I ran a massive article last weekend about the different hotel chains that award Avios points when you stay with them. The problem with that post is that it was probably too long! A lot of people who .....

I ran a massive article last weekend about the different hotel chains that award Avios points when you stay .....

19 Jul 201319 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Back in June, I ran a long reference article entitled “Which Airlines Can I Use Avios Points On?“.  This was my attempt to cover all 33 airlines which let you use Avios points for .....

Back in June, I ran a long reference article entitled “Which Airlines Can I Use Avios Points .....

13 Jul 201313 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

This promotion has been running since the start of June, but I have only just picked it up – apologies! Accor is the hotel group behind Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure, Ibis and M Gallery, amongst .....

This promotion has been running since the start of June, but I have only just picked it up – apologies! .....

13 Jul 201313 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Mercure, one of the Le Club Accorhotels brands, is celebrating its 40th birthday this year. As part of this promotion, they are offering discounts of up to 40% PLUS either a £40 Accor voucher or .....

Mercure, one of the Le Club Accorhotels brands, is celebrating its 40th birthday this year. As part of this .....

3 Jul 20133 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

I was reminded recently of the Le Club Accorhotels (the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery etc) Facebook app. I have not written about this before, so it is worth running .....

I was reminded recently of the Le Club Accorhotels (the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, M .....

1 Jul 20131 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Roughly once every nine months or so, British Airways Executive Club runs a promotion offering a 25% bonus when you convert hotel loyalty points into Avios points. Yesterday, I received an email from .....

Roughly once every nine months or so, British Airways Executive Club runs a promotion offering a 25% bonus .....

22 Jun 201322 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Over Easter, I will be answering a number of the reader questions that were submitted via this article.  If you didn’t take part this time, don’t worry as I will be re-running this .....

Over Easter, I will be answering a number of the reader questions that were submitted via this article.  If .....

30 Mar 201330 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty programme for Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, Sofitel, M Gallery and others, has launched a ‘3 for 2’ sale at properties worldwide. Full details can be found here. .....

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty programme for Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, Sofitel, M Gallery and others, has .....

22 Mar 201322 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Last week I ran this article on how to get instant Platinum status with Le Club Accorhotels, the Novotel / Sofitel / Ibis / M Gallery etc hotel group. Then, between me writing the post and you .....

Last week I ran this article on how to get instant Platinum status with Le Club Accorhotels, the Novotel / .....

3 Feb 20133 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Here are two important bits of news on deals I have covered this week. Number 1 – The generous transfer rate from Accor to Iberia Avios As I wrote here, this deal is back after a hiatus of a .....

Here are two important bits of news on deals I have covered this week. Number 1 – The generous transfer .....

26 Jan 201326 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Accor has brought back a sign-up link that gives you instant Platinum status in its Le Club Accorhotels loyalty programme.  This will be very handy if you ever stay at a Novotel, Sofitel, M Gallery, .....

Accor has brought back a sign-up link that gives you instant Platinum status in its Le Club Accorhotels .....

24 Jan 201324 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

I wrote last week that Accor had suspended transfers of Le Club Accorhotels points to Iberia Plus Avios. It seemed that this was the end of the ludicrously generous arbitrage, whereby you got .....

I wrote last week that Accor had suspended transfers of Le Club Accorhotels points to Iberia Plus Avios. It .....

23 Jan 201323 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Le Club Accorhotels – which covers Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure etc – is one of the stranger hotel loyalty schemes. Instead of collecting points to redeem for free nights, you redeem points .....

Le Club Accorhotels – which covers Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure etc – is one of the stranger hotel .....

22 Jan 201322 January 2013 by Rob Burgess

Accor has launched a new UK promotion called ‘Happy Mondays’. It is nice and simple, and potentially a good deal. Every Monday, Accor will make 1,000 UK hotel rooms available at heavily .....

Accor has launched a new UK promotion called ‘Happy Mondays’. It is nice and simple, and .....

21 Jan 201321 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments