Velocity and Le Club AccorHotels have launched a new promotion offering double points on stays at Sofitel Hotels worldwide. The offer is valid at when you book and stay between August 31 and November 15, 2018. The promotion is very similar to the Triple Velocity points promotion currently underway with Novotel. It is not clear why they have released these as two separate promotions. They are very similar promotions – with a different multiplier depending on the brand. Whatever the reason, there are two promotions. As a result, it seems you will need to register for both if you stay…
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Mark is the founder of FlyStayPoints, and caught the travel bug early in life. He discovered the benefits of travel loyalty programs in 2001, and is always learning how they can make travel better. While work takes him between Perth and Melbourne, he is always plotting his next adventure.
During September, American Express are offering a bonus 50% points when transferring points from Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors. For most members, this will boost the transfer rate from a 1:1 ratio to a 1:1.5 ratio Transfer Bonus Details The offer appears to be available to a range of cards offering transfers to the Hilton Honors program. From what I have seen, it includes cards that participate in the Ascent, Ascent Premium and Gateway programs. Apart from the David Jones version, most Membership rewards programs allow you to transfer blocks of 1,000 Membership Rewards Points to 1,000 Hilton Honors Points.…
Hyatt have unveiled details of their global promotion for the next 3 months. Under the bonus offer, you could earn a maximum of 60,000 bonus World of Hyatt points on stays between September 1 and November 30, 2018. According to Hyatt, 60,000 points is enough for at least 2 free nights at any Hyatt hotel in the world. Depending on which Hyatt you choose to stay at, this could be up to 12 free nights. Key Details Stay Period: September 1 to November 30, 2018 Registration is Required by October 15, 2018 Eligible Nights: any night where a member is…
Hilton has unveiled its promotion for the final quarter of 2018. Going by the name of Moments Made Bigger it is offering triple points on Luxury and Resort stays, and double points on all other stays. This promotion kicks off for stays from September 10, the day after the current promotion concludes. It then runs through to January 3 in the new year. Key Details For stays from September 10, 2018 to January 3, 2019. Earn triple points on all luxury & resort stays. Full details of the properties offering triple points can be found here. Earn double points on…
Airline lounges are one of those things that make the airport experience so much more bearable. So, I was happy with today’s news that Qantas will be embarking on an upgrade of a further six lounges across their network. This is good news, as some of the lounges are bursting at the seams at times. They are also showing their age in a few cases. Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said that “Over the past few years we’ve been steadily renewing lounges right across our network. This next wave of improvements that we’re announcing today will improve our customers’ overall…
IHG have announced that they will open a flagship InterContinental hotel in Auckand in 2022. The announcement follows IHG® and Precinct Propertie signing an agreement to open InterContinental Auckland. 1 Queen St Site The InterContinental Auckland will be located at 1 Queen St, which will give it a prime location on the city’s waterfront. The hotel will form part of the $1 billion Commercial Bay mixed-use development. This development boasts the largest concentration of high quality retail facilities in the city and a includes new 39-level office tower with 39,000m2 of premium office space. The world-class waterfront development is also destined…
Qantas and Sunrise are offering new credit cardholders the opportunity to earn an extra 10,000 Qantas Points when signing up to a new card. This bonus is over and above the sign up offer that is normally on offer. Coming from Qantas and Sunrise, it’s a different style of offer, as it applies across the board. You can get the points on pretty much any Qantas Points earning cards. Details To be inline for these points, you need to Register before 19 August 2018 Sign up for a new eligible points earning card Make an eligible purchase on your new…
Virgin Australia has commenced the redevelopment of its Melbourne domestic terminal. First floated last year, the project has multiple phases, with the first now getting underway. First Phase In the first phase, starting today, Virgin Australia’s check-in kiosks will gradually be replaced and installed with new software. This will allow passengers to quickly check-in, print boarding passes and baggage tags. New service pods and service desks will also be installed. By the end of the year, the majority of the automatic bag drop facilities will be implemented. This will significantly reducing congestion and allowing passengers to quickly move through the…
As we know, Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand are going their own ways as from October 28. As a result of the divorce, Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand will no longer be trying to keep their on board offerings in any kind of alignment. The outcome of this is that Virgin is now announcing changes to its offering on Trans Tasman. Yesterday, we took a look at the changed that are happening to Velocity earn rates. Today, we will have a look at changes coming to their on board product. New Trans Tasman Offering As part of its…
World of Hyatt has announced that it will be forming a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH). The announcement was a little light on detail. However, we do know that the plan is for World of Hyatt members to be able to “earn and redeem points during stays at participating SLH hotels when they book through Hyatt channels.” Points are good, but it goes one step further. Any eligible nights at a participating SLH hotel will count as an elite qualifying night. This is good, as you can often feel as though you are missing out if…