Ric Garrido

Cornell’s Room Rate Research and the Leisure Traveler Loyalty Factor

  I love new reports from Cornell University’s Center for Hospitality Research. The report just released, “Competitive Hotel Pricing in Uncertain Times”, is

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My May 2009 Starwood Free Nights Promotion Analysis

Summary of Starwood Hotels May 2009 Stays and Promotional Value: $1,500 in Starwood Hotels spending in May 2009 for 14 hotel stays earned:

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Hilton Hotels 2 Nights B&B for Price of 1, outside USA

Hilton Hotels is discounting Bed & Breakfast rates on multi-night stays for hotels outside of the Americas through August 31. Offer: Book a

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Hyatt Fast-Track to Diamond Elite with 15 nights

Hyatt Gold Passport “Enjoy Elite Membership” Offer: Offer Registration Period: May 1 – Aug 31, 2009 Loyalty Traveler rating = 5-Star Promotion I

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IHG Cash & Points Award Nights

InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club has introduced Cash & Points award night options. This is one of the best overall consumer friendly changes

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Hyatt Hotels 2,500 Points per MasterCard Paid Stay

Offer: Registration required. Earn 2,500 points per stay paid by MasterCard through September 15, 2009. Your account earning preference must be set to

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St. Regis San Francisco in HD (Hotel Detail) – Part 2

Arrival: We arrived at the St. Regis San Francisco around 3:30pm. I drove into the city since we spent a couple of hours

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St. Regis San Francisco in HD (Hotel Detail) – Part 1

This past weekend I took advantage of one of the free weekend nights I earned last month for a complimentary $500 stay at the St. Regis

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Best Western’s Free Night after Two Stays Lacks Redemption Value

I was developing a piece on Best Western’s Free Night summer promotion and today I came across Tim Winship’s piece on SmarterTravel.com. I

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Little Nuisances of Travel and Loyalty

The little nuisances of travel purchases and loyalty programs rear their ugly heads when it comes time to cancel, change, or follow-up on

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