First Dates’ Fred Sirieix guide to visiting traditional seaside town Southwold

FIRST Dates’ Fred Sirieix has fallen for the English seaside. The matchmaking maitre d’ found plenty to love on a recent trip to Southwold, Suffolk – from the charming Victorian pier to “kiss me quick” souvenirs. 7 Enjoy a charming Victorian pier and ‘kiss me quick’ souvenirs on a seaside trip to SouthwoldCredit: 2012 photolibrary.com … Read more

Marriott expands BRG to Design Hotels

This morning, Stephen posted about his recent successes with Marriott’s best rate guarantee program. There’s some good news on that front: Design Hotels, one of the myriad of Marriott brands, is once again eligible for Best Rate Guarantee claims.You can’t make claims against the rates at designhotels.com or on the hotel-specific sites (though the good … Read more

Accor ALL North & Central America Triple Points October 15 – April 15, 2021 (Book By January 15)

Accor has launched a new bonus points offer for stays in participating North & Central American countries. Accor Live Limitless (ALL) members earn triple points for stays consumed between October 15 – April 15, 2021, if booked after registering for this offer October 15 – January 15. You can access this offer on Accor’s website … Read more

Ultimate Rewards Credit Card Travel Insurance

Many credit cards include automatic travel protections when you use your card to purchase travel.  I’ve separately compared these protections for ultra premium cards, here: Ultra-Premium Credit Card Travel Insurance.  In this post, I compare protections provided by each of Chase’s Ultimate Rewards cards including the Sapphire Reserve, Ink Business Preferred, Sapphire Preferred, and more. … Read more

Safari Club will probe sale of captive-bred lion hunts

WASHINGTON (AP) — A trophy-hunting group says it has launched an ethics investigation following the release of undercover video showing… WASHINGTON (AP) — A trophy-hunting group says it has launched an ethics investigation following the release of undercover video showing vendors at its recent convention promoting trips to shoot captive-bred lions in Africa. Safari Club … Read more

Heathrow staff vow to shut the airport with strikes to hit back at bosses seeking 37% pay cuts

HEATHROW staff have vowed to shut the airport through strike action in response to bosses’ seeking 37% pay cuts. In early May the airport announced a war chest of £3.2billion and boasted it could survive without a flight landing or taking off for a year. 2 Heathrow staff will take action though strikes in response … Read more