Last Thursday I was at a major London charity event with a friend.  Unfortunately, this event was serving fruit flavoured cocktails which appeared to contain disproportionately large amounts of .....

Last Thursday I was at a major London charity event with a friend.  Unfortunately, this event was serving .....

19 Mar 201519 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

News in brief: Massively inconvenient Indian Visa changes for British visitors This story had passed me by until a HfP reader emailed me this week to tell me how much money he has lost due to changes .....

News in brief: Massively inconvenient Indian Visa changes for British visitors This story had passed me by .....

18 Mar 201518 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

Most frequent flyer schemes allow you to pay to transfer miles to a friend.  It is usually a terrible deal.  The price is often only modestly cheaper than buying miles outright but .....

Most frequent flyer schemes allow you to pay to transfer miles to a friend.  It is usually a terrible .....

11 Mar 201511 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Mercure, the four-star brand owned by Accor and part of Le Club Accorhotels, is opening a property near Heathrow Airport in March. The Mercure London Heathrow Hotel is shown here on the Accor website. .....

Mercure, the four-star brand owned by Accor and part of Le Club Accorhotels, is opening a property near .....

8 Mar 20158 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Accor hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman etc, has launched an exceptionally generous promotion. It sits just behind the current Club Carlson offer (£150 of .....

Accor hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman etc, has launched an .....

24 Feb 201524 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 72 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 points INTO a hotel .....

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

19 Feb 201519 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

News in brief: 250 Accor points (€5) for joining e-rewards Market research group e-rewards has teamed up with Le Club Accorhotels. My general view on e-rewards is well known – I don’t .....

News in brief: 250 Accor points (€5) for joining e-rewards Market research group e-rewards has teamed up .....

26 Jan 201526 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

This 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 this weekend, it is definitely the best place to .....

This is the most generous hotel promotion available for last minute weekend rooms in the UK.  If you find .....

20 Jan 201520 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

I have written before about the points-earning Facebook app run by Le Club Accorhotels (the loyalty scheme for Ibis, Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery etc). It offers bonus points on every stay .....

I have written before about the points-earning Facebook app run by Le Club Accorhotels (the loyalty scheme for .....

11 Jan 201511 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Pullman, Adagio, Mercure, M Gallery etc, has launched a new promotion for double points on your next stay. Full details and .....

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Pullman, Adagio, Mercure, M Gallery etc, .....

19 Dec 201419 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Accor hotels, parent of Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery and Sofitel among other brands, has launch a new global Super Sale.  Rooms are discounted by up to 40% AND you will receive free breakfast. .....

Accor hotels, parent of Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery and Sofitel among other brands, has launch a new .....

21 Nov 201421 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Last week I posted details of an exceptional Avios hotel promotion with Accor. Accor is the hotel group behind Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure, Ibis and M Gallery, amongst others. It has teamed up with .....

Last week I posted details of an exceptional Avios hotel promotion with Accor. Accor is the hotel group behind .....

23 Oct 201423 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

This is possibly the most generous Avios hotel promotion of the year in terms of earning airline miles. Accor is the hotel group behind Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure, Ibis and M Gallery, amongst others. .....

This is possibly the most generous Avios hotel promotion of the year in terms of earning airline miles. Accor .....

9 Oct 20149 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty programme for Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery, Ibis, Sofitel, Pullman etc, has launched a UK-only sale. It is offering discounts of up to 40% for advance bookings. .....

Le Club Accorhotels, the loyalty programme for Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery, Ibis, Sofitel, Pullman etc, has .....

4 Oct 20144 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments