HfP reader Brad dropped me an email with details of a round-the-world itinerary that he has just booked.  It is, I have to say, very well put together and takes advantage of a number of ‘sweet .....

HfP reader Brad dropped me an email with details of a round-the-world itinerary that he has just booked.  It .....

13 Dec 201513 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

News in brief: 3,000 American Airlines miles per Ramada or Days Inn stay I don’t cover Wyndham Rewards, the loyalty scheme for Ramada and Days Inn, much on HfP.  I did write this overview .....

News in brief: 3,000 American Airlines miles per Ramada or Days Inn stay I don’t cover Wyndham Rewards, .....

13 Dec 201513 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty programme for Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel, Mercure etc, has launched an online quiz to teach you more about the programme. The great news is that you will receive 1,050 to .....

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty programme for Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel, Mercure etc, has launched an online .....

12 Dec 201512 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 112 comments

Salzburg Airport used to be one of the few British Airways destinations without a lounge.  Eligible passengers were instead given a voucher to spend in the airport restaurant. In July this year, .....

Salzburg Airport used to be one of the few British Airways destinations without a lounge.  Eligible .....

12 Dec 201512 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Many of you have received an email from Starwood offering a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points if you sign up for the SPG American Express card. This should be a no-brainer as .....

Many of you have received an email from Starwood offering a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Starwood Preferred Guest .....

11 Dec 201511 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

News in brief: Is Marriott getting rid of desks because young people don’t find them cool? In my articles on the takeover of Starwood by Marriott, I made a couple of observations about the .....

News in brief: Is Marriott getting rid of desks because young people don’t find them cool? In my .....

11 Dec 201511 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments

Hotels.com has been running a ’12 days of Christmas’ promotion for the last week or so.  Today is the most interesting of the offers in my view. When you make a booking at hotels.com .....

Hotels.com has been running a ’12 days of Christmas’ promotion for the last week or so.  Today is .....

11 Dec 201511 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

This is a review of the luxurious Conrad Rangali resort in The Maldives. Back in May I wrote an article about Hilton HHonors in which I mentioned that the Conrad Rangali resort in The Maldives is .....

This is a review of the luxurious Conrad Rangali resort in The Maldives. Back in May I wrote an article about .....

11 Dec 201511 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

A quick reminder that, to celebrate the offical launch of Shopper Points,  the new sister site to HfP which focusses on Tesco Clubcard and Nectar with no distracting frequent flyer talk, we have .....

A quick reminder that, to celebrate the offical launch of Shopper Points,  the new sister site to HfP which .....

11 Dec 201511 December 2015 by Rob Burgess

Instead of holding a last minute £1,000 sale, as they did last year, British Airways has decided to drops its unsold Club World availability over Christmas into the Avios redemption bucket. The .....

Instead of holding a last minute £1,000 sale, as they did last year, British Airways has decided to drops its .....

10 Dec 201510 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

French hotel group Accor, owner of Sofitel, Novel, Mercure, Ibis and various other brands, was confirmed last night as buyer of FRHI. These means that Accor will be gaining control of the Fairmont, .....

French hotel group Accor, owner of Sofitel, Novel, Mercure, Ibis and various other brands, was confirmed last .....

10 Dec 201510 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

News in brief: Etihad launches a business class sale from £1,688 Etihad has launched a short business class sale from the UK for anyone who can book by Friday night. You can fly from Manchester, .....

News in brief: Etihad launches a business class sale from £1,688 Etihad has launched a short business class .....

10 Dec 201510 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

News in brief: British Airways bans hover boards For anyone planning to unleash their inner Marty McFly over Christmas, be aware of this important release that was rushed out by BA yesterday: .....

News in brief: British Airways bans hover boards For anyone planning to unleash their inner Marty McFly over .....

9 Dec 20159 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

I mentioned hotel booking site Rocketmiles recently when I touched on their Thanksgiving promotion.  The company has now sent me details of all of its current offers, which give you the .....

I mentioned hotel booking site Rocketmiles recently when I touched on their Thanksgiving promotion. .....

9 Dec 20159 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments