We haven’t seen a major bonus promotion from Accor in a while. The last one I am aware of offered a generous 6,000 bonus points for three two-night stays, which I covered here. The current offer… Continue Reading

World of Hyatt has announced some changes that will be implemented on 1 January, 2019. The changes appear to be an attempt to smooth out the benefits members can receive during the year. Currently the… Continue Reading

Hilton Honors has announced details of its 2019 winter promotion – called Points Unlimited – that will run from 4 January – 5 May, 2019. Here’s what it will look like: Registered… Continue Reading

Less than two weeks ago, I wrote about the standard Groupon offer. Remarkably, yet another Groupon offer has gone live in the run-up to Christmas. The price per Avios is the same as usual: 2,000 Avios… Continue Reading

I sometimes find it hard to understand the loyalty strategy of the InterContinental Hotels Group, the UK plc that owns chains such as Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and… yes… Intercontinental… Continue Reading

The merger of Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest has been challenging to say the least. But one of the positive elements – at least for bloggers or luxury hotel aficionados – has… Continue Reading

Lounge access is one of the most important features of elite status with British Airways Executive Club. For short-haul Economy class travellers, lounge access is a major differentiator between British… Continue Reading

I struggle to think of programme elements where Marriott Rewards offers an obvious improvement on Starwood Preferred Guest. Some of you might be thinking… stop crying… and get used to the… Continue Reading

Me again, with another Hilton angle. I flagged last week how you could sort of justify making use of a Hilton Gold fast track that could possibly apply to you if you read the terms and conditions widely… Continue Reading

As speculated last week, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has now been confirmed as the ‘mystery’ airline joining the oneworld alliance. Its election as a oneworld member designate was announced as the… Continue Reading