Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza hotel group, has launched a very generous promotion for Spring. Between 6th April and 28th June you will earn TRIPLE points on every stay.  This .....

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza hotel group, has launched a very generous promotion for .....

6 Apr 20156 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

News in brief: £29.99 London hotels deals with lastminute.com lastminute.com is running a promotion called ‘The Big Pink Sale’.  Part of this is selling a number of hotels for just .....

News in brief: £29.99 London hotels deals with lastminute.com lastminute.com is running a promotion called .....

3 Apr 20153 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

In my article yesterday, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Club Carlson loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. This .....

In my article yesterday, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Club Carlson loyalty scheme. This article .....

3 Apr 20153 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

This is the first of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the basic facts of the scheme, the other – on the .....

This is the first of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over .....

2 Apr 20152 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Starting tomorrow and continuing over Easter, I am running updated versions of our overviews of the major hotel loyalty schemes. Each programme will be covered in two posts on consecutive days: The .....

Starting tomorrow and continuing over Easter, I am running updated versions of our overviews of the major .....

1 Apr 20151 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 46 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

More news in brief: Earn 1,000 FREE Club Carlson points Club Carlson is running a special promotion on Twitter on March 19th called #hashtaghotelpromo In order to take part you will need to be .....

More news in brief: Earn 1,000 FREE Club Carlson points Club Carlson is running a special promotion on Twitter .....

7 Mar 20157 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does is show you how complex it can be.  I also tend to throw out valuations of hotel points .....

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does .....

20 Feb 201520 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza hotel group, has kicked off 2015 with a bang by launching a very generous promotion. It is a simple proposition: Stay 3+ consecutive nights at a .....

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza hotel group, has kicked off 2015 with a bang by launching a .....

6 Jan 20156 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

It isn’t just frequent flyer schemes that offer points in return for renting a car.  Some of the hotel programmes are partners with major car rental companies too. In general the points earned .....

It isn’t just frequent flyer schemes that offer points in return for renting a car.  Some of the hotel .....

28 Dec 201428 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Did you receive an email from Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza loyalty scheme, on Thursday?  The headline was ‘Especially for you’. Did you open it and read it? If not, .....

Did you receive an email from Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza loyalty scheme, on .....

20 Dec 201420 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza group, has launched its November and December promotion. It is a simple structure.  You will earn double points or double nights towards elite .....

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza group, has launched its November and December promotion. It .....

6 Nov 20146 November 2014 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Club Carlson, the loyalty scheme covering Radisson, Park Plaza and Park Inn amongst other brands, has launched a promotion for a 30% bonus when you purchase points. This is not hugely exciting, to be .....

Club Carlson, the loyalty scheme covering Radisson, Park Plaza and Park Inn amongst other brands, has launched .....

12 Oct 201412 October 2014 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

American Express Membership Rewards has three hotel partners in the UK, assuming you want to redeem for points instead of a voucher for a free room: Hilton HHonors, with a conversion rate of 1:2 .....

American Express Membership Rewards has three hotel partners in the UK, assuming you want to redeem for points .....

21 Sep 201421 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments