News in brief: InterContinental Moorea closes InterContinental Moorea in French Polynesia has become a casualty of coronavirus.  The owners have decided that the remoteness of the resort, requiring a .....

News in brief: InterContinental Moorea closes InterContinental Moorea in French Polynesia has become a .....

30 May 202030 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 69 comments

Sunday 31st May is your last day to take part in the Hotels.com Rewards attractive ‘Double Stamps’ promotion.  This means that you will, in effect, be getting back 20% of what you spend as credit .....

Sunday 31st May is your last day to take part in the Hotels.com Rewards attractive ‘Double Stamps’ .....

30 May 202030 May 2020 by Sinead Archer • 7 comments

IHG Rewards Club, the loyalty scheme for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc, has launched revenue-based redemption pricing in Europe and parts of the USA. Don’t panic.  In most .....

IHG Rewards Club, the loyalty scheme for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc, has launched .....

29 May 202029 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 126 comments

easyJet has announced that it wants to reduce its workforce by up to 30% as a result of coronavirus. It joins British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and low-cost peer Ryanair in making significant .....

easyJet has announced that it wants to reduce its workforce by up to 30% as a result of coronavirus. It joins .....

29 May 202029 May 2020 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

There is nothing like simplicity when designing a loyalty scheme, and the free breakfast benefit for Titanium Elite or Platnium Elite members of Marriott Bonvoy is nothing like simple. I put together .....

There is nothing like simplicity when designing a loyalty scheme, and the free breakfast benefit for Titanium .....

29 May 202029 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

American Express has rolled out a range of free gifts (technically, statement credits refunding your purchase) for holders of American Express Business Platinum this morning. These are on top of the .....

American Express has rolled out a range of free gifts (technically, statement credits refunding your purchase) .....

28 May 202028 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

American Express is rolling out ‘compensation’ deals for Platinum cardholders. For holders of the personal The Platinum Card, it is fairly simple – American Express is giving you .....

American Express is rolling out ‘compensation’ deals for Platinum cardholders. For holders of the .....

28 May 202028 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 270 comments

British Airways has raised a further $750 million to shore up its finances by mortgaging 48 aircraft. The deal was arranged by Citi – the security documentation is here.  It is a legal .....

British Airways has raised a further $750 million to shore up its finances by mortgaging 48 aircraft. The deal .....

28 May 202028 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

What is InterContinenal Ambassador, and is it worth paying a $200 annual fee to join a loyalty programme?  I thought it was worth taking another look, as we haven’t focused on Ambassador since .....

What is InterContinenal Ambassador, and is it worth paying a $200 annual fee to join a loyalty programme?  I .....

28 May 202028 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments