In a surprising move, French hotel group Accor announced on Tuesday that it is buying Ennismore. Ennismore might not mean anything to you, but it owns Gleneagles – now one of the best hotels in .....

24 Nov 202024 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

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 .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Arora Group, which operates a number of hotels in and around Heathrow Airport, is offering a new rate that bundles an overnight stay with a 24-hour Covid test. You can now book a ‘Test & .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

We recently covered the generous new promotion for Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty scheme for ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Sofitel etc. It’s a simple one. Once registered, you will earn for stays .....

31 Oct 202031 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Three weeks ago we covered Accor’s move into the ‘work from a hotel room’ trend. It launched a special section of its website for day room bookings. You can find it here. It covers .....

29 Oct 202029 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

There are now over 20 different hotel groups offering cashback deals to American Express cardholders! We summarised most Amex hotel cashback deals in this article but new offers continue to emerge. .....

27 Oct 202027 October 2020 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

Accor Live Limitless has launched an aggressive promotion on your next five stays at participating Fairmont, Raffles, Swissotel, Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Novotel Suites, Mercure, Adagio, .....

20 Oct 202020 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Last Monday, we exclusively broke the news that Tesco Clubcard and Avios were getting a divorce.  The partnership ends on 18th January 2021. I have a feeling that Avios has a new supermarket partner .....

19 Oct 202019 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

It is now over a year since Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty scheme for Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, Sofitel etc, and Flying Blue, the loyalty scheme for Air France and KLM, launched their partnership. It .....

15 Oct 202015 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

News in brief: Best Western launching a £48 sale at 9am Best Western is, we believe, launching a ‘£48, 48-hour’ flash sale at 9am today. That’s it. We know nothing more! However, .....

1 Oct 20201 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Accor offers a paid loyalty programme for regular ibis guests – ibis Business. You are probably thinking that “I don’t stay much in ibis hotels” and “I don’t stay .....

24 Sep 202024 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

The key hotel chains are extending their coronavirus flexible booking policies. These policies were first introduced a few months ago with many due to expire at the end of August. We are now seeing a .....

7 Sep 20207 September 2020 by Rhys Jones • 11 comments

Accor Hotels, which owns Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / Fairmont etc, has brought back its potentially generous promotion to earn 6,000 bonus Avios or .....

2 Sep 20202 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has launched a short-term status match. If you have elite status with Hilton Honors, IHG Rewards Club, World of Hyatt or Accor Live Limitless, it is worth a look. How does the Marriott .....

28 Aug 202028 August 2020 by Rob Burgess • 117 comments