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MeliaRewards

MeliaRewards is the loyalty scheme for Melia hotels, which includes these brands: Meliá, Gran Meliá, ME by Meliá, Paradisus, Innside by Meliá, TRYP by Wyndham, Sol Hotels and Club Meliá.

You can learn more about the programme on melia.com here.

Check out our ‘Hotel Offers’ page here to see what bonus point offers are currently running for the main global chains.

You receive free Gold Elite status in MeliaRewards if you take out The Platinum Card by American Express.  Our full review of The Platinum Card is here and you can apply here.  The card also comes with status in other hotel chains, free airport lounge access, travel insurance and many other travel benefits – plus a big sign-up bonus!

Are the seven Amex Platinum hotel status cards worth having?

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 .....

by Rob Burgess118 comments

How to swap points between programmes with points.com

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 .....

by Rob Burgess15 comments

3,000 bonus Avios via Melia Gold for American Express Platinum upgraders

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 .....

by Rob Burgess24 comments

When should you transfer hotel loyalty points to frequent flyer miles?

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 .....

by Rob Burgess29 comments

Bits: Iberia competition winner, Kaligo.com bonus, 10% off Melia hotels

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 .....

by Rob Burgess41 comments

Which hotel chains let me collect Avios points?

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 .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

American Express Platinum gains a SEVENTH hotel status partner, indirectly

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 .....

by Rob Burgess115 comments

Review: the Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques hotel, Madrid

This is my review of Melia’s new Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques in Madrid. After one night in Ibiza and an Air Nostrum flight to Madrid, I found myself at the Gran Meliá Palacio de los .....

This is my review of Melia’s new Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques in Madrid. After one night in .....

by Anika Burnett8 comments

Review: the Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques hotel, Madrid (Part 2)

Here is part two of my review of the Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques in Madrid. You can read Part 1 of our Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques review, which includes a video we shot, here. .....

Here is part two of my review of the Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques in Madrid. You can read Part 1 of our .....

by Anika Burnett2 comments

The winner of a weekend stay at ME London is ….

A big thanks to everyone who entered our competition last week in association with Melia Hotels International. Over 5000 people entered and around 1000 used Twitter for a second entry.  The .....

A big thanks to everyone who entered our competition last week in association with Melia Hotels International. .....

by Anika Burnett12 comments

ENDS FRIDAY: Win a 5-star weekend break with ME London and Head for Points

This is your final reminder that TODAY, FRIDAY is your last chance to enter the great competition on Head for Points this week in association with Melia Hotels International. The competition closes .....

This is your final reminder that TODAY, FRIDAY is your last chance to enter the great competition on Head for .....

by Anika Burnett3 comments

REMINDER: Win a 5-star weekend in London at the ME London hotel

This is a reminder that you have three days left to enter the great competition on Head for Points this week in association with Melia Hotels International. One lucky reader will win a 2-night .....

This is a reminder that you have three days left to enter the great competition on Head for Points this week .....

by Rob Burgess6 comments

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