News in brief: Finnair adds more new routes for 2022 Barely a month goes by at the moment without a new route announcement from Finnair, a British Airways partner in the oneworld alliance. Last month .....

News in brief: Finnair adds more new routes for 2022 Barely a month goes by at the moment without a new route .....

8 Dec 20218 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Is it possible to transfer hotel loyalty points to a friend or partner?  Can you transfer the points for free?  In most cases, the answer is ‘Yes’. Airline schemes are not like this.  .....

Is it possible to transfer hotel loyalty points to a friend or partner?  Can you transfer the points for .....

6 Dec 20216 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

I get the occasional reader email asking if you can convert Club Eurostar points into British Airways Avios points. The answer is yes, you can, but there are two snags: it is a bit fiddly, and more .....

I get the occasional reader email asking if you can convert Club Eurostar points into British Airways Avios .....

4 Dec 20214 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

If you have an Accor Live Limitless hotel account, you may have been emailed this week about a 20% conversion bonus if you transfer points in from Club Eurostar. Is this a good deal? Let’s take .....

If you have an Accor Live Limitless hotel account, you may have been emailed this week about a 20% conversion .....

2 Dec 20212 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

News in brief: Were you caught up in the Creation credit card cancellations? If you are one of those people whose IHG Rewards credit card is being closed down this week, you may find this .....

News in brief: Were you caught up in the Creation credit card cancellations? If you are one of those people .....

30 Nov 202130 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 399 comments

If you are an Accor Live Limitless member, you may soon receive an email from Accor promoting a new ‘double or triple points’ promotion. Ignore it. The company is running a separate .....

If you are an Accor Live Limitless member, you may soon receive an email from Accor promoting a new .....

27 Nov 202127 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

You can pick up some free points in Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty programme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, Fairmont, Raffles, M Gallery and other brands, by signing up to their .....

You can pick up some free points in Accor Live Limitless, the loyalty programme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, .....

23 Nov 202123 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Accor has launched a new cashback deal with American Express. This will appear on some, all or none of your Amex cards. You need to look under the ‘Offers’ tab in the app or on your online .....

Accor has launched a new cashback deal with American Express. This will appear on some, all or none of your .....

16 Nov 202116 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Accor has launched a new Europe sale, covering all of its core brands (ibis, Mercure, Novotel, Sofitel, Pullman etc). Details are here. As well as offering up to 25% off the standard flexible rate, .....

Accor has launched a new Europe sale, covering all of its core brands (ibis, Mercure, Novotel, Sofitel, .....

13 Nov 202113 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

This is our review of the Fairmont Royal Pavilion hotel and resort in Barbados. As usual when I review hotels from my family holidays, it is not comprehensive. I didn’t get a personal tour and I .....

This is our review of the Fairmont Royal Pavilion hotel and resort in Barbados. As usual when I review hotels .....

9 Nov 20219 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

I am running three articles this week to outline three hacks that I used to maximise the Accor Live Limitless points I earned on a stay in Barbados. This is the final one I earned Diamond status .....

I am running three articles this week to outline three hacks that I used to maximise the Accor Live .....

7 Nov 20217 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

I am running three articles this week to outline three hacks that I used to maximise the Accor Live Limitless points I earned on a stay in Barbados last week. I earned Diamond status in Accor Live .....

I am running three articles this week to outline three hacks that I used to maximise the Accor Live Limitless .....

5 Nov 20215 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

I spent a few nights at the Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados last week, as part of a longer stay on the island.  I will do a mini-review of the hotel at some point (summary: not as good as Sandy .....

I spent a few nights at the Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados last week, as part of a longer stay on the .....

4 Nov 20214 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

The old Travelodge Heathrow Terminal 5 has reopened under the Ibis brand. Interestingly, it has been split into two. The building now consists of a 56-room Ibis hotel and a 241-room Ibis Budget hotel. .....

The old Travelodge Heathrow Terminal 5 has reopened under the Ibis brand. Interestingly, it has been split .....

19 Oct 202119 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment