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

Accor, parent company of Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel and Mercure amongst others, has announced that all of its UK hotels (bar three Formule 1’s) are now offering free Wi-Fi. In a move already seen .....

Accor, parent company of Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel and Mercure amongst others, has announced that all of its UK .....

10 Aug 201310 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

This is my review of the InterContinental Times Square hotel in New York. This is the penultimate part of my review of my recent US trip.  Previous articles in this series cover the Sheraton .....

This is my review of the InterContinental Times Square hotel in New York. This is the penultimate part of my .....

3 Aug 20133 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is my review of the InterContinental Boston hotel. It is a continuation of my US trip report. I have already covered the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport, the Lufthansa First Class Terminal, the Swiss .....

This is my review of the InterContinental Boston hotel. It is a continuation of my US trip report. I have .....

30 Jul 201330 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

When BMI still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. BA was a core member of the oneworld alliance, and BMI was part of Star Alliance. Between them, you could redeem to .....

When BMI still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. BA was a core member of the .....

22 Jul 201322 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

As I have written numerous times before on Head for Points, just when you think that every possible ‘miles and points’ website idea has been tried, someone pops up with something .....

As I have written numerous times before on Head for Points, just when you think that every possible .....

21 Jul 201321 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

I posted two days ago how I earned 12,000 IHG Rewards Club points from a cheap £55 Holiday Inn Express stay in Sheffield. Just too late for me to register in time for this stay, an interesting new .....

I posted two days ago how I earned 12,000 IHG Rewards Club points from a cheap £55 Holiday Inn Express stay .....

20 Jul 201320 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I ran a massive article last weekend about the different hotel chains that award Avios points when you stay with them. The problem with that post is that it was probably too long! A lot of people who .....

I ran a massive article last weekend about the different hotel chains that award Avios points when you stay .....

19 Jul 201319 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Launching Head for Points forced me to become comfortable with various bits of technology I had never bothered with before, namely Twitter, Google+ and Facebook.  (You can sign up to my feed via the .....

Launching Head for Points forced me to become comfortable with various bits of technology I had never .....

19 Jul 201319 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

The question ‘Which is the best hotel loyalty programme?’ is a long and complex one.  The answer is usually different for each person.  However, it is generally fair to say that no-one will go .....

The question ‘Which is the best hotel loyalty programme?’ is a long and complex one.  The answer is .....

18 Jul 201318 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments