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IHG – Two nights for the price of one

Posted on April 7, 2012 | 16 Comments


Update Aug 11, 2012: Updated links to discount rates.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) includes Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Hotel Indigo and InterContinental hotels.  It’s loyalty program, Priority Club Rewards, offers incredible value in terms of free nights redemptions.  Points can be earned fast & easy and redeemed with no black-out dates.  Even without points in your Priority Club account, there are a multitude of options to make your next stay much cheaper.  I’ve already blogged about several techniques in the past.  Today I want to highlight two (more or less hidden) rates for stays in Europe:
“2-for-1” (make sure to select ‘Exclusive 2 for 1′ as Rate Preference)
 and “35% off” (make sure to select ‘Exclusive Prepaid A’ as Rate Preference)

I have a number of upcoming weekend stays for which I used the ‘Exclusive 2 for 1′ rate saving me up to 44% in hotel expenses.
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Upcoming Lufthansa Business Class trip to Seoul

Posted on February 19, 2012 | 2 Comments


Pic: Brussels-Munich-Seoul-Munich-Frankfurt-Brussels in Lufthansa C Class

Pic: Bart and South Korean School kids in Seoul (May 2008)
Back in November, Lufthansa was running an incredible sale on Business Class flights.  On 11-11-11, Business Class fares to several destinations (e.g. New York, Dubai, Singapore, Seoul,…) were only €1111.  As I was enjoying the Plantation Bay Resort in Lapu Lapu (Philippines) on 11/11/11, I postponed booking my ticket to the evening, which was noon time in Germany.  By then, the Singapore A380 business class seats were already sold out.  As destinations like New York and Dubai only made half the status miles compared to Seoul, I booked the latter.

Pic: Miles and More Mileage Accrual for my Lufthansa Business Class flights
To maximize my mileage accrual, I added an extra leg MUC-FRA on my return instead of the direct MUC-BRU flight.  The layover between ICN-MUC and MUC-FRA will only 35 minutes, so I’m not sure if I’m going to make it.  The extra leg added €38, but should earn me 1500 status miles (+ Senator bonus) in exchange.  My €1156 (includes €7,50 credit card fee) Lufthansa Business class round trip to Seoul (Feb 25 – Mar 4, booking Class Z) should earn me 30661 status miles.

For my first 5 nights in Seoul, I’ve booked a studio apartment in the Itaewon district.  I used Airbnb, a rapid growing global network of accommodations offered by locals, to make the booking.  It’s a cheap alternative to hotels, especially in big cities.  The studio apartment was +- €30/night + a €15 Airbnb booking fee.  With a €30 Airbnb coupon code I lowered the bill to €137 for five nights!  Unfortunately, the €30 coupon code is no longer valid, but if you sign-up with my Airbnb referral link, you’ll get $25 credit for your first Airbnb stay.  By the way, if you want to be up-to-date with all the latest travel coupon codes, discounts, error fares, promos and deals, make sure to follow me on twitter.  For my last two nights in Seoul, I booked the Grand Hyatt using Gold Passport points.  I’ll have a separate blog post on the Grand Hyatt Seoul after my stay.

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Accor Hotels Super Sale 50% Off

Posted on November 19, 2011 | 1 Comment


Accor Hotels currently has a Super Sale with discounts of 50% for reservations made before November 26, 2011 applicable to all stays between 11th December 2011 and 12th February 2012 at participating hotels.  Make sure to enter your A|Club account number to be eligible for the 50% discount.  No A-Club member yet?  Free instant A-club Platinum (100% bonus points, room upgrades, late check-out, etc… ) via this link.  Update 22/11: Free Platinum offer expired.  Sign-up for free A-Club Gold account at A-Club.com using promo code “ACLUBFROHMYGOLD2011″ Update Jan 05, 2012: The A|Club instant Platinum sign-up link is active again! Update Jan 09, 2012: The Free Platinum offer code is no longer valid.

Below a selection of great deals I found using the 50% discount promo.  At many properties the 50% discount also applies to suites which results in even more value for your money.  Note Accor hotels offers lower rates for single occupancy, below offers are based on double occupancy.  Sample dates used are Dec 16-17 unless otherwise stated.  There are many more deals hidden between the 1300 participating hotels, please share your findings in the comments field of this post.  Thank you.

Junior Suite at Pullman Dubai Mall of the Emirates for EUR 126
Check the Accor Hotel Dubai list for more great rates with this promo.
Venice Carnival – Junior Suite at Papadopoli Venezia for EUR 191
Enjoy the Venice Carnival opening weekend (Feb 10-12, 2012) at this awesome rate!
Deluxe Suite at Novotel Bucharest City Centre for EUR 142
Read my review of this massive suite with jacuzzi, highly recommended!  Rate available during Christmas and NYE weekend too!
Executive Suite at Novotel Brussels off Grand’Place for EUR 117
Executive Aisawan Club Suite at Pullman Pattaya Aisawan for EUR 95
Stayed at this hotel in August, read my review.
Grand Deluxe Suite at VIE Hotel Bangkok – MGallery for EUR 58
Stayed at this suite in August, read my review.
Muse Residence King at Hotel Muse Bangkok for EUR 87
Fabulous new design hotel in Bangkok, check the website.
Executive Premier suite at Novotel Beijing Peace for EUR 94
Superior Suite at Pullman Beijing West Wanda for EUR 90
2 Bedroom Suite at Novotel Bali Nusa Dua Hotel for EUR 109

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