News in brief: British Airways Johannesburg lounges close today The two British Airways lounges in Johannesburg, Club and First, close today for a five month refurbishment. Re-opening is currently planned for October. During the closure, passengers will be split between Comair’s SLOW Lounge (First Class […]
Le Club AccorHotels (Novotel, Sofitel)
Le Club AccorHotels is the loyalty scheme for Pullman, Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure and Ibis hotels amongst others. You earn points which can be used for cash credit towards free nights or transferred into frequent flyer miles including Avios points.
I published an extensive two-part review of Le Club AccorHotels which can be found here and here. The latest promotions can be found on our 'Hotel Promos' page.
Bits: BA Johannesburg lounge closing today, BA Elemis Spa improvements, 4000 Accor points (=Avios) via Europcar
23 May 2019 By 131 Comments
Bits: last day to buy Avios with 50% bonus, last day for the BA sale, 500 Accor points on your next stay
21 May 2019 By 82 Comments
News in brief: Last chance to buy Avios with a 50% bonus Today, Tuesday 21st, is your last chance to take advantage of the current British Airways ‘buy Avios’ bonus. You will receive 50% bonus Avios when you buy or gift points. This is as […]
When your Le Club AccorHotels points expire, and how to stop it
17 May 2019 By 19 Comments
I receive occasional emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Le Club AccorHotels points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Le Club AccorHotels points expire?’. This new series looks at the major hotel loyalty programmes and shows you how to keep valuable points […]
What are the best hotel promos for May?
7 May 2019 By 41 Comments
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Promos’ page which contains details of all of the current offers, together with links to our major articles on […]
Get Accor Gold status, 10% off ibis stays and 800 Accor points with ibis Business
22 April 2019 By
Accor is currently offering an extra bonus of 800 Le Club AccorHotels points (worth €16 of Accor hotel vouchers or 800 Avios in Iberia Plus) when you sign up for ibis Business. You are probably thinking that “I don’t stay much in ibis hotels” and “I […]
Earn up to QUADRUPLE Avios with Accor – up to 10 Avios per €1 spent!
19 April 2019 By
Accor and Avios have launched a new ‘bonus Avios’ promotion. This allows you to earn up to 4 x Avios on every stay at a Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure, M Gallery, Ibis, Pullman, Raffles, Swissotel, Fairmont etc hotel. You have THREE MONTHS to stay – the promotion […]
ibis hotel packages for the Dot to Dot music festivals around the UK
19 April 2019 By
If you had been considering attending any of the Dot to Dot music festivals across the UK in May, ibis has launched an interesting package. It is valid at: ibis budget Manchester Centre Pollard Street ibis Birmingham Airport – NEC ibis Bristol Temple Meads Quay […]
What are the best hotel promos for April?
8 April 2019 By
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Promos’ page which contains details of all of the current offers, together with links to our major articles on […]
How to use small orphan amounts of miles and points – Part 1 (Hotels)
7 April 2019 By
I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the smallest or most optimum small reward, and […]
Get 2x to 4x Le Club AccorHotels points for advance booking
3 April 2019 By
Le Club AccorHotels has launched a generous promotion if you are prepared to book your next stay in advance. You don’t even need to book too far ahead (book in April and stay in April is possible) but for the best result you need to […]
Earn Accor points as a non-guest in some of its UK bars and restaurants
26 March 2019 By
Le Club AccorHotels has launched a credit card-based programme to encourage you to eat and drink in its bars and restaurants. The deal has an interesting structure which could be a template for further deals. All you need to do is ensure that the credit […]
Get double or triple points on your next Accor stay!
7 March 2019 By
Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Sofitel, Pullman, Raffles, Swissotel, Fairmont etc, has launched a new promotion. Full details are here. You can earn bonus points on your next stay in the UK, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands or Sweden. No […]
Accor adding suite upgrades to its new loyalty programme
5 March 2019 By
Perhaps stung by criticism that the recent launch of its new loyalty scheme – Accor Live Limitless – was very much lacking in substance, the hotel group released some further information yesterday. Details are on the Accor Live Limitless home page here. In summary: existing […]
Earn bonus Accor points or Avios every stay with the ‘Places’ app – even from six months ago
2 March 2019 By
I have written before about the points-earning ‘Places’ app run by Le Club AccorHotels (the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery etc). I had never managed to try it until last month, when I found myself in the Mercure Sheffield St Paul’s […]
Last chance to book to earn 6,000 Avios from three Accor stays
27 February 2019 By
You have two days left to take advantage of this generous deal form Accor Hotels, which owns Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / Fairmont etc. You will earn €120 of Accor hotel vouchers or […]
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