When Does it Make Sense to Buy Hotel Points? (Part One)
Our anonymous miles and points expert, Mr. Brightside, sometimes buys airline miles and hotel chain points to redeem for flights and luxury hotel stays. But when does it make sense…
How to Keep Your Hotel Points from Expiring When You Can’t Travel & What are the Current Concessions?
If you are like me, you don’t really think too much about when your hotel points might expire. Even though your accumulated balances might be worth thousands of pounds, a…
Kimpton de Witt hotel Amsterdam review
Have you heard of Kimpton boutique hotels? For many people, the answer will be no. Well, Kimpton is a network of luxury boutique hotels that until recently could only be found…
Intercontinental Hotel São Paolo Brazil review
Introduction As you might have already realised, I am a fan of the Intercontinental (IC) Hotels and I have stayed in the IC São Paulo a few times in the…
InterContinental Hotel Dublin review in 360°
Location The InterContinental is situated in the affluent area of Ballsbridge about 10 minutes from the city centre and about 20-30 minutes from the airport. I got a taxi…
Is it worth buying Intercontinental Ambassador status?
I had Intercontinental Ambassador status a few years ago but since becoming Hilton Diamond most of my business has gone to Hilton hotels. However, the newest member of the team,…
InterContinental London Park Lane review in 360°
Despite staying in London many, many times I have never actually stayed on Park Lane. As I was going to an event for my BA Gold Facebook group round the…
Where to stay at Heathrow part 2 – Crowne Plaza Hotel Heathrow review
As regular readers will know, I have started a series of Heathrow and Gatwick hotel reviews. You can access my Hilton T4 review here. I will also be posting reviews…
Status matching – what is it and how to do it? – Part 2 hotels
Yesterday I looked at status matching with airlines, today I will look at hotels. Bear in mind that most companies will only do a status match as a one time…
