Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
This week I flew SAS Scandinavian Airlines from San Francisco to Copenhagen on the return flight of my $477 round trip Oslo to San Francisco Economy Go Light ticket. Originally my plan was to return to Oslo and then fly to Bodo, Norway for a trip to the Lofoten Islands. Our plans changed to travel…
Choice Privileges has posted reward rates for hotels worldwide for Sep 16 to Nov 30, 2019. You can find the reward rates for any specific Choice Hotel worldwide by going to the hotel’s home page and scrolling down to the bottom. Clarion Suites Cannes Croisette, France These reward rate dates are ones I have been…
Marriott Bonvoy summer promotion for 1,500 bonus points with a stay of 2 nights or longer from July 2 to September 16 is the kind of promotion that makes double points seem more lucrative. At least for me. My only Marriott stay booked this summer is a one nighter. Register for this Marriott promotion here…
TAP Portugal has loaded low fall one way fares for USA to Europe travel via Lisbon. Beginning in October 2019 San Francisco to Rome one way is $243 one way with possibility of staying nearly 21 hours in Lisbon between flights or as little as one hour. One way flights from Rome to SFO price…
San Francisco to London at $421 round trip for nonstop flights with major airlines Virgin Atlantic or United Airlines are great deals for planning travel after mid-August. United Airlines San Francisco – London LHR – San Francisco SFO nonstop $421.03 round trip Monday Sep 9 – Thu Sep 19 Virgin Atlantic San Francisco –…
Radisson Rewards has an elite fast-track offer for AARP members. Register for the AARP fast-track to Radisson Rewards Gold elite membership with 4 stays booked using the Radisson-AARP 10% discount rate booking page by December 28, 2019. Most (all?) hotels worldwide participate. Important: You need to use the dedicated Radisson-AARP booking page link or use…
This is the third part of my hotel points value series. The first article is an introduction to ‘Why I value hotel points at the lowest cost I can buy points‘ and how that results in some slightly different point values to The Points Guy. My second article, Comparing value of hotel points for Rome…
This is a follow-up to my article Why I value hotel points at lowest rate I can buy points (June 17, 2019). In my previous piece I shared links to the lowest prices I have seen hotel points in 8 different chain loyalty programs sold for during the past year. This article shows the practical…
Many of the major travel blogs like The Points Guy maintain a list for the value of hotel points, airline miles and credit card points. Generally these points and miles valuations are credit card centered as a way to estimate the value of big bonus sign-ups when comparing credit cards. My points valuations for hotel…
World of Hyatt Visa card members will receive a 10% points rebate on points redeemed from July 1 – September 2, 2019 for free night awards, Points + Cash stays, room upgrades, dining and spa experiences, Exhale fitness classes and spa therapies, or FIND experiences. Promotion registration required by July 15. Points redeemed for Avis…
