As we covered recently, American Express is ending its partnership with Shangri-La Hotels on 31st March. After that date, American Express Platinum cardholders will no longer be able to claim Jade .....

17 Jan 202117 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

If you’re looking to get yourself some hotel status cards quickly, there is no easier route than getting The Platinum Card from American Express. It comes with SIX hotel status cards.  Five .....

10 Jan 202110 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

If you’re looking to get yourself some hotel status cards quickly, there is no easier route than getting The Platinum Card from American Express. It comes with SIX hotel status cards.  Five .....

5 Dec 20205 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

We don’t often write about Shangri-La given its relatively small footprint (101 properties in total). However, the brand does have its own loyalty scheme called Golden Circle, and American .....

1 Dec 20201 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

Last week, the Government announced it would be moving towards reducing quarantine on UK arrivals from 14 days to five days provided you test negative for coronavirus on Day 5. This is particularly .....

1 Dec 20201 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 57 comments

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from a unique spot in London. Due to a continued strong response from readers, we are running another batch of ‘My Favourite Hotel’ reviews over the .....

2 Nov 20202 November 2020 by Anika Burnett • 33 comments

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Norwegian has delayed its plans to resume UK flights to the United States. Flights had been bookable from December. The first flight is now showing as 28th March. .....

17 Oct 202017 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

News in brief: A great video of Heathrow’s Radisson RED in 1964! Two weeks ago we ran a review of the new Radisson RED hotel at London Heathrow. This is part of the old Park Inn hotel, which has .....

11 Oct 202011 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by .....

15 Sep 202015 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 27 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, potentially changing property every day because .....

23 Jul 202023 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Shangri-La Golden Circle has launched two new promotions which may be worth a look if you have a few of their points tucked away. Firstly, Shangri-La is offering a 50% bonus when you buy points.  .....

18 Jul 202018 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Shangri-La Hotels, which includes the Traders, Kerry and JEN brands, is launching a new double points promotion today. Once registered, you will receive double Golden Circle points on all stays until .....

1 Jul 20201 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Hong Kong-based hotel group Shangri-La is the latest hotel group to announce a chain-wide set of guidelines and commitments towards traveller well-being.  This will apply across the Shangri-La, .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

We’ve covered the Blacklane chauffeur service a few times in the past.  It isn’t cheap, but their global coverage is excellent.  If you wanted to have a professional driver and a .....

28 Mar 202028 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment