News in brief: Accor opens Pullman hotel in Liverpool Accor has opened its upmarket business hotel brand Pullman in Liverpool.  This is a new-build hotel situated next to the Arena & Convention .....

News in brief: Accor opens Pullman hotel in Liverpool Accor has opened its upmarket business hotel brand .....

25 Mar 201625 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

News in brief: Earn 500 Le Club AccorHotels points from Laithwaites There are few ways of earning Le Club AccorHotels points without staying in their hotels.  This is particularly frustrating if you .....

News in brief: Earn 500 Le Club AccorHotels points from Laithwaites There are few ways of earning Le Club .....

23 Mar 201623 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Accor’s ‘Happy Mondays’ is the most generous hotel promotion available for last minute weekend rooms in the UK.  If you find yourself in need of a hotel room for the .....

Accor’s ‘Happy Mondays’ is the most generous hotel promotion available for last minute .....

22 Mar 201622 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

If you have been thinking about getting the American Express Platinum charge card, there is a ‘sweet spot’ for the next 10 days or so. Six weeks ago, American Express added three new hotel .....

If you have been thinking about getting the American Express Platinum charge card, there is a ‘sweet .....

21 Mar 201621 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

As I announced on HfP last week, and subsequently confirmed to cardholders in writing, American Express has added three new hotel benefits to the Platinum charge card package: Hilton HHonors Gold .....

As I announced on HfP last week, and subsequently confirmed to cardholders in writing, American Express has .....

12 Feb 201612 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 89 comments

Back in October, I wrote about the new deal that American Express had done with Hilton HHonors to offer status as part of the American Express Platinum benefits package. It had been slowly rolling out .....

Back in October, I wrote about the new deal that American Express had done with Hilton HHonors to offer status .....

6 Feb 20166 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 126 comments

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel, Mercure etc, has launched a triple points offer for weekend stays in the UK.  You can register here. Accor is already your best bet .....

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel, Mercure etc, has launched a triple points .....

3 Feb 20163 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

British Airways has unveiled a range of Avios hotel promotions for people who prefer to earn Avios rather than hotel points when they stay. Full details of all of these offers can be found on the .....

British Airways has unveiled a range of Avios hotel promotions for people who prefer to earn Avios rather than .....

22 Jan 201622 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

There seems to be ‘something in the air’ in the hotel business which smells a little of panic as the stock market starts to teeter.   Starwood, as I cover in my third article today, has .....

There seems to be ‘something in the air’ in the hotel business which smells a little of panic as .....

20 Jan 201620 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

I haven’t covered the ibis Business Card on Head for Points before, so I thought it was worth a look at this potential money saver. If you are a regular visitor to ibis Hotels, you might find .....

I haven’t covered the ibis Business Card on Head for Points before, so I thought it was worth a look at .....

18 Jan 201618 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery and Pullman, has launched an interesting ‘triple Avios’ promotion with Iberia Plus. The offer runs .....

Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery and Pullman, has .....

14 Jan 201614 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

PointsHound is a hotel booking service which works in a similar way to Kaligo.com and Rocketmiles.  You earn a chunk of frequent flyer miles for booking with them but your stays will not earn you .....

PointsHound is a hotel booking service which works in a similar way to Kaligo.com and Rocketmiles.  You earn .....

13 Jan 201613 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

News in brief: Sofitel Gatwick from £69 via lastminute.com On Tuesday I wrote about how the Sofitel Heathrow Terminal 5, attached to the terminal, is available as a lastminute.com Top Secret Hotel .....

News in brief: Sofitel Gatwick from £69 via lastminute.com On Tuesday I wrote about how the Sofitel Heathrow .....

8 Jan 20168 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Lastminute.com is currently running a special promotion on its ‘Top Secret’ list of unnamed London hotels.  This allows you to book the Sofitel London Heathrow Terminal 5 at a .....

Lastminute.com is currently running a special promotion on its ‘Top Secret’ list of unnamed .....

5 Jan 20165 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments