Hilton recently opened a Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Silverstone, overlooking the circuit. Unsurprisingly, Hilton Honors is taking advantage of this as the British Grand Prix approaches. For Practice .....

Hilton recently opened a Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Silverstone, overlooking the circuit. Unsurprisingly, .....

19 May 202319 May 2023 by Rob Burgess

The Hackett / Avios partnership, which originally launched with an exclusive American Express tie-in, is now open to all.  You no longer need to be a British Airways American Express cardholder to .....

The Hackett / Avios partnership, which originally launched with an exclusive American Express tie-in, is now .....

1 May 20191 May 2019 by Rob Burgess • 33 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 • 59 comments

Following on from our articles looking at where British Airways will fly from London Gatwick and from Heathrow Terminal 3 this summer, I wanted to take a fresh look at the BA Cityflyer operation at .....

Following on from our articles looking at where British Airways will fly from London Gatwick and from Heathrow .....

26 Feb 202426 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 94 comments

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by now that .....

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit cards. If .....

18 Jul 202318 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

For a number of years now, British Airways has allowed you to use Avios to reduce the price of a cash flight. A similar structure is used by Vueling and Aer Lingus, BA’s two low cost sister .....

For a number of years now, British Airways has allowed you to use Avios to reduce the price of a cash flight. .....

17 Apr 202417 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

If you need to lock in any IHG hotels for stays before 5th September, you should take a look at the latest IHG flash sale. The headline discount is up to 30% off the Best Available Rate. This is .....

If you need to lock in any IHG hotels for stays before 5th September, you should take a look at the latest IHG .....

26 Feb 202126 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

The Shangri-La hotel group, which also includes the Traders, Hotel Jen and Kerry chains, has launched its new loyalty programme today. The old ‘Golden Circle’ scheme has been retired, to .....

The Shangri-La hotel group, which also includes the Traders, Hotel Jen and Kerry chains, has launched its new .....

28 Apr 202228 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Until 10th May, Hyatt is offering a 30% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt points. This is obviously worth a look if you need to top up your account.  It may also be worthwhile if considering a .....

Until 10th May, Hyatt is offering a 30% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt points. This is obviously worth a .....

5 Apr 20205 April 2020 by Rob Burgess

Radisson Rewards is running a promotion to encourage you to transfer your points to airline miles.  You should ignore it. As you can see on this page of their website, you will get a 20% points .....

Radisson Rewards is running a promotion to encourage you to transfer your points to airline miles.  You .....

12 Nov 201912 November 2019 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Congratulations to BA’s IT department The British Airways IT department generally has very little to celebrate, but it has managed to hit a remarkable milestone this week. The new .....

News in brief: Congratulations to BA’s IT department The British Airways IT department generally has .....

10 Oct 201910 October 2019 by Rob Burgess

American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. When this offer has run in the past there have often been two versions: £50 back on a £200 spend £200 back on a £600 spend .....

American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. When this offer has run in the past .....

27 Apr 202127 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Hilton has brought back its offer of a 100% bonus when you purchase 20,000+ points. Your options are limited though – you can only buy in chunks of 20,000 points with a cap of 80,000 points, .....

Hilton has brought back its offer of a 100% bonus when you purchase 20,000+ points. Your options are limited .....

22 Jul 202122 July 2021 by Rhys Jones

Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new bonus points promotion. The standard Bonvoy earning rate with Homes & Villas is 5 points per $1. In addition, you will earn an extra 1,000 .....

Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new bonus points promotion. The standard Bonvoy earning .....

23 Mar 202323 March 2023 by Rob Burgess