Ric Garrido

Marriott and Hilton Hotel Awards Comparison

The distribution of hotels in a loyalty program’s award categories is an important consideration when evaluating a hotel loyalty program and making comparisons

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Marriott Hotel Category Distribution and 2010 Hotel Changes

2010 Marriott Rewards Hotel Award Category Distribution and a list of hotels that went up in category and down in category are shown

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Hotels are #1 Sector for Credit Card Data Breach

Hotels became the most breached sector for credit card data theft in 2009, representing just over a third of all major breaches. This

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Walt Disney World Dolphin (Starwood Sheraton Hotel)-Resort Review

This was my first trip to the Disney World resort area where you will find the Walt Disney World Dolphin and Swan Hotels

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Major Hotel Chains in Market to Boost Hotel Brands

The message in the hotel industry is the time is right to buy hotel brands as the market is at a low. The

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Business Travel News 2010 U.S. Hotel Survey Brand Rankings

Ritz-Carlton, Le Meridien, Crowne Plaza, and Hampton Inn take top place in their respective hotel market segments of luxury, upper upscale, upscale, and

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Priority Club Partner Bonuses and Survey for 6,300+ cheap points

Here is a guide to cheap partner activities by March 31 for 6,000 bonus points in addition to the free 300 survey bonus

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Hey United Employee, Help the Passengers Without Being Condescending!

At 5:30am I arrived at the Orlando Airport and proceeded directly to the self check-in kiosk. They were all being used in the

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Redeem Choice Privileges Points at Over 500 Preferred Hotel Group Properties

Choice Privileges has recently added another redemption tier for partner hotel awards at the boutique and upper-upscale/luxury Preferred Hotel Group properties. When I

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European Hotel Update: Starwood, Broken Pipelines, and Hotel Rates

Starwood has big plans in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East over the next two years with 50 new hotels in the pipeline.

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