What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of ‘mattress runs’ today.  A ‘mattress run’ involves booking a .....

What is a hotel mattress run, and how do you do one? I thought I would take a look at the concept of .....

28 Oct 202128 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 112 comments

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic to increase services to South Africa With South Africa now off the UK ‘Red List’, in time for the peak Winter tourist season, Virgin Atlantic is stepping up .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic to increase services to South Africa With South Africa now off the UK .....

15 Oct 202115 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

As we covered the other day, Hilton is withdrawing from the Tesco Clubcard scheme at the end of 2021. If you had started redeeming for Hilton vouchers after the end of the Avios / Tesco partnership, .....

As we covered the other day, Hilton is withdrawing from the Tesco Clubcard scheme at the end of 2021. If you .....

14 Oct 202114 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

Tesco Clubcard continues to lose travel partners. After the departure of Avios, Hilton has now announced that it is leaving Tesco Clubcard on 31st December. You can see details on this page of the .....

Tesco Clubcard continues to lose travel partners. After the departure of Avios, Hilton has now announced that .....

12 Oct 202112 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel .....

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions .....

5 Oct 20215 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Hilton Honors has made a major announcement this afternoon about your status level for 2022. This is important because, even if Hilton Honors is not your major programme, the other big chains are .....

Hilton Honors has made a major announcement this afternoon about your status level for 2022. This is important .....

15 Sep 202115 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by .....

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge .....

12 Sep 202112 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel .....

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions .....

12 Sep 202112 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

It is a busy week at Hilton, with four new European hotels opening. These are all worth considering if you have any trips lined up, partly because new hotels tend to price more aggressively and partly .....

It is a busy week at Hilton, with four new European hotels opening. These are all worth considering if you .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE refundable in certain countries. This originally came up pre-covid when a reader dropped .....

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  .....

9 Sep 20219 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

News in brief: Emirates reopens its lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 The Emirates lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 3 reopened yesterday. It will be open from 5.30am to 10pm. The ‘premium seasonal .....

News in brief: Emirates reopens its lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 The Emirates lounge in London Heathrow .....

8 Sep 20218 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

The waterside Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Dublin (the old Jury’s Inn) is currently available via Travelzoo here for just £99, which they claim is a 48% discount. £99 is an excellent deal given .....

The waterside Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Dublin (the old Jury’s Inn) is currently available via .....

28 Aug 202128 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Autumn promotion which is now open for registration. The promotion is called ‘Power Up‘. To give Hilton credit, it is very straightforward with .....

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Autumn promotion which is now open for registration. The promotion is .....

25 Aug 202125 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments