The Accor ‘Happy Mondays’ promotion has just celebrated its first anniversary and is still going strong. You must be a member of Le Club Accorhotels to take part in this offer.  You can .....

The Accor ‘Happy Mondays’ promotion has just celebrated its first anniversary and is still going .....

17 Feb 201417 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

I have found some more information on the points-earning Facebook app run by Le Club Accorhotels (the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery etc). I first wrote about this .....

I have found some more information on the points-earning Facebook app run by Le Club Accorhotels (the .....

15 Feb 201415 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Starting tomorrow, I am launching a series of articles on the seven major hotel loyalty schemes.  Each programme will be covered in two articles, to be run on the same day. The first will look at .....

Starting tomorrow, I am launching a series of articles on the seven major hotel loyalty schemes.  Each .....

3 Feb 20143 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Accor is the hotel group behind Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure, Ibis and M Gallery, amongst others.  It has teamed up with British Airways to offer triple Avios points on stays until the end of March. To .....

Accor is the hotel group behind Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure, Ibis and M Gallery, amongst others.  It has teamed .....

16 Jan 201416 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

I first ran this analysis back in July 2013.  However, there have been some major changes since then.  This is an updated list. Whilst British Airways has its own partner hotels, Iberia Plus has .....

I first ran this analysis back in July 2013.  However, there have been some major changes since then.  This .....

13 Jan 201413 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

I posted last week about the new option to cash out small amounts of SAS EuroBonus miles via an iTunes gift card.  It is not the greatest value redemption of all time, but if you’ve got some .....

I posted last week about the new option to cash out small amounts of SAS EuroBonus miles via an iTunes gift .....

19 Dec 201319 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Yes, Head for Points does trains as well as planes!  (Click on Eurostar and East Coast Rewards in the ‘Archives by Category’ menu on the right hand side to read older articles.) East .....

Yes, Head for Points does trains as well as planes!  (Click on Eurostar and East Coast Rewards in the .....

7 Nov 20137 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

I gave Accor a bit of a hard time the other day for reducing the conversion ratio of LeClub Accorhotels points to Avios points without notice. They deserved it. At the same time, though, Accor has .....

I gave Accor a bit of a hard time the other day for reducing the conversion ratio of LeClub Accorhotels points .....

8 Oct 20138 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

The British Airways promotion offering a 25% bonus on conversions from hotel schemes into Avios is still running for another two weeks. Triggered by this, reader James emailed me to ask whether I .....

The British Airways promotion offering a 25% bonus on conversions from hotel schemes into Avios is still .....

2 Oct 20132 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

When the BA and Iberia loyalty schemes were brought together in November 2011, the biggest inconsistency was in the treatment of points transfers from LeClub Accorhotels.  This covers Novotel, .....

When the BA and Iberia loyalty schemes were brought together in November 2011, the biggest inconsistency was .....

29 Sep 201329 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Etihad Guest has jumped on the transfer bonus bandwagon! If you transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to Etihad before 11th October, you will receive a 20% bonus. You will also receive a .....

Etihad Guest has jumped on the transfer bonus bandwagon! If you transfer American Express Membership Rewards .....

12 Sep 201312 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

My other article today is about a 25% bonus for transferring hotel points from seven major hotel schemes into British Airways Avios.  Le Club Accorhotels is not included in this promotion. .....

My other article today is about a 25% bonus for transferring hotel points from seven major hotel schemes into .....

3 Sep 20133 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Accor, parent company of Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel and Mercure amongst others, has announced that all of its UK hotels (bar three Formule 1’s) are now offering free Wi-Fi. In a move already seen .....

Accor, parent company of Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel and Mercure amongst others, has announced that all of its UK .....

10 Aug 201310 August 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

In a very low key way, British Airways has been offering double (or even triple) Avios points when you credit hotel stays. The current offers are: Swissotel – earn double Avios, 1000 per stay, .....

In a very low key way, British Airways has been offering double (or even triple) Avios points when you credit .....

23 Jul 201323 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment