For my second hotel in Lisbon as part of my Iberian Explorer trip, I selected the Ibis Styles Embaixador Lisbon. My first hotel, the Holiday Inn Express Ave Liberdade, was sold out on the last night of my planned stay, I was tempted by an Accor LeClub promotion and based on many good experiences with […]
This week’s Deal Dispatch focuses on hotel deals and promotions. They become increasingly rare in the busy summer travel season, with hotels full and prices sky-high. So, it’s good news that Accor is running another of their large “private sales” and IHG has their popular PointBreaks reward stays for only 5,000 points per night! Find
After almost 15 years, I planned my return trip to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It’s a small and very walkable city, so I was looking for a reasonably priced hotel in the heart of the city and the ibis Vientiane fit the bill. It turned out to be as good as the Number 8
Over the last few weeks there have been great airfare deals all around the planet. So, this week’s Deal Dispatch is bringing you hotel deals to go with the great air fares, so you spend less on your vacation! Hilton is offering a $100 gift card for stays in New York, Starwood Resorts in Hawaii
The Sofitel Luang Prabang is a fantastic luxury hotel with great service and impressive private pool villas, all located in a beautifully renovated colonial villa with lush grounds, providing a peaceful retreat outside the old town of Luang Prabang. The Suites are very large and decorated with tasteful, local touches! If you want to enjoy
Sofitel is the top luxury brand of the Accor family of hotels – and they are positioned far up the luxury ladder from the budget ibis hotels that make up the majority of Accor properties. So, how good can a luxury hotel be, when it is run by a budget chain? Read on to find
There has been news of a number of mergers and acquisitions in the hotel industry lately and of course travelers, points enthusiasts and the media have been wondering what it will all mean to them. The mergers in the airline industry in the US have shown that reduced competition can have a negative impact on
As part of my Baltic Explorer trip, I planned a trip to Warsaw and selected the Grand Mercure as my first hotel. As is often the case, I picked it partially for the location, the price – and the promotions! Read on to see how that turned out!
My second hotel for my Escape from Bangkok II – Hua Hin was the ibis hotel Hua Hin. It was in the same neighborhood as my previous, more upscale choices, the Amari Hua Hin, near the Cicada Market. Having stayed at a number of ibis hotels in Thailand, I had pretty clear expectations for my
The Novotel Vilnius Central was my second hotel in Vilnius during my Baltic Explorer trip. I was very close to making Platinum in Accor’s LeClub program and picked it based on a promotion! It turned out to be a great choice: I enjoyed a beautiful suite in a central location at a reasonable price, making
Novotel is a mid-scale, full service hotel chain in the Accor hotel group. It’s one of the older Accor brands, started in 1967 and has focused on business travelers, more recently opening up to families and leisure travelers. They only have one property in the US – so who are they and what can you
If you are looking for one of the largest hotel suites in Bangkok at a reasonable price, you don’t have to look further than the Grand Mercure Asoke – we stayed at a suite big enough to get lost in at a price that you usually pay for a regular room. If space is at