InterContinental Hotels Group, the parent company for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc, announced last week that it was buying Kimpton Hotels for $430m. You have probably never heard of .....

InterContinental Hotels Group, the parent company for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc, .....

24 Dec 201424 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Many long-haul ‘island’ holiday resorts are geared up to serving guests from particular countries.  The British dominate the tourist scene in Barbados, for instance, because of the .....

Many long-haul ‘island’ holiday resorts are geared up to serving guests from particular .....

24 Dec 201424 December 2014 by Rob Burgess

All being well, my parents-in-law should arrive from Hamburg this morning for Christmas.  I got them here using an On Business redemption. On Business is the British Airways reward programme for .....

All being well, my parents-in-law should arrive from Hamburg this morning for Christmas.  I got them here .....

23 Dec 201423 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Hilton HHonors has confirmed that it will be offering lifetime Diamond status to members from 2015.  The criteria have not yet been revealed but are likely to require such a high threshold that .....

Hilton HHonors has confirmed that it will be offering lifetime Diamond status to members from 2015.  The .....

23 Dec 201423 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I recently wrote about how Marriott will be offering free internet to members of Marriott Rewards who book direct from January 15th. Hyatt and Starwood, owner of the Sheraton, W, Westin, St Regis, .....

I recently wrote about how Marriott will be offering free internet to members of Marriott Rewards who book .....

23 Dec 201423 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Today and tomorrow, I am giving two Head for Points readers $100 of free UK airport lounge access with LoungeBuddy.  This will be enough to get 2-3 people into a lounge at one of the 19 participating .....

Today and tomorrow, I am giving two Head for Points readers $100 of free UK airport lounge access with .....

22 Dec 201422 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

This is my review of the Hotel Amigo in Brussels, run by Rocco Forte Hotels, where we spent an eventful couple of days last weekend. It has been impressive to watch how Rocco Forte has built up his .....

This is my review of the Hotel Amigo in Brussels, run by Rocco Forte Hotels, where we spent an eventful .....

22 Dec 201422 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Back in January, Marriott announced that it was acquiring Protea Hotels.  The name might not ring a bell, but Protea is the largest hotel group in Africa. Founded in 1984, at the time of the deal it .....

Back in January, Marriott announced that it was acquiring Protea Hotels.  The name might not ring a bell, but .....

22 Dec 201422 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Following the success of its ‘Into The Nights’ promotion, which appears – at least anecdotally – to have succeeded in driving a lot of incremental business this Autumn, IHG .....

Following the success of its ‘Into The Nights’ promotion, which appears – at least .....

21 Dec 201421 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

The launch of the British Airways Winter Sale was overshadowed by the Air Traffic Control meltdown which occurred on the same day.  Aviation is always a tricky business to manage at the best of .....

The launch of the British Airways Winter Sale was overshadowed by the Air Traffic Control meltdown which .....

21 Dec 201421 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Marriott Rewards has launched its major promotion for Spring, which will be (yet) another outing for MegaBonus. This promotion is active across all Marriott brands, including Renaissance, Courtyard, .....

Marriott Rewards has launched its major promotion for Spring, which will be (yet) another outing for .....

21 Dec 201421 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Did you receive an email from Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza loyalty scheme, on Thursday?  The headline was ‘Especially for you’. Did you open it and read it? If not, .....

Did you receive an email from Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza loyalty scheme, on .....

20 Dec 201420 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

The No1 Traveller ‘pay as you go’ lounge at London Stansted is to close for good on Christmas Eve. This is not a great loss, to be honest.  Because it was situated on one of the piers, it .....

The No1 Traveller ‘pay as you go’ lounge at London Stansted is to close for good on Christmas Eve. .....

20 Dec 201420 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

British Airways has agreed a new partnership with VitalityHealth and VitalityLife. These are the new names from PruHealth and PruProtect, the private health insurance brands.  You have probably seen .....

British Airways has agreed a new partnership with VitalityHealth and VitalityLife. These are the new names .....

20 Dec 201420 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments