Just a quick heads-up that this Wednesday (15th May 2019) is your last chance to buy Marriott Points with a 25% discount in the current sale. Does it Make Sense? If you buy the maximum 50,000 points you… Continue Reading
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Big Changes to the Amex Platinum – New Benefits and a Higher Annual Fee
HeadForPoints reported this morning on a number of changes being made to the Amex Platinum Card. The headline changes are as follows: Annual fee increasing from £450 to £575 from 11th June. Existing cardholders… Continue Reading
Is Richard Branson Starting a New Airline?
Caribbean newspaper ‘The Daily Herald’ ran an interesting story last week, reporting that Virgin supremo Richard Branson has plans to invest in local airline LIAT (Leeward Islands Air Transport):… Continue Reading
A Tempting, Yet Ridiculously Difficult, Promotion from World of Hyatt
Last year Hyatt announced the purchase of the Two Roads Hospitality group. Two Roads was made up of four different hotel brands: Alila, Destination Hotels, Joie de Vivre and Thompson Hotels. These new… Continue Reading
Should You Ever Register Your BA Executive Club Account Outside of the UK?
Once upon a time, many British Airways Executive Club members “relocated” to Continental Europe. Not physically though… just their Executive Club accounts… Why? Because European… Continue Reading
Check Out the SERIOUSLY Good Value City Breaks in the British Airways Sale…
British Airways is currently offering some superb offers in its May Sale. We’ve picked out some of the city break highlights below – but there are plenty more bargains available, whether you’re… Continue Reading
How I Earned a 150% Rebate for a Recent Stay
Hotel chains REALLY want you to book direct. Award nights, elite status benefits, bonus point promotions, cashback… these are all strategies to get you to book direct instead of via an Online Travel… Continue Reading
Earn 1,000 Bonus Avios for Marriott Stays in Europe
I know that many people don’t care too much about hotel chain loyalty programmes. For some people, hotel stays are simply another opportunity to earn Avios. Besides the fact that hotel programmes… Continue Reading
Walking and Room Type – More Marriott Guarantees That Come With Compensation (Part 2 )
One of the funnier scenes of the 1990s US TV show Seinfeld is when Jerry arrives to a car rental counter and is told that, despite having a reservation, the agency doesn’t actually have a car available… Continue Reading
Why You Might Want To Consider Earning Hilton Honors Status The ‘Hard Way’
A couple of months ago, Craig wrote an interesting article about Hilton Honors, arguing that earning elite Hilton Honors status the ‘hard way’ (ie. by actual stays!) was a waste of time/money… Continue Reading
