Spanish hotel group Melia has, not surprisingly, had a long term relationship with Iberia.  This allowed you to earn Avios in Iberia Plus from your stays, and to convert existing chunks of .....

Spanish hotel group Melia has, not surprisingly, had a long term relationship with Iberia.  This allowed you .....

16 Mar 201816 March 2018 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Melia extends its ‘triple Avios’ promotion – get 9 Avios per €1 Over Christmas I ran a long article on changes to way that you earn Avios when staying at any of the .....

News in brief: Melia extends its ‘triple Avios’ promotion – get 9 Avios per €1 Over .....

20 Jan 201820 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Until Monday, IHG is running a sale covering the UK, Ireland and Germany. There are some genuine discounts here, and I have rebooked a stay for next week to prove it.  You need to book by 15th .....

Until Monday, IHG is running a sale covering the UK, Ireland and Germany. There are some genuine discounts .....

11 Jan 201811 January 2018 by Rob Burgess

There was a spike in readership to our hotel pages yesterday so it seems that people are looking to get some bookings in place during this quiet(er) time between Christmas and New Year. As a reminder, .....

There was a spike in readership to our hotel pages yesterday so it seems that people are looking to get some .....

28 Dec 201728 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 119 comments

The Melia hotel group has changed the way you earn Avios at its hotels.  The company has moved from a flat nightly rate to a revenue based model, and my gut feeling is that most people will earn more .....

The Melia hotel group has changed the way you earn Avios at its hotels.  The company has moved from a flat .....

24 Dec 201724 December 2017 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Black Friday is here again.  With an overwhelming amount of travel-related Black Friday deals, we’ve decided to put all the exciting ones – or at least the ones we were told about – .....

Black Friday is here again.  With an overwhelming amount of travel-related Black Friday deals, we’ve .....

24 Nov 201724 November 2017 by Anika Burnett • 15 comments

If you’re looking to get yourself some hotel status quickly, there is no easier route than getting an American Express Platinum charge card. It comes with SEVEN hotel status cards.  Five of .....

If you’re looking to get yourself some hotel status quickly, there is no easier route than getting an .....

12 Oct 201712 October 2017 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

If you have ever bought Avios, IHG Rewards Club points or various other miles, you may have noticed that your credit card statement showed ‘points.com’ as the merchant. points.com is a .....

If you have ever bought Avios, IHG Rewards Club points or various other miles, you may have noticed that your .....

24 Sep 201724 September 2017 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

News in brief: Get 10% off Qatar Airways business class flights Qatar Airways has released a 10% discount code to selected partners, including HfP. Code UKPREMIUM will get you 10% off the base fare .....

News in brief: Get 10% off Qatar Airways business class flights Qatar Airways has released a 10% discount code .....

17 Aug 201717 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 130 comments

Melia Rewards Gold status is one of the new benefits of the American Express Platinum charge card which were introduced in 2015. One of the benefits of the American Express Platinum charge card is the .....

Melia Rewards Gold status is one of the new benefits of the American Express Platinum charge card which were .....

7 Jun 20177 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles.  You will often find the airlines encouraging it – every 9-10 months, British Airways offers a .....

All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles.  You will .....

1 Jun 20171 June 2017 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

News in brief: HfP reader wins Iberia’s Facebook competition A couple of weeks ago I mentioned a competition that Iberia was running on Facebook to win 120,000 Avios points. There were only 188 .....

News in brief: HfP reader wins Iberia’s Facebook competition A couple of weeks ago I mentioned a .....

30 Apr 201730 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

It is time for my annual update of the full list of hotel chains which let you collect Avios points when you stay. I ran a sister article to this in November which listed hotel chains which do NOT .....

It is time for my annual update of the full list of hotel chains which let you collect Avios points when you .....

4 Apr 20174 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

If you want to gain status at a number of hotel chains quickly, you have two options.  One is to start spending every night of the week in a hotel, changing property every night to maximise your stay .....

If you want to gain status at a number of hotel chains quickly, you have two options.  One is to start .....

31 Mar 201731 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 112 comments