This is my review of the Ramada Hotel & Suites London Docklands and the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum. I usually find myself in a Regus business centre in Central London once a week, where I can .....

This is my review of the Ramada Hotel & Suites London Docklands and the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum. I .....

21 Jan 201321 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Accor has launched a new UK promotion called ‘Happy Mondays’. It is nice and simple, and potentially a good deal. Every Monday, Accor will make 1,000 UK hotel rooms available at heavily .....

Accor has launched a new UK promotion called ‘Happy Mondays’. It is nice and simple, and .....

21 Jan 201321 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

For the last couple of years, Marriott has been quietly (and unofficially) rolling over ‘extra’ elite nights earned by Silver, Gold and Platinum members.  Marriott has now confirmed via .....

For the last couple of years, Marriott has been quietly (and unofficially) rolling over ‘extra’ .....

21 Jan 201321 January 2013 by Rob Burgess

A new Foursquare offer has been launched, in conjunction with Amex.  This is not as good as some of the older ones, but may well benefit you. Check in at a Shell garage via Foursquare, and you will .....

A new Foursquare offer has been launched, in conjunction with Amex.  This is not as good as some of the older .....

20 Jan 201320 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Iberia Plus is currently offering a 20% bonus on purchases of Avios points. This deal runs until 27th January, see here for further details.  Note that you need to log-in to see details of the .....

Iberia Plus is currently offering a 20% bonus on purchases of Avios points. This deal runs until 27th January, .....

20 Jan 201320 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Well, the new Priority Club reward levels are out.  And, as predicted, it is not good. The result is what you would have foreseen with a move from brand-based pricing to rate-based pricing. Hotels in .....

Well, the new Priority Club reward levels are out.  And, as predicted, it is not good. The result is what you .....

19 Jan 201319 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Accor, the Sofitel / Mercure / Novotel / Ibis etc group, has launched another ‘Private Sale’.  This is aimed at members of Le Club Accorhotels but as you can sign up for free then it is .....

Accor, the Sofitel / Mercure / Novotel / Ibis etc group, has launched another ‘Private Sale’.  .....

19 Jan 201319 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I have finally found an official working link that offers 40,000 Priority Club points when signing up for the Priority Club Black Visa card. The link is here. It was circulated with some Priority Club .....

I have finally found an official working link that offers 40,000 Priority Club points when signing up for the .....

18 Jan 201318 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Accor – the Sofitel / Novotel / Mercure / Ibis hotel group – runs their loyalty scheme slightly differently to most. Instead of collecting points to redeem for free nights, you can only .....

Accor – the Sofitel / Novotel / Mercure / Ibis hotel group – runs their loyalty scheme slightly .....

18 Jan 201318 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

I wanted to quickly flag two things – only vaguely connected – about retail gift cards. Firstly, before Christmas American Express ran a promotion which offered a 20% discount on HMV gift .....

I wanted to quickly flag two things – only vaguely connected – about retail gift cards. Firstly, .....

18 Jan 201318 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

A lot of people with an American Express charge card got an email yesterday offering them a conversion bonus if they moved their Membership Rewards points into airline miles. There seem to be two .....

A lot of people with an American Express charge card got an email yesterday offering them a conversion bonus .....

17 Jan 201317 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Tesco has launched a new music offer at Tesco Direct. On the face of it, 100 points for spending £6 on music is not desperately exciting.  It is well over 2p per Avios, for a start, so there is .....

Tesco has launched a new music offer at Tesco Direct. On the face of it, 100 points for spending £6 on music .....

17 Jan 201317 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

A quick heads up – in advance of the devaluation / realignment of Priority Club properties on January 18th. The new Hotel Indigo – Priority Club’s attempt at funky boutique hotels .....

A quick heads up – in advance of the devaluation / realignment of Priority Club properties on January .....

17 Jan 201317 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

If you read this article from a few days ago, I am pleased to say that the promotion is working exactly as planned. The deal is that Amex Platinum cardholders can get 5,000 bonus Membership Rewards .....

If you read this article from a few days ago, I am pleased to say that the promotion is working exactly as .....

16 Jan 201316 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments