Many hotel groups, including Marriott, Hilton and IHG, have one or more specialised booking schemes for high-end customers. Qualified travel agents can make such bookings on their behalf which come with extra benefits.
IHG’s program is called Luxury & Lifestyle, and participating brands include Regent, Intercontinental and Kimpton etc. You pay the Best Flexible Rate and enjoy 2pm late check-out, room upgrade, welcome amenity, plus:
Regent, Intercontinental & some Kimpton hotels:
- Free breakfast for two
- $100 hotel credit per stay
Other brands:
- $50 hotel credit per stay
Even better, IHG Luxury & Lifestyle is running a promotion now. For select hotels, you can book three nights and pay for only two, which is equivalent to 33% off compared to the Best Flexible Rate, plus you still enjoy all the benefits mentioned above.
Some of the participating UK and Europe hotels:
- Intercontinental London Park Lane
- Kimpton Fitzroy London
- Hotel Indigo London Kensington
- Intercontinental Edinburgh The George
- Intercontinental Paris Le Grand
- Regent Berlin
- Intercontinental Berlin
- Intercontinental Amsterdam Amstel
- Intercontinental Sofia
To check, you can simply search on IHG’s website using Corporate ID 786905371. For example, Intercontinental London Park Lane comes up at £226 per night, which is slightly higher than the Get a Night on Us offer. However remember it includes many additional benefits, and you can cancel free of charge one day before.
And Regent Berlin:
Beware though, that you can only use this method to check for availability and don’t book away. You must get a qualified travel agent to book for you, for example Virtuoso.