We arrived in Krakow, Poland on Christmas Day after a 6.5 hour drive across Slovakia, portions of which were across narrow icy mountain roads in a snowstorm sitting on the top level of a double decker bus. Thankful I wasn’t
For the past few years my strategy with IHG hotels is buy points when they are on sale for $5.00 per 1,000 points and book hotel stays with points rather than pay cash rates. I generally save 35% to 50%
Most bloggers on BoardingArea focus on credit card sign-ups as the route to premium travel on airlines and high-end hotel stays. Being pampered is not my style of travel. I am satisfied with economy flights and hotels that I can
Hotel Rezydent Sopot is an Accor MGallery Hotel in the center of the city between the train station at the shopping mall and Bohaterów Monte Cassino, the main shopping, entertainment and mostly pedestrian traffic lane in the beach resort town
Last week I saw a travel blog comment on a points purchase sale where some reader wrote, “I never buy hotel points.” To each their own. I bought 240,000 IHG points for $1,200 this week. This post is a summary
This week I made two IHG expenditures for 2023 savings. Firstly, I purchased InterContinental Ambassador membership for $200 and extended IHG Diamond Elite status through 2023. Secondly, I purchased 120,000 IHG points during the 100% bonus points sale ending tomorrow,
Just about all my trips have burning or earning points objectives with my hotel stays and flights. 19 hotel nights in Poland were focused burning IHG points at great redemption value and using my Accor Hotels points to book a
IHG has a sale with 80% bonus points for a $5.56 per 1,000 points offer. The purchase limit is 450,000 points for $2,500. This offer ends June 10, 2022. IHG Rewards normally sells points at three different rates, depending on
IHG – InterContinental Hotels Group has a global Cyber Sale offering up to 25% off Best Flexible Rates when you book a prepaid, nonrefundable room by Dec 17 for stays through May 31. I see potential value with this sale
IHG launched a Stay in the Moment global sale for at least 25% rate discount on August 22, 2019 requiring booking by Sep 24 for stays from Aug 25, 2019 to March 31, 2020. This offer is now extended for
