An email popped into my inbox over the weekend from the IHG Reward Club that seems to have caused a bit of a stir in the blogosphere. Headforpoints labelled it “weird” and InsideFlyerUK called it “puzzling“. I don’t see what all the fuss is about! The email says this: So, they are not going to… Read More What’s all the fuss about IHG’s Reward Club email?
I was going to write a post about how your hotel points can be worth different amounts at the same hotel. This came about when I was booking a night in for New Year’s Eve. I went onto the IHG app and found, a little to my surprise, that there were plenty of rooms still… Read More Booking with points? Book now and think later!
This weekend I took another micro-break in London. I am trying to push this concept as it is such a fun way to spend time in the city you live, and I have stayed at the Hilton Syon Park and the Sofitel Terminal 5 so far this year! I wrote in another post how I managed… Read More Another weekend, another Micro Break; InterContinental London-The O2
Most people tend to spend points and miles in the currency they are in for whatever the chain does; people will redeem Avios for flights on British Airways or IHG points for hotel nights at InterContinentals or Holiday Inns.. Typically this offers the best value, but there are some circumstances where this is not always… Read More Can you Belieb what I did with my SPG points?!
Conventional travel booking wisdom is that is is better to book direct; you get the cheapest rates and you get additional benefits based on your status level. This applies to lots of things, including flights, car hire and hotels. It also makes it easier when things go wrong as you won’t be passed from pillar… Read More Want free membership (worth $675) to a Private Global Luxury Hotel Club? Of course you do!
Following an excellent journey to Manhattan, we checked in to Four Points by Sheraton hotel. I had booked using points earned when I took out an AmEx Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Credit Card last year. Spend £2,000 within 3 months and get 20k points. I then earned another 2,000 points via spend and bought 2,000 points for $40.… Read More GUEST POST: MummyAirmiles settles into Manhattan
We drove into the city and straight to the hotel, thanks to the help of the lady at the car hire place. Home for our 4 nights in San Francisco was the InterContinenal Mark Hopkins – 2 nights using the 2for1 Ambassador Certificate, 1 night using the Barclaycard free night and one on points at… Read More Only one InterContinental in San Francisco gets Top Marks
As part of the road trip, we stopped in Monterey, on the Pacific Coast, about 120 miles south of San Francisco. I chose this as the main coastal stop off in part because of the distance and in part because I knew that having an InterContinental meant it was where I would like to be.… Read More MisterAirmiles’ guide to 36 hours in Monterey
I needed a hotel for the night when we arrived into San Francisco – the plane landed after midnight UK time, and I didn’t want to be driving having got off a plane where I would have been drinking. There were several options, but I was able to pay for the hotel using points, making… Read More Crowne Plaza San Francisco Airport – not pretty, but excellent.
My trip to California started in Denmark to take advantage of a great sale fare combined with the benefits of ex-EU flying. Initially I had thought about doing a back to back, or spending the night at the airport, but a change in work commitments meant that we were able to have a bit… Read More MisterAirmiles’ guide to 36 hours in Copenhagen
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