Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
St Pancras railway station in London was a marvel of Victorian engineering when the station opened in 1868 with the largest single span roof in the world constructed from iron and glass. The roof measures 689 ft (240 m) long, spans 245 ft (75m) with a height at 100 ft (30m). Midland Railway Company, formed…
On March 4, 2020 Marriott Bonvoy will raise the reward category for 1,700 hotels. There are currently about 400 hotels in Marriott Bonvoy Category 1 priced at 7,500 points for a standard reward night. 185 of these hotels will rise to category 2 next week. In category 2 there are 558 of 1,404 hotels rising…
Marriott Bonvoy offers 50% bonus points when you purchase 2,000 to 50,000 points from Feb 18 to March 25, 2020. The price drops from $12.50 to $8.33 with this promotion. That is one of the lowest prices ever for Marriott Bonvoy points. Members can buy a maximum 150,000 points during this sale for $1,250.00. Marriott…
Star Alliance members Lufthansa, Swiss and United have an airfare deal around $580 round trip for flights from Los Angeles to Cape Town, South Africa for dates in March 2020. This appears to be a developing flight deal as airline routing options and dates have changed and expanded as I wrote this piece. Google Flights…
Multiple cities in Australia and New Zealand including Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington are on sale at ticket prices from about $670 to $695 from Los Angeles and San Francisco for travel from April through November 2020, except for July departures price higher. Fiji Airlines is the main discount carrier for SFO, while…
Each trip I spend in London reveals more districts of a city where one can spend a lifetime studying neighborhoods, history and change. My recent trip placed me in two Choice Hotels around King’s Cross and St. Pancras rail stations. Street signs on buildings around my hotels showed London Borough of Camden, however locals tend…
Best Western Rewards new promotion is one free night after two nights stayed in any Best Western hotels in USA, Canada and Caribbean from Feb 18 to April 20, 2020. Two eligible nights can be consecutive nights at same hotel or one-night stays at two different hotels. Free night is valid for 70 days from…
World of Hyatt has all kinds of announcements this week with a new promotion for double points Feb 15-May 15 beginning with second stay. A linked Hyatt credit card offer for 1,500 bonus points on stays including a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night makes this offer even better value for weekend travelers. On top of…
Alaska Airlines has a Tue Feb 11 only one day 2-for-1 flights flash sale using promotion code LEAPDAY for select routes nationwide, including Hawaii, for flights on Saturday, Feb 29 and Tuesday, March 3 only. You can use LEAPDAY promotion code 2-for-1 rates for either one way or round trip tickets. Fares like $57 one…
Marriott Bonvoy is making a significant adjustment on March 4, 2020 when about 2,200 hotels change hotel reward category. These changes are significant in that 70% of these hotel category changes are located in the USA (1,548 hotels) and 87% (1,291 hotels) of these USA hotels will see a reward night rate increase of one…
