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 .....

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

5 Dec 20205 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

IHG has launched a new sale covering InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Hotel Indigo, Kimpton etc. Details are here. What is a little different about this sale is that bookings can be .....

IHG has launched a new sale covering InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Hotel Indigo, Kimpton etc. .....

5 Dec 20205 December 2020 by Rob Burgess

Accor is running an interesting offer for its UK hotels. If you buy a gift voucher, you will receive a slug of bonus Accor Live Limitless points. These can be used for a cash discount on a future stay .....

Accor is running an interesting offer for its UK hotels. If you buy a gift voucher, you will receive a slug of .....

5 Dec 20205 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Virgin Atlantic is putting on an exclusive farewell retirement event for its Boeing 747 fleet at Heathrow next Saturday. With 747s disappearing from the skies, this could be your last opportunity to .....

Virgin Atlantic is putting on an exclusive farewell retirement event for its Boeing 747 fleet at Heathrow next .....

4 Dec 20204 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 80 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

4 Dec 20204 December 2020 by Rhys Jones

Twice in one year? It must be Christmas. After American Express launched an out-of-season ‘Shop Small UK’ promotion over the summer we weren’t sure if it would return in time for .....

Twice in one year? It must be Christmas. After American Express launched an out-of-season ‘Shop Small .....

4 Dec 20204 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 213 comments

Whilst most hotel chains allow you to convert lump sums of their loyalty points into airline miles, some chains also let you earn Avios directly. You won’t earn any hotel points at all from your .....

Whilst most hotel chains allow you to convert lump sums of their loyalty points into airline miles, some .....

4 Dec 20204 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Heathrow has announced that it is “expecting” to charge £5 from late 2021 to those wishing to drop off or pick up passengers by car. Only two months ago, Gatwick announced it would levy .....

Heathrow has announced that it is “expecting” to charge £5 from late 2021 to those wishing to .....

3 Dec 20203 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 74 comments

Le Meridien Piccadilly, the historic Piccadilly hotel, is leaving Marriott Bonvoy and becoming independent. It will rebrand as ‘The Dilly’ in 2021. The 283 room hotel is currently closed .....

Le Meridien Piccadilly, the historic Piccadilly hotel, is leaving Marriott Bonvoy and becoming independent. It .....

3 Dec 20203 December 2020 by Rhys Jones