Ric Garrido

Hyatt 48 hour sale ends midnight 3/28

Hyatt Hotels has another 48 hour sale opportunity for 118 hotels in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean with discounts from 20% to 30%

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My Take on the Value of Marriott Rewards Points – Part 2

The recent posts on View from the Wing and Points, Miles & Martinis focus on hotel stay elite status benefits. My focus is

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Weighing in on the value of Marriott Rewards–Part 1

Yesterday Gary Leff published his View from the Wing post, “Why I’m Walking Away from the Marriott Platinum Challenge” and The Weekly Flyer

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Choice Privileges: Three things to know

Choice Privileges functions a bit differently than most hotel loyalty programs.  Choice Privileges has some important program limitations members need to understand. 1.

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Choice Privileges: Booking High Value Reward Nights in Europe

Choice Privileges points are valued at $8 per 1,000 points by Nerdwallet.com. This post shows redemption value at Choice Hotels in Europe exceeding

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Hyatt converting two Avia hotels to Andaz brand

Hyatt Hotels is rebranding Avia Napa and Avia Savannah to its luxury Andaz boutique brand in summer 2012. These two hotels, Andaz Napa

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Embassy Suites 366 Days of More Sweepstakes

Hilton brand Embassy Suites has a Facebook Sweepstakes running daily through February 28, 2013. Each day one person will win two certificates valid

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Marriott 2,500 points for Carolina 2-night weekend stays

Marriott Rewards offers 2,500 points when you stay 2 or more nights from Friday to Sunday only at 16 hotels in North Carolina and

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Renovated Starwood Hotels 1,000 bonus points for stays March 20–June 30

Starwood Hotels has a bonus offer of 1,000 points per stay at 28 renovated hotels in the USA and Canada from March 20

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Starwood Element Hotels $89 from Apr 1-Sep 15

Starwood’s Element extended stay hotel brand has a TravelZoo special offer rate of $89 per night for a studio suite for stays from

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