Black Friday is back again although, as you have probably noticed, it has morphed into a week-long run of deals, some better than others. I’ve split our coverage into two parts. This article .....

Black Friday is back again although, as you have probably noticed, it has morphed into a week-long run of .....

24 Nov 202324 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Monday was a busier-than-usual day for IHG Hotels & Resorts. It added over 100 hotels in Germany in one go, through a franchise deal with NOVUM Hospitality. It will see two IHG brands – .....

Monday was a busier-than-usual day for IHG Hotels & Resorts. It added over 100 hotels in Germany in one .....

17 Apr 202417 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here to .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

29 Jul 202429 July 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Zurich hotel. Coming back from Lake Constance from a 50th birthday party, I stopped over in Zurich for two nights to continue our unofficial series of reviews of .....

This is our review of the Park Hyatt Zurich hotel. Coming back from Lake Constance from a 50th birthday party, .....

24 Jun 202424 June 2024 by Conny Urban • 12 comments

Back in May 2023, Best Western abruptly dropped Avios as a partner. This was a shame, partly because it was a relatively new partnership in the first place and partly because – based on a reader .....

Back in May 2023, Best Western abruptly dropped Avios as a partner. This was a shame, partly because it was a .....

20 Oct 202420 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

TAP Portugal has launched a generous promotion for the Black Friday weekend, running until next Tuesday. The offer is an attractive 20% off all flights departing from the UK, including long haul .....

TAP Portugal has launched a generous promotion for the Black Friday weekend, running until next Tuesday. The .....

27 Nov 202127 November 2021 by Sinead Archer • 17 comments

As we covered last week, Accor Live Limitless has launched the ALL Terrace at OVO Arena Wembley. This will allow you to redeem your Accor hotel points for VIP tickets for concerts at the arena. At .....

As we covered last week, Accor Live Limitless has launched the ALL Terrace at OVO Arena Wembley. This will .....

12 Feb 202512 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Back in March, Virgin Atlantic officially became 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 .....

Back in March, Virgin Atlantic officially became a member of the SkyTeam alliance, joining partners such as .....

27 Jun 202327 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

If you have a Tesco Clubcard account, you should have had an email about a substantial devaluation of Clubcard partner rewards. From 14th June, the conversion rate for all partner rewards .....

If you have a Tesco Clubcard account, you should have had an email about a substantial devaluation of .....

13 Jun 202313 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

I thought it was time to revise and update the lists we first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the .....

I thought it was time to revise and update the lists we first published in 2012 about the best way to use .....

22 Jun 202522 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new cashback offer with American Express. Amongst other family cards, I have it on my Business Platinum card. It seems that Amex is now experimenting .....

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new cashback offer with American Express. Amongst other family .....

25 May 202525 May 2025 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

American Express has started to notify people about the changes to the T&C on their cards which are coming in from 2nd October. Whilst lengthy, there is nothing to concern most people apart from .....

American Express has started to notify people about the changes to the T&C on their cards which are coming .....

13 Jul 202313 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

This is our review of the W Edinburgh hotel. Finally, it’s open: it’s only taken thirteen years for the UK’s second W Hotel from Marriott to open after London’s Leicester .....

This is our review of the W Edinburgh hotel. Finally, it’s open: it’s only taken thirteen years .....

26 Feb 202426 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 57 comments

News in brief: Save an extra £200 on short haul BA Holidays Whilst the British Airways sale is now over, BA Holidays is running a special deal on selected beach destinations for the next few days. .....

News in brief: Save an extra £200 on short haul BA Holidays Whilst the British Airways sale is now over, BA .....

20 Mar 202420 March 2024 by Rob Burgess