Back in 2016, French group Accor bought (from the same owner) the Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel hotel brands.  In one swoop it added a number of impressive high end properties, including The Savoy .....

Back in 2016, French group Accor bought (from the same owner) the Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel hotel .....

23 Dec 201723 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 13 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 Offers’ page which contains details .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  All of the information in .....

30 Nov 201730 November 2017 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty programme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, M Gallery and other brands, has launched a new ‘opinion panel’ scheme called ClubOpinions. The first bit of .....

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty programme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, M Gallery and other brands, .....

6 Oct 20176 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

News in brief: Exclusive Amex lounge at Frieze London Although they never told their customers, at least the Platinum ones, American Express has a private lounge at the Frieze London art fair in .....

News in brief: Exclusive Amex lounge at Frieze London Although they never told their customers, at least the .....

5 Oct 20175 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Accor Hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman etc, has brought back its potentially generous promotion to earn 6,000 bonus Avios or €120. You will earn €120 of .....

Accor Hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman etc, has brought back its .....

22 Sep 201722 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

News in brief: Rolling Luggage Avios earning change Last week Rolling Luggage and Avios launched their new partnership with a generous Avios earning rate. The earning rate was: 5 Avios per £1 spent .....

News in brief: Rolling Luggage Avios earning change Last week Rolling Luggage and Avios launched their new .....

13 Sep 201713 September 2017 by Anika Burnett • 87 comments

Welcome to our monthly round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains details .....

Welcome to our monthly round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  All of the information in .....

12 Sep 201712 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

News in brief: Exclusive HfP competition coming on Monday On Monday we will be launching an exclusive competition with Chivas Regal whisky (an excellent choice if you’re looking for a duty .....

News in brief: Exclusive HfP competition coming on Monday On Monday we will be launching an exclusive .....

8 Sep 20178 September 2017 by Anika Burnett • 16 comments

Many Head for Points readers currently have Platinum status in Le Club AccorHotels, as it used to be an American Express Platinum charge card benefit. Accor ended this deal last year, and those of us .....

Many Head for Points readers currently have Platinum status in Le Club AccorHotels, as it used to be an .....

28 Aug 201728 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

News in brief: 1,000 free Marriott Rewards points for linking social media accounts Marriott Rewards is giving another push to its promotion which tries to get to you to follow Marriott on social .....

News in brief: 1,000 free Marriott Rewards points for linking social media accounts Marriott Rewards is giving .....

22 Aug 201722 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

The last few months have seen a number of, in some cases, underhand moves to change – for the worse – the cancellation policies for flexible hotel bookings. These moves have generally been .....

The last few months have seen a number of, in some cases, underhand moves to change – for the worse .....

14 Aug 201714 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

Welcome to our monthly round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains details .....

Welcome to our monthly round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  All of the information in .....

8 Aug 20178 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 37 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 .....

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way .....

7 Aug 20177 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

News in brief: IHG adds a new Accelerate target for everyone IHG Rewards Club’s Accelerate is, for most people, the most generous hotel promotion running at the moment. Here are the headline .....

News in brief: IHG adds a new Accelerate target for everyone IHG Rewards Club’s Accelerate is, for most .....

25 Jul 201725 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 128 comments