Kimpton, IHG’s ‘luxury boutique’ brand, is gearing up for its next European opening in Paris. The 149-room hotel is directly opposite InterContinental Le Grand, in a converted retail .....

Kimpton, IHG’s ‘luxury boutique’ brand, is gearing up for its next European opening in .....

28 Jan 202128 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Hyatt is offering (yet another) 30% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt points via this link. The offer runs to 23rd February. This is obviously worth a look if you need to top up your account.  It .....

Hyatt is offering (yet another) 30% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt points via this link. The offer runs to .....

28 Jan 202128 January 2021 by Rob Burgess

US airline JetBlue has recently announced plans to fly to the East Coast from Gatwick and Stansted. It will use a single-aisle Airbus A321LR, a new version of the A321 series with an extended range. .....

US airline JetBlue has recently announced plans to fly to the East Coast from Gatwick and Stansted. It will .....

28 Jan 202128 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

News in brief: Get a 75% bonus buying IHG Rewards Club points IHG Rewards Club has just launched a 75% bonus for buying points. The link to buy is here. We saw numerous offers of a 100% bonus during .....

News in brief: Get a 75% bonus buying IHG Rewards Club points IHG Rewards Club has just launched a 75% bonus .....

28 Jan 202128 January 2021 by Rob Burgess

I just realised that I have only four days left to give away Hilton Honors Gold status to a friend. This is a special benefit that Hilton Honors gave to all Diamond members in December, but it must be .....

I just realised that I have only four days left to give away Hilton Honors Gold status to a friend. This is a .....

27 Jan 202127 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Is it still worth using ‘Part Pay With Avios’ when booking British Airways flights, now that Nectar is an option? ‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful .....

Is it still worth using ‘Part Pay With Avios’ when booking British Airways flights, now that .....

27 Jan 202127 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

A few readers got in touch this week after seeing press coverage of Mastercard’s plan to boost the fees paid by EU retailers when processing sales for UK residents. They thought it may improve .....

A few readers got in touch this week after seeing press coverage of Mastercard’s plan to boost the fees .....

27 Jan 202127 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Hilton Honors has launched (another) promotion offering a 100% bonus when you purchase 15,000+ points. The Hilton ‘buy points’ page is here.  You have until 5th March to buy. Regular readers .....

Hilton Honors has launched (another) promotion offering a 100% bonus when you purchase 15,000+ points. The .....

27 Jan 202127 January 2021 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card. We cover this card because Nectar points can now be transferred into Avios points at the rate of 1 : 0.625, in chunks of 400 Nectar .....

This is our review of the Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card. We cover this card because Nectar points can .....

26 Jan 202126 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

There has been quite a lot of HfP coverage, much of it in the comments section, about the ‘Domes’ hotel group in recent years.  Domes also generously donated a 2-night stay at their Corfu .....

There has been quite a lot of HfP coverage, much of it in the comments section, about the ‘Domes’ .....

26 Jan 202126 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

British Airways has once again changed its ‘Book with Confidence’ policy.  All deadline dates have now been removed.  It seems that BA has decided that the August 2021 deadline was .....

British Airways has once again changed its ‘Book with Confidence’ policy.  All deadline dates .....

25 Jan 202125 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

The Nectar to Avios (and vice versa) transfer process is now live, as I explain here. If you have 1,600 Nectar points, move them across to Avios to bag the 500 Avios bonus. In the meantime, I wanted .....

The Nectar to Avios (and vice versa) transfer process is now live, as I explain here. If you have 1,600 Nectar .....

25 Jan 202125 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

This is our review of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not .....

This is our review of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of our .....

25 Jan 202125 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

The Sainsbury’s and British Airways partnership is now up and running. You can read our coverage of the Nectar and Avios partnership launch here. Our guide to earning Nectar points is here and .....

The Sainsbury’s and British Airways partnership is now up and running. You can read our coverage of the .....

24 Jan 202124 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 231 comments