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It is now seven years since American Express withdrew the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge card. The good news was that it was replaced by the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold .....
It is now seven years since American Express withdrew the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge card. .....
21 Feb 202521 February 2025 • 27 comments
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a high threshold that you would wonder why such a person would ever want to set foot in .....
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a .....
26 Feb 202526 February 2025 • 30 comments
Back in September 2020 – so it was easy to miss at the heart of the pandemic – Virgin Atlantic become the first airline in the world to give you tier points when you booked a redemption .....
Back in September 2020 – so it was easy to miss at the heart of the pandemic – Virgin Atlantic .....
24 Feb 202524 February 2025 • 43 comments
Global Hotel Alliance, the world’s largest alliance of independent hotels, has a slightly surprising partnership with luxury cruise company Regent Seven Seas. (Note that Regent Seven Seas is no .....
Global Hotel Alliance, the world’s largest alliance of independent hotels, has a slightly surprising .....
16 Feb 202516 February 2025 • 8 comments
“How to get a discount on airport car parking” is a difficult and long-winded question, especially at Heathrow. Luckily for me, the good people at moneysavingexpert.com have written .....
“How to get a discount on airport car parking” is a difficult and long-winded question, especially .....
19 Feb 202519 February 2025 • 22 comments
Whilst it is too early in the calendar year to be worrying about this, by the time autumn arrives you should have a view of whether you will be able to do enough elite nights with your preferred hotel .....
Whilst it is too early in the calendar year to be worrying about this, by the time autumn arrives you should .....
20 Feb 202520 February 2025 • 4 comments
Marriott and Hertz have had a partnership for many years, although neither makes a big deal of it. You can see details on the Marriott website here. As part of this, Hertz offers a status match to .....
Marriott and Hertz have had a partnership for many years, although neither makes a big deal of it. You can see .....
18 Feb 202518 February 2025 • 7 comments
In my previous article, I reviewed ‘the facts’ of the Radisson Rewards loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The .....
In my previous article, I reviewed ‘the facts’ of the Radisson Rewards loyalty scheme. This .....
16 Feb 202516 February 2025 • 19 comments
This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the facts of the scheme, basically, “How does .....
This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over .....
15 Feb 202515 February 2025 • 10 comments
Eurostar services between London St Pancras and Amsterdam Centraal resumed this week after an eight month break. The disruption was caused by rebuilding work at the station in Amsterdam, which meant .....
Eurostar services between London St Pancras and Amsterdam Centraal resumed this week after an eight month .....
16 Feb 202516 February 2025 • 57 comments
This is our review of Marriott’s new Koenigshof hotel in Munich, part of the Luxury Collection. As the capital of Bavaria, Munich attracts a lot of business travel and its size, history and .....
This is our review of Marriott’s new Koenigshof hotel in Munich, part of the Luxury Collection. As the .....
23 Feb 202523 February 2025 • 31 comments
Last week we reviewed aether, the ‘pay to use’ VIP terminal at Manchester Airport. This allows you to avoid the main terminal entirely and be driven to your aircraft for just £110 – .....
Last week we reviewed aether, the ‘pay to use’ VIP terminal at Manchester Airport. This allows you .....
11 Feb 202511 February 2025 • 111 comments
Two Hyatt stories today: Hyatt buys all-inclusive specialist Playa Resorts Hyatt’s push into the all-inclusive space shows no signs of slowing. Having kicked off with the launch of the Hyatt .....
Two Hyatt stories today: Hyatt buys all-inclusive specialist Playa Resorts Hyatt’s push into the .....
11 Feb 202511 February 2025 • 7 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 • 13 comments
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