You might not have paid too much attention to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s “Summer Statement”. But if you are planning to “staycation” in the UK instead of travelling… Continue Reading
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Curve Has Inadvertently Made Manufactured Spending for Miles / Points / Cashback Really Simple…
If you are a UK-based travel hacker, you probably have a Curve card. For those who aren’t familiar with Curve, the benefits might seem hard to understand or quantify. When you pay for something… Continue Reading
2020’s Five Stages of Grief for Those Who Love to Travel
2020 has been a horrible year! With over 500,000 deaths worldwide, millions of jobs lost and genuine fear for the wellbeing of loved ones, being unable to travel is decidedly low on the list of things… Continue Reading
Better Late Than Never? IHG Opens Its Summer Promotion To European Residents
For some reason, IHG Rewards Club places geographic restrictions on some of its “chain-wide” promotions. Sometimes only North American residents are able to register. Other times it might… Continue Reading
Beware of Hotels Confirming Reservations They Shouldn’t Be…
Two weeks ago, my partner informed me that she was going to throw an overnight “Mommies & Babies” party. I was welcome to attend, she stressed, but I was also free to go away for the weekend… Continue Reading
With Air Travel Ramping Up, Flexibility Policies are Winding Down – Where Does that Leave You?
I received an email from a reader recently that raised some interesting questions. I’ll paraphrase, but here’s what Venetia had on her mind… My son and his friend booked in January to… Continue Reading
Hilton Honors Leads the Way Yet Again…
Back in March, Hilton Honors was the first major hotel chain to offer a generous extension of elite status to its members. The other major hotel chains soon followed. This generosity did lead to a bit… Continue Reading
Targeted But Worth a Try… IHG Fast Track to Platinum Status
Details have surfaced regarding another one of IHG Rewards Club’s fast track offers to elite status. As usual, it is targetted at ill-defined “employees of Eligible Companies” –… Continue Reading
Hyatt is Offering a 15% Discount on all Award Nights
World of Hyatt has launched a new promotion aimed at members with points to spend. Between 8 July and 8 October, 2020, you will receive a rebate of 15% when redeeming points on: Free Night Awards, Points… Continue Reading
Earn 5,000 Points from Radisson Rewards for Each Stay
Radisson Rewards has announced a chain-wide promotion that will run from 1 July until 31 December, 2020. The promotion is very simple – you will receive 5,000 bonus points per stay, starting with… Continue Reading