The American Express Gold card has long been the staple credit card for points collectors, travel hackers, mileage nerds or whatever we are choosing to call ourselves these days (“staycationers”?,… Continue Reading
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What Are IHG Rewards Points Worth Now?
Earlier this week, IHG Rewards officially confirmed that its new (rather odd) reward night pricing model is working as intended. These are very significant changes and require us to take a fresh look… Continue Reading
A New Way To Earn Star Alliance Gold Without Flying!
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer loyalty programme has launched a potentially very interesting new offer. You can now earn elite status without even having to set foot on a plane! What is the offer? “From… Continue Reading
IHG Pricing Goes Crazy, But “London’s Best Value” Redemption Remains
As Joe noted on Monday, all predictability has now been removed from the IHG Rewards pricing structure. Basically, they will now charge what they want, when they want. Given that statement, my subsequent… Continue Reading
JetBlue’s New Transatlantic Economy Product Actually Looks Pretty Good!
One of the reasons I love points/miles is because (in normal times at least) they allow me to travel in comfort and style, without paying vast sums of cash. That said, unless I’m starting in Spain,… Continue Reading
Radisson Rewards Is Splitting In Two – What Are The Implications?
Because the Radisson hotel chain is owned by a Chinese company, the US government has demanded that it ring fence US customer data from its Chinese parent. Although the logical choice might well have… Continue Reading
Don’t Miss Out On Bonus Hyatt Points…
I recently wrote about Hyatt’s special offer to celebrate the opening of its 1,000th hotel. Until June 30th, 2021, you can earn 1,000 bonus points per night by staying at one of Hyatt’s new hotels. The… Continue Reading
The Three Best Value Hilton Hotel Reward Nights
Not long ago, I posted about the potentially amazing value you can get with Hilton 5K points redemptions. This offer remains available, although it did come with the clear warning that a lot of the featured… Continue Reading
What’s The Latest News On Holidays Abroad This Summer?
Despite widespread briefing over the weekend that the Prime Minister was going to set out some more detail on foreign travel regulations this evening, there doesn’t really seem to be anything new… Continue Reading
IHG Confirms That New Award Pricing Is Intentional
A few days ago, I reported on what appeared to be massive changes to the way IHG Rewards Points redemptions work. The new pricing system is so odd that I even speculated that it might be the result of… Continue Reading