A reader recently got in touch to say ‘thank you’ for our coverage of the Amex Platinum £400 Marriott cashback offer last year which he combined with an offer at the London EDITION to .....

A reader recently got in touch to say ‘thank you’ for our coverage of the Amex Platinum £400 .....

24 Jan 202124 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

You can pick up a generous €350 hotel credit if you book selected Marriott hotels and resorts for a week in the current BA Holidays sale. It is always worth looking at the British Airways 'Flight + .....

You can pick up a generous €350 hotel credit if you book selected Marriott hotels and resorts for a week in .....

20 Jan 202120 January 2021 by Sinead Archer • 57 comments

I spent 17 nights in the Middle East over Christmas and New Year. I had to use a variety of techniques to get the cost of this trip down, since we booked at short notice and hotel costs were not far .....

I spent 17 nights in the Middle East over Christmas and New Year. I had to use a variety of techniques to get .....

18 Jan 202118 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

As we covered on Tuesday, all Marriott Bonvoy members are getting elite night credits equivalent to 50% of the status they earned in 2020. This means that if you were Platinum Elite in 2020, you will .....

As we covered on Tuesday, all Marriott Bonvoy members are getting elite night credits equivalent to 50% of the .....

15 Jan 202115 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has announced a number of aggressive changes to try to win your depleted hotel business for 2021. We have already seen similar moves by Hyatt (halving elite requirements and doubling .....

Marriott Bonvoy has announced a number of aggressive changes to try to win your depleted hotel business for .....

12 Jan 202112 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 112 comments

What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few pieces on how I value airline miles .....

What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? I have written numerous articles before about using .....

10 Jan 202110 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Is it possible to book multiple rooms at the same property on the same night, earn points from them all and have them all count as qualifying nights for elite status or for a promotion? I’m not .....

Is it possible to book multiple rooms at the same property on the same night, earn points from them all and .....

7 Jan 20217 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Marriott Bonvoy and Emirates Skywards have a low profile partnership called ‘Your World Rewards’.  It allows you to double dip with Emirates Skywards miles and Marriott Bonvoy points .....

Marriott Bonvoy and Emirates Skywards have a low profile partnership called ‘Your World .....

5 Jan 20215 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

In October we headed down to Domes of Elounda in Crete for a week. This hotel has been covered on HfP – most recently in this ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review – and I don’t .....

In October we headed down to Domes of Elounda in Crete for a week. This hotel has been covered on HfP – .....

29 Dec 202029 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Of all the major hotel groups, Marriott has taken the biggest strides into competing directly with Airbnb with ‘Homes & Villas by Marriott’. Marriott is currently offering a 10% .....

Of all the major hotel groups, Marriott has taken the biggest strides into competing directly with Airbnb with .....

24 Dec 202024 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is our review of the London Marriott County Hall hotel on the South Bank. Last month we wrote about the new ‘work from hotel’ packages that Marriott Bonvoy is offering. There are .....

This is our review of the London Marriott County Hall hotel on the South Bank. Last month we wrote about the .....

14 Dec 202014 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 8 comments

This is Part 2 of our review of the London Marriott County Hall on the South Bank. You can read Part 1 of our Marriott County Hall review here. As we said in Part 1, Marriott has introduced three new .....

This is Part 2 of our review of the London Marriott County Hall on the South Bank. You can read Part 1 of our .....

14 Dec 202014 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

This is our review of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel at London Luton Airport. This is our first review of a hotel at Luton Airport. I chose the Courtyard on this trip, partly because – with the .....

This is our review of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel at London Luton Airport. This is our first review of a .....

9 Dec 20209 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

After a positive response to our article about new Hilton properties opening in 2021 we thought we would repeat the format with 10 exciting new Marriott properties. We asked Marriott to suggest 10 new .....

After a positive response to our article about new Hilton properties opening in 2021 we thought we would .....

7 Dec 20207 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 65 comments