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A long time ago, at the dawn of the internet, hotel groups made some very big mistakes when dealing with nascent online travel agents. Scared of being left behind, they entered into agreements that .....
A long time ago, at the dawn of the internet, hotel groups made some very big mistakes when dealing with .....
27 Sep 202427 September 2024 • 50 comments
If you’ve ever visited Ras Al-Khaimah in the UAE, you may know the Hilton Al Hamra Beach Resort, which was adjacent to the Waldorf Astoria. The Waldorf Astoria (website here) has just been .....
If you’ve ever visited Ras Al-Khaimah in the UAE, you may know the Hilton Al Hamra Beach Resort, which .....
15 May 202415 May 2024 • 2 comments
Last week I interviewed Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss about the future of the airline. Yesterday, I published an article looking at why I think Virgin is about to announce a new aircraft order at .....
Last week I interviewed Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss about the future of the airline. Yesterday, I published .....
18 Jun 202418 June 2024 • 148 comments
If you’re a fan of The Kooks, Virgin Red has an allocation of tickets for an exclusive rooftop gig on Friday 16th May. It takes place at the News Building at London Bridge, better known as .....
If you’re a fan of The Kooks, Virgin Red has an allocation of tickets for an exclusive rooftop gig on .....
7 May 20257 May 2025 • 15 comments
This article is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the basic facts of the scheme – basically ‘How .....
This article is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered .....
1 Feb 20251 February 2025 • 37 comments
Airlines have long told of an era where connecting to friends, family and (dare I say it) work is as easy from 35,000 feet as it is on the ground. But this future has been surprisingly elusive – .....
Airlines have long told of an era where connecting to friends, family and (dare I say it) work is as easy from .....
3 Oct 20243 October 2024 • 153 comments
Marriott Bonvoy and American Express are currently offering a substantially increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Credit Card. The sign-up bonus is TRIPLED from 20,000 .....
Marriott Bonvoy and American Express are currently offering a substantially increased sign-up bonus on the .....
PINNED • 3 Jul 20253 July 2025 • 6 comments
Yesterday we updated our list of British Airways tier points by route. What we didn’t know at the time, although it is now corrected, is that British Airways has recently improved the tier .....
Yesterday we updated our list of British Airways tier points by route. What we didn’t know at the time, .....
21 Jan 202321 January 2023 • 54 comments
American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you took out a card with an upfront annual fee, you would receive a pro-rata fee refund if you .....
American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you .....
19 Jun 202319 June 2023 • 219 comments
IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion which, interestingly, will sit alongside its OTHER global promotion that we covered a couple of weeks ago. IHG One Rewards is the loyalty scheme .....
IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion which, interestingly, will sit alongside its OTHER global .....
20 Jun 202520 June 2025 • 24 comments
How can you convert Virgin Points into Hilton Honors or IHG One Rewards hotel points? This article is Part 7 of our updated ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series. Further articles will .....
How can you convert Virgin Points into Hilton Honors or IHG One Rewards hotel points? This article is Part 7 .....
16 Sep 202416 September 2024 • 9 comments
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains .....
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in .....
5 Feb 20255 February 2025 • 4 comments
The news yesterday that British Airways will start offering Executive Club tier points for British Airways Premium Plus American Express spend generated a huge amount of feedback. Our article had over .....
The news yesterday that British Airways will start offering Executive Club tier points for British Airways .....
22 Nov 202322 November 2023 • 118 comments
GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the last couple of years with a mix of easy to earn status, generous elite benefits and .....
GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty programme for Global Hotel Alliance, has been making a name for itself over the .....
6 Jul 20246 July 2024 • 15 comments
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