Hotels.com Welcome Rewards One loyalty program which you could use on some hotel stays in addition to another hotel loyalty scheme is the Hotels.com Welcome Rewards programme. The main benefit it offers is one reward night for every ten nights stayed. You will still have to pay the taxes and fees…
Virgin Atlantic pilots have voted for industrial action but not an all out strike. The disagreement is over union recognition. The ballot received a high turnout at over 80% with a 88.6% majority in favour of action. The Professional Pilots’Union covers the majority of Virgin Atlantic pilots. The action is not…
Last Minute Top Secret hotels sale Last Minute has up to 50% off selected UK Top Secret® hotels in their current sale. You will need to book by 10am on 19th December 2016. The offer is valid on travel between 12th December 2016 and 20th February 2017. Top Secret Hotels are…
Qatar Airways have a new discount code aimed at customers who have signed up for their newsletter. You can get up to 15% if you book before 26 December 2016 and travel between 11 January – 14 June 2017. The offer is valid on Qatar Airways operated flights except: All itineraries…
How much impact will it have? As you may have seen in the media, British Airways cabin crew on the Mixed Fleet contracts have voted to strike. As Unite members of Mixed Fleet only represent 15% of cabin crew, the impact would be nowhere near that for the previous cabin crew…
IHG Rewards Club IHG Rewards Club is the loyalty scheme for InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites brands. It has the usual benefits at the entry level which make it worth joining even for one stay. IHG runs regular ‘PointBreaks’ offers. Every two…
Today we will look at some of the lesser known luxury hotel loyalty schemes and discuss whether it is worth joining them for even a single stay. Tomorrow I shall looking at the remaining large chains, IHG (Intercontinental and Holiday Inn), Accor (Sofitel and Novotel) and Club Carlson (Park Plaza…
In part 2 I will look at two of the other major players in the hotel market – Marriott and Starwood. Tomorrow I will look at some of of the smaller hotel groups which may be of interest to the luxury traveller, Langham, Shangri-la and Leading Hotels of the World. Starwood…
Many of us think that it’s not worth joining a hotel loyalty scheme unless you are planning on staying with the chain a number of times. We also sometimes don’t realise which luxury brands of hotels are actually covered by a wider scheme such as Marriott or Hilton. It can…
Yesterday I talked about my top 5 hotel apps. Today I am going to review my recent experience using one of them, Hotel Tonight. I have used Hotel Tonight once before for a Heathrow hotel but that was over a year ago. Hotel Tonight app review I wanted to stay…
