Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
Vienna is a major city, with numerous museums and attractions spread out across a large area, so a Metro pass and plan for where you want to go and what you want to do is advisable for a tourist. The good news for tourists is Vienna has a great public transportation network. Day passes for…
An early 6:00am flight out of Rome FCO to Munich meant I wanted to stay near the airport the night before. Hilton has a hotel right at the airport, but $205 advance purchase rate was way more than I wanted to pay and 45,000 points was no bargain either. There is also a Hilton Garden…
IHG Rewards Club has a buy points promotion for up to 100% bonus points when you purchase IHG points by August 22. My offer is 100% bonus points. This promotion drops the price of points to $5.00 per 1,000 points. You need to login to your IHG Rewards Club account to see what your specific…
Wyndham Rewards brings back their promotion from last year for 7,500 bonus points when you reserve a room using Masterpass payment for a stay completed by Sep 1, 2018. This bonus may be earned two times for 15,000 bonus points. This is a great value promotion, if Wyndham Rewards follows through in awarding bonus points.…
Hyatt Visa cardmembers have a summer rebate offer for 10% back on all points redeemed for hotel reward stays, Points+Cash, upgrades, dining and spa from August 1 to September 30, 2018. Member must register by August 31. Points redeemed for Avis car rental certificates or points transferred to airline partners are not eligible for this…
Walking Rome is great transportation for sightseeing the city center with many prominent monuments located minutes apart by foot. There are countless other sights you will find along city streets of historical and artistic value that are not likely on your tourist list, yet part of the fabric of historical and current life in Rome.…
Before starting to write this piece I read Tripadvisor questions on where to stay in Rome as a first-time visitor. The link is an overview of neighborhoods in central Rome for hotels. My main concern when booking Rome is I wanted to be in the city center with easy access to public transportation and airport…
Best Western Rewards came out on top for best value points reward nights when I considered booking three hotel nights in Rome for June 2018. Best Western has 14 hotels in the city of Rome, one of the largest collection of hotels for Rome, Italy among major chains with loyalty points programs. 12 of these…
During the July 4 holiday week I posted a series of lists showing hundreds of Marriott and Starwood Hotels that will cost more points in August 2018 when all 6,864 Marriott, Ritz-Carlton and Starwood hotels worldwide are integrated into a single unified reward chart. Marriott Rewards will divide all hotels into 7 hotel reward categories from…
Choice Privileges can be used to book 553 hotels Preferred Hotels & Resorts worldwide. There are currently 157 Preferred Hotels in 22 European countries bookable with Choice Privileges points at 25,000 to 55,000 points per night. The main drawback of booking Preferred Hotels with Choice Privileges points is the necessity of booking by phone with…
