Back in 2018, we wrote about Motto. Motto was a new hotel brand announced by Hilton. It “is a micro-hotel with an urban vibe in prime global locations”. In plain English, Hilton believed .....

Back in 2018, we wrote about Motto. Motto was a new hotel brand announced by Hilton. It “is a .....

19 May 202119 May 2021 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Aspire lounge re-openings in London confirmed If you are passing through Heathrow Terminal 5 soon, Aspire has confirmed that its Club Aspire lounge will reopen on Tuesday 25th May. The .....

News in brief: Aspire lounge re-openings in London confirmed If you are passing through Heathrow Terminal 5 .....

19 May 202119 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Just in time for a Bank Holiday weekend full of DIY, American Express has announced that B&Q will now accept its cards. A reader tipped us off about this last week after seeing a sign in his local .....

Just in time for a Bank Holiday weekend full of DIY, American Express has announced that B&Q will now .....

18 May 202118 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

The secret of maximising the value of hotel loyalty points is to redeem them in ludicrously expensive places, where even the maximum possible price that the loyalty scheme can charge looks like a .....

The secret of maximising the value of hotel loyalty points is to redeem them in ludicrously expensive places, .....

18 May 202118 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

American Express has launched a great new benefit for holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card. Cardmembers will receive £120 per annum of Deliveroo credit. This is a .....

American Express has launched a great new benefit for holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold .....

18 May 202118 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

To celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, the Government has undertaken a big shake-up of the late May Bank Holiday. Whilst this is still 55 weeks away, it is worth .....

To celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, the Government has undertaken a big .....

18 May 202118 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

News in brief: Get £6 of free Uber credit Uber has launched a new promo code to encourage you to get out and about now that restrictions are lifted. If you add the code ‘DiningIsBack’ to .....

News in brief: Get £6 of free Uber credit Uber has launched a new promo code to encourage you to get out and .....

18 May 202118 May 2021 by Rob Burgess

Hilton’s DoubleTree Westminster re-opened yesterday with a new name, The Westminster, and a new Hilton brand – Curio Collection. The hotel has been fully refurbished during its closure .....

Hilton’s DoubleTree Westminster re-opened yesterday with a new name, The Westminster, and a new Hilton .....

18 May 202118 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

An interesting article appeared in the Mail on Sunday yesterday entitled “British Airways’ blueprint to go upmarket again”. I am not going to go into the article in detail, since .....

An interesting article appeared in the Mail on Sunday yesterday entitled “British Airways’ .....

17 May 202117 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

‘Sleep pods’ will launch today in the British Airways Galleries First lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5. Seven pods will take the space that was previously occupied by the business centre, .....

‘Sleep pods’ will launch today in the British Airways Galleries First lounge at Heathrow Terminal .....

17 May 202117 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Travelzoo is offering a very good deal on IHG’s Hotel Indigo in Earls Court, London. It is one of the best London hotel offers I have seen recently. The hotel now prefers to describe itself as .....

Travelzoo is offering a very good deal on IHG’s Hotel Indigo in Earls Court, London. It is one of the .....

17 May 202117 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Yesterday we ran an article looking at whether it was worth using your Avios for ‘Experiences’ redemptions. My view was that it wasn’t, because you get around 0.5p per Avios compared .....

Yesterday we ran an article looking at whether it was worth using your Avios for ‘Experiences’ .....

16 May 202116 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

In my previous article I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Accor Live Limitless loyalty scheme.  This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus.  .....

In my previous article I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Accor Live Limitless loyalty scheme.  This .....

16 May 202116 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

In the hope, if not the expectation, that we will see a return to some international travel during May and June, we have revived this ‘last chance’ feature.  It ran every two weeks for a .....

In the hope, if not the expectation, that we will see a return to some international travel during May and .....

16 May 202116 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments