Ric Garrido

European Vacation Travel Planning (Part 1) – Cheap Airfare

It’s been a while since I planned a trip of a week or more out of the country.  Airfare to Europe has been

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SPG amends Night After Night Promotion with additional 500 points

Starwood Preferred Guest has enhanced its Night After Night promotional offer with an additional 500 points per night for stays at select hotels

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Travel Quote of the Week “Lunatic Bloggers”

  “Lunatic bloggers can have the blog sphere all to themselves as our people are far too busy driving down the cost of

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Marriott $50 Bonus Bucks with One Weekend Night at Residence Inn

Earn a Marriott $50 Bonus Bucks Certificate after just one weekend night at a Residence Inn during 2009. Promotion Offer: Simply stay a

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The Cost of Hotel Loyalty vs. Priceline

Last year I spent my tax rebate stimulus money on Hyatt Hotel stays during the Stays Count Double Gold Passport promotion. I earned

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St. Regis San Francisco Penthouse Residence For Sale

The St. Regis San Francisco has about 200 hotel guest rooms up to Floor 20 and 103 residences from Floor 22 to 40. The Penthouse

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Hotel Stays – Getting Less With Miles & More

  Hilton HHonors hooked up with Miles & More to offer two-night hotel stays in Europe at select hotels.  Loyalty Traveler looked into

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Starwood Preferred Guest 2009 Elite Gifts

Last year Starwood Preferred Guest sent me a SPG Platinum member postcard telling me I had earned a 50% off award for up

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“Upgraded to C” takes on new meaning

This is an unusual trip to San Francisco.  Normally the beauty of the city would keep us up, ‘til late at night, staring

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Conde Nast 2009 Gold List Follow-up

Following up on yesterday’s Conde Nast 2009 Gold List with these lists of major hotel loyalty program properties.  Major Hotel Loyalty Programs with

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