IHG is, finally, starting to get some momentum behind the tiny Regent luxury hotel chain it acquired in 2018. We knew from Day 1 that InterContinental Hong Kong would reopen as a Regent after its .....

IHG is, finally, starting to get some momentum behind the tiny Regent luxury hotel chain it acquired in 2018. .....

15 Feb 202315 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments

This is a very quick article written late on Tuesday to say that Marriott Bonvoy has just released VIP tickets for various Elton John shows at The O2 in London in April. The cost is 50,000 Bonvoy .....

This is a very quick article written late on Tuesday to say that Marriott Bonvoy has just released VIP tickets .....

14 Feb 202314 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Hilton’s flagship Conrad Maldives resort is once again wide open for redemptions. This time availability is even better, at just 120,000 points per night from now right into December. Due to the .....

Hilton’s flagship Conrad Maldives resort is once again wide open for redemptions. This time availability .....

14 Feb 202314 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

Yesterday we published our Avios redemption ‘price list’ – basically, a list of British Airways destinations with the maximum number of Avios needed for a flight. We did not include .....

Yesterday we published our Avios redemption ‘price list’ – basically, a list of British .....

14 Feb 202314 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 117 comments

As we trailed last week, eBay is bringing back its ‘Power Hour’ promotion for Valentines Day. Between noon and 1pm today (Tuesday 14th) you will earn 30 Nectar points per £1 spent at .....

As we trailed last week, eBay is bringing back its ‘Power Hour’ promotion for Valentines Day. .....

14 Feb 202314 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

American Airlines is restarting three more transatlantic routes as it ramps up its flying schedule to and from Dublin: All three routes are seasonal, whilst the existing Dublin-Philadelphia flights .....

American Airlines is restarting three more transatlantic routes as it ramps up its flying schedule to and from .....

14 Feb 202314 February 2023 by Rhys Jones

Virgin Atlantic is terminating its Pakistan flights later this year as the airline continues to restructure its route network following the pandemic. Flights to Lahore will end on 1st May whilst .....

Virgin Atlantic is terminating its Pakistan flights later this year as the airline continues to restructure .....

14 Feb 202314 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 24 comments

This is our review of Ethiopian Airlines Cloud 9 (business class), flying between Addis Ababa and London Heathrow. After trying out Ethiopian Airlines on a fifth freedom route between Manchester and .....

This is our review of Ethiopian Airlines Cloud 9 (business class), flying between Addis Ababa and London .....

13 Feb 202313 February 2023 by Rhys Jones • 51 comments

How many British Airways Avios points do you need to fly to a particular city? It is surprisingly tricky to find out how many Avios are required for a particular route.  You need to go to ba.com, .....

How many British Airways Avios points do you need to fly to a particular city? It is surprisingly tricky to .....

13 Feb 202313 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 90 comments

Household Accounts are a very useful feature of British Airways Executive Club. You may not know that very few frequent flyer schemes globally offer them, and most of those that do are heavily .....

Household Accounts are a very useful feature of British Airways Executive Club. You may not know that very few .....

13 Feb 202313 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. You are receiving this as a previous subscriber to Malcolm .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

13 Feb 202313 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is our review of the new Qatar Airways Frequent Flyer lounge in Heathrow Terminal 4. When Terminal 4 reopened last June, we were surprised to see that Qatar Airways had built a second lounge. .....

This is our review of the new Qatar Airways Frequent Flyer lounge in Heathrow Terminal 4. When Terminal 4 .....

12 Feb 202312 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Hyatt is offering a 25% bonus when you buy 5,000+ World of Hyatt points via this link. The offer runs to 25th March. This is obviously worth a look if you need to top up your .....

Hyatt is offering a 25% bonus when you buy 5,000+ World of Hyatt points via this link. The .....

12 Feb 202312 February 2023 by Rob Burgess

IHG One Rewards has launched a new and time-limited 100% ‘buy points’ bonus, which is as generous as you ever see.  This offer runs to 21st March. The maximum number of points you can buy is .....

IHG One Rewards has launched a new and time-limited 100% ‘buy points’ bonus, which is as generous as you .....

12 Feb 202312 February 2023 by Rob Burgess