Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. This has run slightly later than usual this month, but it does not make major difference as most of the offers featured are continuing from November. All of the information in this article […]
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: 50% ‘buy Avios’ bonus, warning for BA GGL or GUF holders, triple Accor points on one stay
7 December 2018 By
News in brief: 50% ‘buy Avios’ bonus via Iberia Plus Iberia is currently offering a 50% bonus when you buy 2,000+ Avios before 31st December. These will drop into an Iberia Plus account, but can be moved to British Airways via ‘Combine My Avios’. (Remember […]
Black Friday 1: £100 off Virgin Flight+Hotel, Gatwick Parking, Opodo, 20% off hotels.com, Priority Pass and more!
23 November 2018 By
We wrote this article before the deals were live and have relied on the companies involved not to change their promo codes or links – apologies if anything changed at the last minute. If you’re shopping on Amazon …. Before we get into the travel […]
What are the best hotel promos for November?
13 November 2018 By
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. This has run slightly later than usual this month, but it does not make major difference as most of the offers featured continue into December. All of the information in this article can […]
Earn TRIPLE Avios with Accor – at least 7.5 per €1 spent!
28 October 2018 By
Accor and Avios have launched a new ‘bonus Avios’ promotion. This allows you to earn triple Avios on every stay at a Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure, M Gallery, Ibis, Pullman, Raffles, Fairmont etc hotel. You have over two months to book and stay – the promotion runs […]
Bits: those £50 Amazon vouchers, 1.1p Groupon Avios back again, Accor buys 3 top London hotels
12 October 2018 By
News in brief: Your £50 Amazon Business voucher Last week we covered a very generous offer for anyone with their own SME. Amazon offered HFP readers a 50% discount on their next order (maximum discount £50) when they created a free Amazon Business account. See here […]
You can now swap points between Club Eurostar and Le Club AccorHotels – but should you?
4 October 2018 By
Le Club AccorHotels has announced a new partnership with Club Eurostar. I was a little surprised to see this but I shouldn’t have been. As the biggest hotel group in France and with a big UK presence, Accor was a natural fit. Club Eurostar has […]
What are the best hotel promos for October?
2 October 2018 By
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. We didn’t run this feature during September as all of the main chains were switching their offers during the month, but now we have a clear run where you can plan more easily. […]
Why transferring hotel points to a friend is good (but airline miles are bad)
29 September 2018 By
Most frequent flyer schemes allow you to pay to transfer miles to a friend. It is usually a terrible deal. The price is often only modestly cheaper than buying miles outright but no new miles are being created – you are paying a high fee simply for […]
Good deal – earn 6,000 Avios or €120 credit for 3 x 2-night Accor stays
13 September 2018 By
Accor Hotels, which own 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 €120! Called “The Reward Days”, you will earn €120 […]
Bits: AerClub Avios from United arrive after 18 months!, Norwegian drops UK to Singapore, Accor / Economist deal
9 September 2018 By
News in brief: AerClub Avios from United Airlines finally posting! Last week I wrote an article on how you can earn Avios when flying with United Airlines, even though United is a member of Star Alliance. This is because United has a partnership with Aer […]
Bits: 2000 Lufthansa miles with Accor, free Fast Track at Stansted, 10 Miles & More miles per £1 with Blacklane
4 September 2018 By
News in brief: Get 2,000 bonus Miles & More miles with an Accor hotel booking Miles & More is running a lot of special deals this month as part of its 25th birthday celebrations. Nothing is going to top the current Hilton offer, which offers […]
Bits: new Amex hotel and airline offers, Hilton sale stay dates extended, new Hyatt promo
1 September 2018 By
News in brief: New American Express hotel and airline cashback offers A couple of new hotel and airline cashback offers have appeared on American Express statements. You may find some, none or all of these under the ‘Offers’ tab on your online statement pages. Remember […]
Which airlines let you transfer miles INTO hotel loyalty programmes?
24 August 2018 By
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes. What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your points INTO a hotel programme. This didn’t used to be the case. If you go […]
Belmond hotel group puts itself up for sale – will IHG strike now?
11 August 2018 By
Back in March I wrote an article on the rumour that IHG, which operates InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo etc, was in talks to buy hotel group Belmond. The story made sense. IHG had been talking about its desire to buy a […]
Get double Accor points (Novotel, Pullman, Ibis, Sofitel, Mercure etc) on UK stays until 30th September
31 July 2018 By
Accor has launched a new promotion for stays at their hotels in the UK and Ireland. Members of Le Club AccorHotels will receive double base points. In the past Accor has given a higher bonus to Platinum members but this time it seems that everyone […]
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