Regular readers will remember that Rhys reviewed the Phulay Bay resort in Krabi, Thailand, earlier this month. Two images are below. Phulay Bay is part of the ‘Ritz Carlton Reserve’ brand, .....

Regular readers will remember that Rhys reviewed the Phulay Bay resort in Krabi, Thailand, earlier this month. .....

19 Apr 202219 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

American Express is currently running a ‘best ever’ sign-up bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. This would convert into 60,000 Avios or lots of .....

American Express is currently running a ‘best ever’ sign-up bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards .....

16 Apr 202216 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has rolled out its annual packages to see the Monaco Grand Prix, which includes an opportunity to watch the race from a VIP yacht chartered by the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. .....

Marriott Bonvoy has rolled out its annual packages to see the Monaco Grand Prix, which includes an opportunity .....

14 Apr 202214 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 79 comments

This is our review of the ‘adults only’ The House resort in Paynes Bay, St James, Barbados. The House is a relatively rare thing – an all-inclusive resort which can be booked with hotel .....

This is our review of the ‘adults only’ The House resort in Paynes Bay, St James, Barbados. The House is a .....

13 Apr 202213 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

With self catering holidays set for another good year, Homes & Villas by Marriott International has launched a new bonus points promotion. The standard Bonvoy earning rate with Homes & Villas .....

With self catering holidays set for another good year, Homes & Villas by Marriott International has .....

12 Apr 202212 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

For the next four weeks, Marriott Bonvoy is still offering an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Credit Card. Until 3rd May 2022, the sign-up bonus is doubled from 20,000 .....

For the next four weeks, Marriott Bonvoy is still offering an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy .....

7 Apr 20227 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton Abama hotel on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. I stayed at The Ritz-Carlton on a recent press trip as the guest of British Airways to promote the launch of short .....

This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton Abama hotel on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. I stayed at The .....

6 Apr 20226 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 99 comments

London Marriott County Hall (which we have previously reviewed here) is running an innovative offer to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Anyone called Elizabeth can enjoy a free afternoon .....

London Marriott County Hall (which we have previously reviewed here) is running an innovative offer to .....

5 Apr 20225 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments

This is our review of Le Meridien hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is the third hotel review from my family holiday in Thailand. You can read our review of the St Regis Bangkok here and our review of .....

This is our review of Le Meridien hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is the third hotel review from my family .....

4 Apr 20224 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments

This is our review of the Courtyard London Gatwick Airport hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. It is probably the last stop in our tour of Courtyard hotels at UK airports. We started this trip just before .....

This is our review of the Courtyard London Gatwick Airport hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. It is probably the .....

3 Apr 20223 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

Marriott news in brief: W Algarve opening date confirmed for May One of our ‘top 10 Marriott openings for 2022‘ was W Algarve. The hotel has now set 2nd May as its official opening date, .....

Marriott news in brief: W Algarve opening date confirmed for May One of our ‘top 10 Marriott openings .....

2 Apr 20222 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back 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 .....

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions .....

2 Apr 20222 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

This is our review of the Ritz Carlton Reserve Phulay Bay resort in Krabi. It is our second hotel review from my recent family trip to Thailand, following a stay at the St Regis Bangkok (which you can .....

This is our review of the Ritz Carlton Reserve Phulay Bay resort in Krabi. It is our second hotel review from .....

28 Mar 202228 March 2022 by Rhys Jones • 20 comments

This is our review of the new Moxy Manchester City hotel. We are generally fans of the Moxy brand, which offers basic but stylish city and airport hotels at decent prices. In the past we have reviewed .....

This is our review of the new Moxy Manchester City hotel. We are generally fans of the Moxy brand, which .....

27 Mar 202227 March 2022 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments