Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has pushed its way onto our radar over the last couple of years. This is down to three things: We ran a separate piece here which .....

Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has pushed its way onto our radar over the .....

31 May 202531 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

London Gatwick has become the first airport in the UK to open a dedicated charging station for electric cars. The new state-of-the-art GRIDSERVE facility has 30 high-power and low-power vehicle .....

London Gatwick has become the first airport in the UK to open a dedicated charging station for electric cars. .....

11 Jan 202411 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

Last July MGM Resorts International and Marriott International announced the launch of ‘MGM Collection with Marriott Bonvoy’. It covers 16 US hotels, mainly in Las Vegas, with a slightly .....

Last July MGM Resorts International and Marriott International announced the launch of ‘MGM Collection .....

11 Mar 202411 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 10 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 .....

7 Jul 20257 July 2025 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

News in brief: SAS confirms it will join SkyTeam on 1st September Three weeks ago, Scandinavian airline SAS confirmed that it will leave the Star Alliance airline alliance on 31st August – click .....

News in brief: SAS confirms it will join SkyTeam on 1st September Three weeks ago, Scandinavian airline SAS .....

30 Apr 202430 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

This article looks at The American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex family which, in one scenario, can prove incredibly useful. One of the downsides of cancelling .....

This article looks at The American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex .....

24 Jun 202524 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

This is our review of business class on a Singapore Airlines A350 from London Gatwick to Singapore. With four flights per day out of Heathrow, Singapore Airlines has had to look outside the .....

This is our review of business class on a Singapore Airlines A350 from London Gatwick to Singapore. With four .....

1 Jul 20241 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 55 comments

Whilst there is no overarching World of Hyatt promotion at the moment, Hyatt has launched an offer for its midscale Hyatt Place, Hyatt House and Hyatt Studios brands. The offer runs until 7th .....

Whilst there is no overarching World of Hyatt promotion at the moment, Hyatt has launched an offer for its .....

12 Jun 202512 June 2025 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor National Park, Devon. The planning for this trip started with the question of all questions: What to do with teenage kids during February half .....

This is our review of Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor National Park, Devon. The planning for this trip started .....

2 Mar 20252 March 2025 by Conny Urban • 42 comments

Whilst citizenM hotels don’t offer a loyalty programme or miles in any airline scheme, they are popular with our readers due to their mix of low price and modern design. We’ve been able to .....

Whilst citizenM hotels don’t offer a loyalty programme or miles in any airline scheme, they are popular .....

25 Jun 202425 June 2024 by Rob Burgess

Between 6th and 13th October, Marriott Bonvoy has brought back ‘Week of Wonders’, a series of special offers and promotions. I wanted to run through three of the deals today that will .....

Between 6th and 13th October, Marriott Bonvoy has brought back ‘Week of Wonders’, a series of .....

9 Oct 20229 October 2022 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Hyatt has launched its latest promotion which is another run-out for Bonus Journeys. Full details, and the registration link, are here. It runs from 1st March to 30th April, and is a very simple .....

Hyatt has launched its latest promotion which is another run-out for Bonus Journeys. Full details, and the .....

24 Feb 202424 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

InterContinental Ambassador is IHG’s ‘pay to join’ loyalty programme. On the face of it, the fact that it is only valid at InterContinental-branded hotels and costs $225 (or 45,000 .....

InterContinental Ambassador is IHG’s ‘pay to join’ loyalty programme. On the face of it, the .....

24 Apr 202524 April 2025 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments

News in brief: DoubleTree Newbury North hotel leaving Hilton Hilton is losing another UK hotel with the departure of DoubleTree Newbury North. The hotel will be leaving the brand on 28th February. .....

News in brief: DoubleTree Newbury North hotel leaving Hilton Hilton is losing another UK hotel with the .....

11 Feb 202511 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments