Ric Garrido

Take this reservation and cancel it.

A Hilton Garden Inn email advertisement caught my attention this morning and almost entirely wasted an hour of my time.  Hilton Advance Purchase

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A Flight from Luxury in Pebble Beach, California

Christopher Elliott wrote a recent article, The Disappearing Vacation, where he coins 2009 the year of the ‘naycation’, as in No Vacation for

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SkyAuction.com Goes Upper Upscale on Hotels

Four Seasons, J.W. Marriott, Ritz Carlton, Conrad, Hyatt Resorts, and InterContinental Hotels are hotel brand names you might be surprised to see if

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Hilton HHonors starts 2009 with a goof

The morning of the promotion meltdown for $19.28 luxury hotel rooms with the Leading Hotels of the World on October 1, 2008 I

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IHG Priority Club Rewards 30,000 Points or 10,000 Miles

Priority Club Rewards Hotel Brands InterContinental Hotels Group is the parent of Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, and Crowne Plaza.  These three hotel

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Night After Night 10,000 Bonus Points with Starwood Hotels

Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) has a promotion through April 30, 2009 to award 500 bonus points per night and an additional 5,000 bonus

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Hyatt Gold Passport 20,000 Bonus Points Promotion

Hyatt Gold Passport has uploaded its registration page for the 20,000 bonus points after 8 nights Winter 2009 promotion. The promotion is quite

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Comparison of Points Earning for Winter 2009 Hotel Promotions

This is the week of the 2009 hotel loyalty programs’ promotion launches.  Hilton got the jump with a Tuesday start, Starwood’s first quarter

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Hilton HHonors Double Base Points Promotion Jan 6- April 6, 2009

Hilton HHonors started their winter 2009 promotion yesterday.  I received an email which outlines quite clearly the earning structure for this promotion.  Normally

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Hilton Hotels January Sale for stays through August 31, 2009

The 2009 hotel rate sales are coming fast.  Hilton Hotels is offering a discount, as much as 50% based on the hotel’s regular

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