World of Hyatt has announced its annual category changes whereby selected hotels get more or less expensive for points. 372 hotels, including Small Luxury Hotels of the World properties, are changing. .....

World of Hyatt has announced its annual category changes whereby selected hotels get more or less expensive .....

5 Mar 20235 March 2023 by Rob Burgess

The Crowne Plaza Dubai hotel is leaving IHG today. The reason I mention it is that this hotel, on Sheikh Zayed Road opposite Emirates Towers, is one of the old Dubai stalwarts, predating most of the .....

The Crowne Plaza Dubai hotel is leaving IHG today. The reason I mention it is that this hotel, on Sheikh Zayed .....

5 Mar 20235 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

This is our review of The Westin Maldives Miriandhoo resort, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Westin Hotels and Resorts brand. It is, on a value for money basis, potentially one of your best options in .....

This is our review of The Westin Maldives Miriandhoo resort, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Westin Hotels and .....

4 Mar 20234 March 2023 by Sinead Archer • 19 comments

British Airways has launched its second luxury flight sale of the year. It is also offering some good savings on BA Holidays packages which include a Business Class flight – in some cases, the .....

British Airways has launched its second luxury flight sale of the year. It is also offering some good savings .....

4 Mar 20234 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 26 comments

Aer Lingus Regional, which is a franchise operation run by Emerald Airlines, has announced two new UK routes. Emerald is launching its first flights from Cork with a new 6x weekly service to Bristol. .....

Aer Lingus Regional, which is a franchise operation run by Emerald Airlines, has announced two new UK routes. .....

4 Mar 20234 March 2023 by Rob Burgess

This is an interesting one. IHG is adding the Lythe Hill Hotel to its voco brand later in the Spring. Lythe Hill is a historic country house hotel set in 22 acres of woodland on the Surrey / Sussex .....

This is an interesting one. IHG is adding the Lythe Hill Hotel to its voco brand later in the Spring. Lythe .....

4 Mar 20234 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter. Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

4 Mar 20234 March 2023 by Rhys Jones

This is a very quick article to say that Marriott Bonvoy has just released tickets for two Ed Sheeran shows at The O2. The dates are: The cost is 50,000 Bonvoy points for two seats in the Marriott .....

This is a very quick article to say that Marriott Bonvoy has just released tickets for two Ed Sheeran shows at .....

3 Mar 20233 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. How do we value my miles and points? The biggest question mark is over the value of .....

It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard .....

3 Mar 20233 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Today, 2nd March, is the day that Virgin Atlantic joins the SkyTeam airline alliance. This means, in theory, that today is also the day that you can spend your Virgin Points on flights on any airline .....

Today, 2nd March, is the day that Virgin Atlantic joins the SkyTeam airline alliance. This means, in theory, .....

2 Mar 20232 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 98 comments

Today, 2nd March, is the day that Virgin Atlantic joins the SkyTeam airline alliance. This means that today is also the day that you can earn Virgin Atlantic tier points and Virgin Points on any .....

Today, 2nd March, is the day that Virgin Atlantic joins the SkyTeam airline alliance. This means that today is .....

2 Mar 20232 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

As of today, Virgin Atlantic is officially a member of the SkyTeam alliance, joining partners such as Delta, Air France and KLM. One of the main concerns we had when Virgin Atlantic announced its .....

As of today, Virgin Atlantic is officially a member of the SkyTeam alliance, joining partners such as Delta, .....

2 Mar 20232 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 70 comments

BPme Rewards and Avios have launched a new promotion. If you haven’t converted BPme Rewards points into Avios before, you will receive 200 bonus Avios if you make a transfer before 31st March. .....

BPme Rewards and Avios have launched a new promotion. If you haven’t converted BPme Rewards points into .....

2 Mar 20232 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

The good news for anyone who wants a pain-free trip to Europe is that the new ETIAS visa waiver scheme has been delayed again. It will not go live until 2024. ETIAS is a clone of the ESTA system .....

The good news for anyone who wants a pain-free trip to Europe is that the new ETIAS visa waiver scheme has .....

2 Mar 20232 March 2023 by Rob Burgess