Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
Avenidas Novas neighborhood of central Lisbon is where we spent six of 12 nights in Lisbon. As a tourist in Lisbon I never heard the name Avenidas Novas or ‘New Avenues’ until after I returned home and started researching areas in the city we had been. Most Lisbon maps show more local neighborhood and Metro…
Holiday Inn Lisbon was the second of four IHG hotels we stayed in central Lisbon during our two weeks in the city. Be aware there is another IHG hotel, Holiday Inn Lisbon Continental in the same area about 1.2 km away near Metro Pequeno Campo. We stayed at both hotels. The distinguishing feature of Holiday…
This article compares the price in points for a 5-night hotel stay in Amsterdam November 15-20, 2022 for 23 hotels among nearly 50 hotels in Amsterdam and around Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in Best Western Rewards, Hilton Honors, World of Hyatt, IHG One Rewards, Marriott Bonvoy and Radisson Rewards hotel loyalty programs. Only hotels showing at…
Principe Real neighborhood was the most vibrant and laid back area in Lisbon where we spent two days. The neighborhood seemed more relaxed to us without feeling overwhelmed by the crowds of tourists we encountered when walking around popular areas of Bairro Alto, the neighboring downtown area of Lisbon. Bairro Alto on streets near the…
For many of the past 30 years I have been a frequent flyer elite in one airline loyalty program or another. Over the past five years my primary airline loyalty program has been Aegean Miles+Bonus. Aegean Airlines is the flagship airline of Greece and a Star Alliance member airline. The primary reason I am loyal…
Memmo Príncipe Real Lisbon, a member of Design Hotels and a Marriott Bonvoy hotel was our favorite stay during 11 nights in Lisbon, Portugal. A hillside location offering panoramic views across the cityscape of central Lisbon in a boutique high end hotel set in a vibrant, centrally located downtown neighborhood is an ideal retreat for…
During the first week of Daily Getaways there were four days of hotel points sales with IHG, Hilton, Wyndham and Best Western. None of these programs sold out all their points on the day each sale opened. Generally for IHG and Hilton only the highest quantity of points sold out. One market segment is likely…
Air Canada had cheap summer tickets from San Francisco SFO to Lisbon, Portugal at $469 round trip for a mid-June departure and mid-July return when I booked our Europe summer travel last October 2021. Actually, our tickets were originally departing San Jose SJC with a two stop routing via Vancouver and Montreal, then in February…
Having stayed at 4 of the 5 central Lisbon IHG hotels during our summer trip, I have opinions about the positive and negative aspects of each property. For those unfamiliar with Lisbon and interested about location, Holiday Inn Express Lisbon Av. Liberdade is the best location of the IHG hotels due to its walking proximity…
My recent trip to Europe included 11 hotel nights in Portugal, 9 in Greece, 2 in Spain, 1 in Canada and 1 in California. 20 of those 24 hotel nights were at IHG hotels. 12 of those 20 nights at IHG were booked using IHG points after I arrived in Europe due to necessary changes…
