I was surprised (and delighted!) to see an unexpected 50,000 Amex Membership Rewards Points hit my Amex Business Gold account recently… What??? When I applied for the card, I already had a personal… Continue Reading

Even though Hilton Honors no longer operates with fixed award charts, some informal rules have continued to apply. For example, standard rooms at the cheapest hotels would cost 5,000 points per night… Continue Reading

Regular readers will know that we write frequently about a loyalty programme that seems a bit obscure for most UK-based readers – Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan. We do it because the value to be found… Continue Reading

If you occasionally need to redeem your Avios to book award flights for friends or family – rather than just yourself – then you might have struggled with Iberia Plus. Unless you – i.e… Continue Reading

One of the most lucrative methods of “travel hacking” is when you “stack” various promotions together so that one or two paid stays qualify for several different promotions at the same time. IHG Rewards… Continue Reading

I’ve been trying to understand how the new IHG Rewards ‘dynamic’ points pricing actually works for a while now. I should have some more information to share on that quite soon, but in… Continue Reading

I want to start this article by making clear that the following isn’t something I’ve tried out properly yet. I’ve made some bookings for future dates, but haven’t actually stayed… Continue Reading

It is always nice to receive a gift when you arrive at your hotel. Kimpton hotels, which are affiliated with IHG, frequently issue a Secret Password, which gets you a bonus perk if you say it when checking… Continue Reading

Hilton Be My Guest Certificates are sometimes issued as compensation when a guest has encountered significant problems during a stay. They are physical paper certificates that can be used to get a free… Continue Reading