Of all the major hotel groups, Marriott has taken the biggest strides into competing directly with Airbnb with ‘Homes & Villas by Marriott’. Marriott is currently offering a 10% .....

Of all the major hotel groups, Marriott has taken the biggest strides into competing directly with Airbnb with .....

24 Dec 202024 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

It left it VERY late in the day, but IHG Rewards Club has decided to do the decent thing to credit card holders who have unused free night vouchers. The IHG Rewards Club Premium credit card, sadly no .....

It left it VERY late in the day, but IHG Rewards Club has decided to do the decent thing to credit card .....

24 Dec 202024 December 2020 by Rhys Jones

All the major transatlantic airlines have voluntarily agreed to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s request that all passengers have a negative covid test before flying. British Airways issued the .....

All the major transatlantic airlines have voluntarily agreed to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s request .....

24 Dec 202024 December 2020 by Rhys Jones

Qatar Airways has made a VERY aggressive move to capture your business for 2021. It will offer unlimited date changes and full refunds, no questions asked for all tickets issued before 30th April .....

Qatar Airways has made a VERY aggressive move to capture your business for 2021. It will offer unlimited date .....

24 Dec 202024 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 93 comments

If you have ever bought Avios, IHG Rewards Club points or various other miles, you may have noticed that your credit card statement showed ‘points.com’ as the merchant. points.com is a .....

If you have ever bought Avios, IHG Rewards Club points or various other miles, you may have noticed that .....

24 Dec 202024 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years – and that is AwardWallet. It turns out, however, that I haven’t done a single .....

There is only one miles and points tool that I use every day – and have done for a number of years .....

23 Dec 202023 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

An interesting game of chicken is now brewing amongst the major hotel programmes. Some are slashing the number of nights you need to earn elite status, whilst other are holding out. This is where we .....

An interesting game of chicken is now brewing amongst the major hotel programmes. Some are slashing the number .....

23 Dec 202023 December 2020 by Rob Burgess

The US Department of Transport has now given its final approval to the Aer Lingus application to join the British Airways and American Airlines transatlantic joint venture. Iberia and Finnair are also .....

The US Department of Transport has now given its final approval to the Aer Lingus application to join the .....

23 Dec 202023 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

This is our review of the DoubleTree Manchester Airport hotel. Last month, the Hilton Manchester Airport hotel quietly rebranded as a DoubleTree. These changes usually happen when a hotel no longer .....

This is our review of the DoubleTree Manchester Airport hotel. Last month, the Hilton Manchester Airport hotel .....

23 Dec 202023 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

If you are looking to redeem Avios for flights to Central or South America, you may end up booking BA’s sister airline Iberia.  With British Airways announcing the closure of the Lima route .....

If you are looking to redeem Avios for flights to Central or South America, you may end up booking BA’s .....

22 Dec 202022 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

A few people have reported seeing ‘milestone bonuses’ popping up in the ‘My Offers’ section of their IHG Rewards Club account. It appears to be based on Hilton’s .....

A few people have reported seeing ‘milestone bonuses’ popping up in the ‘My Offers’ .....

22 Dec 202022 December 2020 by Rob Burgess

I missed this when it was originally announced in June, but Radisson Blu is opening a luxury resort in Santorini next year. It is not yet bookable on the Radisson website, but the PR spiel says: .....

I missed this when it was originally announced in June, but Radisson Blu is opening a luxury resort in .....

22 Dec 202022 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

For much of 2020, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,000+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from .....

For much of 2020, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ .....

22 Dec 202022 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Hotels.com has been running a special offer this week (it ends on Tuesday) to get an extra free night stamp in Hotels.com Rewards. The minimum stay required is 2 nights, and your stay can be completed .....

Hotels.com has been running a special offer this week (it ends on Tuesday) to get an extra free night stamp in .....

21 Dec 202021 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments