Back in October, I wrote about the new deal that American Express had done with Hilton HHonors to offer status as part of the American Express Platinum benefits package. It had been slowly rolling out .....

Back in October, I wrote about the new deal that American Express had done with Hilton HHonors to offer status .....

6 Feb 20166 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 126 comments

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel, Mercure etc, has launched a triple points offer for weekend stays in the UK.  You can register here. Accor is already your best bet .....

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel, Mercure etc, has launched a triple points .....

3 Feb 20163 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

British Airways has unveiled a range of Avios hotel promotions for people who prefer to earn Avios rather than hotel points when they stay. Full details of all of these offers can be found on the .....

British Airways has unveiled a range of Avios hotel promotions for people who prefer to earn Avios rather than .....

22 Jan 201622 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

There seems to be ‘something in the air’ in the hotel business which smells a little of panic as the stock market starts to teeter.   Starwood, as I cover in my third article today, has .....

There seems to be ‘something in the air’ in the hotel business which smells a little of panic as .....

20 Jan 201620 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

I haven’t covered the ibis Business Card on Head for Points before, so I thought it was worth a look at this potential money saver. If you are a regular visitor to ibis Hotels, you might find .....

I haven’t covered the ibis Business Card on Head for Points before, so I thought it was worth a look at .....

18 Jan 201618 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery and Pullman, has launched an interesting ‘triple Avios’ promotion with Iberia Plus. The offer runs .....

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery and Pullman, has .....

14 Jan 201614 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

PointsHound is a hotel booking service which works in a similar way to Kaligo.com and Rocketmiles.  You earn a chunk of frequent flyer miles for booking with them but your stays will not earn you .....

PointsHound is a hotel booking service which works in a similar way to Kaligo.com and Rocketmiles.  You earn .....

13 Jan 201613 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

News in brief: Book Sofitel Gatwick from £69 via lastminute.com On Tuesday I wrote about how the Sofitel Heathrow Terminal 5, attached to the terminal, is available as a lastminute.com Top Secret .....

News in brief: Book Sofitel Gatwick from £69 via lastminute.com On Tuesday I wrote about how the Sofitel .....

8 Jan 20168 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Lastminute.com is currently running a special promotion on its ‘Top Secret’ list of unnamed London hotels.  This allows you to book the Sofitel London Heathrow Terminal 5 at a very .....

Lastminute.com is currently running a special promotion on its ‘Top Secret’ list of unnamed .....

5 Jan 20165 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

This is my review of the Novotel London Blackfriars hotel.  It is brand new and very modern – but is it good? There is a lot of Accor coverage on Head for Points and this site is apparently .....

This is my review of the Novotel London Blackfriars hotel.  It is brand new and very modern – but is it .....

4 Jan 20164 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

News in brief: The worst IHG redemption – is this where Istanbul is now? In February I will be heading down to Istanbul for a couple of days to check out Turkish Airlines long haul aircraft and .....

News in brief: The worst IHG redemption – is this where Istanbul is now? In February I will be heading .....

29 Dec 201529 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

There have been a few important updates on some of the deals I have covered in the last couple of weeks.  Whilst I don’t normally do this, I thought it was worthwhile spending an article .....

There have been a few important updates on some of the deals I have covered in the last couple of weeks. .....

20 Dec 201520 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 108 comments

On Saturday, I ran details of a super new Le Club AccorHotels (the Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel, Mercure etc scheme) promotion. In return for filling in a few quiz questions, you will receive 1,100 Accor .....

On Saturday, I ran details of a super new Le Club AccorHotels (the Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel, Mercure etc scheme) .....

17 Dec 201517 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

If you build up a lot of Le Club AccorHotels points through your stays at Ibis, Novotel, Mercure and Sofitel hotels, you now have new options for using them. Want to go to Paris? The AccorHotels Arena .....

If you build up a lot of Le Club AccorHotels points through your stays at Ibis, Novotel, Mercure and Sofitel .....

14 Dec 201514 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments