Marriott Bonvoy‘s 2020 redemption category changes take place at midnight tonight, Tuesday.  As usual, more hotels are going up in price than are going down. If you have a booking at a hotel .....

Marriott Bonvoy‘s 2020 redemption category changes take place at midnight tonight, Tuesday.  As usual, .....

3 Mar 20203 March 2020 by Rob Burgess

Even though it is a year since Marriott Bonvoy launched, it turns out that we haven’t looked at the interesting Marriott and United Airlines partnership since the SPG merger. This was always a .....

Even though it is a year since Marriott Bonvoy launched, it turns out that we haven’t looked at the .....

25 Feb 202025 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

As we covered back in January, the new Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card is launching on 26th February. Unfortunately this is not a brand new product.  It is a rebranding of the existing .....

As we covered back in January, the new Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card is launching on 26th .....

23 Feb 202023 February 2020 by Rob Burgess

If you follow the hotel ‘scene’, or indeed Formula 1, you may know that there is a hotel built across the Formula 1 track in Abu Dhabi on Yas Island. It looks like this: The hotel was .....

If you follow the hotel ‘scene’, or indeed Formula 1, you may know that there is a hotel built .....

21 Feb 202021 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Marriott Bonvoy is running another deal when you buy their hotel points. Via this page of the website, you will get a 50% bonus on all points purchases until 25th March. This is, I think, the most .....

Marriott Bonvoy is running another deal when you buy their hotel points. Via this page of the website, you .....

21 Feb 202021 February 2020 by Rob Burgess

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. We normally run this article early in the month.  However, as two important offers only started on the 15th, it made .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. We normally run this article .....

19 Feb 202019 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

You may have heard of North Island Resort in the Seychelles. If the name rings a bell, it is because it is where Prince William went on honeymoon, as did George and Amal Clooney.  It is situated 30km .....

You may have heard of North Island Resort in the Seychelles. If the name rings a bell, it is because it is .....

19 Feb 202019 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 190 comments

Marriott has just opened the brand new Renaissance New York Chelsea hotel. This is a new-build property and, at 39 floors, is one of the tallest buildings in Chelsea with excellent views.  The hotel .....

Marriott has just opened the brand new Renaissance New York Chelsea hotel. This is a new-build property and, .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess

If you need an overnight stay at Frankfurt Airport soon, you now have an additional hotel choice if you want something connected to the terminals. In an intriguing move, the 1,008 room Sheraton .....

If you need an overnight stay at Frankfurt Airport soon, you now have an additional hotel choice if you want .....

6 Feb 20206 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 198 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has given advance notice of its 2020 redemption category changes. As usual, more hotels are going up in price than are going down.  The changes take place on 4th March, so you should .....

Marriott Bonvoy has given advance notice of its 2020 redemption category changes. As usual, more hotels are .....

5 Feb 20205 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

There has been quite a lot of HfP coverage, much of it in the comments section, about the ‘Domes’ hotel group in recent years.  Domes also generously donated a 2-night stay at their Corfu .....

There has been quite a lot of HfP coverage, much of it in the comments section, about the ‘Domes’ .....

2 Feb 20202 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 144 comments

The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is is worthwhile trading your points for airline miles. There are a couple of reasons for this. .....

The general consensus about hotel loyalty programmes is that Marriott Bonvoy is the only scheme where it is is .....

30 Jan 202030 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Marriott has always run an unpublished ‘Platinum Challenge’.  It is not written down anywhere but, if you call or email them, you can sign up.  This allows you to get Platinum Elite .....

Marriott has always run an unpublished ‘Platinum Challenge’.  It is not written down anywhere .....

29 Jan 202029 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

As we covered last week, American Express has written to holders of the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card telling them that the benefits package is changing on 26th February. The card is .....

As we covered last week, American Express has written to holders of the Starwood Preferred Guest American .....

21 Jan 202021 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments