will receive a 20% bonus. You will also receive a .....

Etihad Guest has jumped on the transfer bonus bandwagon! If you transfer American Express Membership Rewards .....

12 Sep 201312 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Finally, after a couple of false starts, which I think were errors by the hotel groups, it’s back.  I’m talking about the BA ‘25% bonus when you transfer your hotel points to .....

Finally, after a couple of false starts, which I think were errors by the hotel groups, it’s back.  .....

3 Sep 20133 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

IHG Rewards Club has long been, by far, the worse major hotel scheme when it comes to actually valuing your loyalty.  There are no guaranteed benefits at all apart from free internet (and everyone .....

IHG Rewards Club has long been, by far, the worse major hotel scheme when it comes to actually valuing your .....

1 Sep 20131 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc programme) is well known for publishing lots of one-off bonus codes which can really add up.  This article shows how I got 12,000 .....

IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc programme) is well known for publishing .....

28 Aug 201328 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

InterContinental has some very pleasant hotels. I should know … I stayed at their Dusseldorf, Boston and New York Times Square hotels last month, and I’ve also written a review about the .....

InterContinental has some very pleasant hotels. I should know … I stayed at their Dusseldorf, Boston and .....

27 Aug 201327 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

IHG Rewards Club – the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group – is launching its new promotion on Monday.  It will run from September 1st to December 31st. .....

IHG Rewards Club – the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group – is .....

25 Aug 201325 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

Back before Priority Club devalued their hotel reward chart earlier in 2013, I thought I’d be clever.  I knew that my parents in law would be here for a particular weekend in July, so I booked .....

Back before Priority Club devalued their hotel reward chart earlier in 2013, I thought I’d be clever.  .....

18 Aug 201318 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

On Monday, IHG Rewards Club sent the following email to a lot of its elite members: As a token of our appreciation, we’d like to extend a very special offer to our [Gold / .....

On Monday, IHG Rewards Club sent the following email to a lot of its elite members: As a token of .....

14 Aug 201314 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

You may have seen something in press over the weekend about the provisional ruling from the Office of Fair Trading on Friday in a complaint against InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the brand owner .....

You may have seen something in press over the weekend about the provisional ruling from the Office of Fair .....

12 Aug 201312 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments