Ric Garrido

Starwood Hotels are on Sale in Europe

Starwood Hotels has two promotions currently available for participating hotels in Europe.  Both promotions offer discounts with nonrefundable rates.  You take a risk

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Happy Birthday to Me

Today is my birthday and my first full day of work in two weeks.  I had my blow-out party last week at the

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In the heart of the Hyatt Carmel Highlands Inn

Two weeks ago there was snow in Seattle, snow in Las Vegas, snow in New York, and an arctic ice blast in Denver.

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Happy Hotel Stays in New Year 2009

Happy New Year to  Loyalty Traveler readers.  May your 2009 travels bring you exciting new hotel views. Pacific Ocean view from Hyatt Highlands

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Hotel Loyalty Winter 2009 Promotions Are Out

Hotel Loyalty Winter 2009 Promotions Are Out Hotel loyalty programs have posted 2009 offers in the past week.  Within a few days of

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New Hilton HHonors Pointstretcher Hotels Posted through May 2009

Link to the HHonors Pointstretcher List The next two weeks are your best opportunity to find a Pointstretcher award for the listed offers

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Monterey-Big Sur Winter Hotel Deals

I spent a day at the beach in Carmel last week.  There were the usual crowds walking along the boutique storefronts and across

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Starwood SPG Night after Night Promotion, Jan-Apr 2009

Starwood Lurker, the Starwood Hotels/SPG corporate representative on FlyerTalk, posted a link yesterday for the initial 2009 Starwood Preferred Guest promotion called Night

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Marriott Rewards 2009 Changes Hastens Elite Hopper Redemptions

Marriott Rewards has hotel redemption offers exclusively for elite members.  The changes to Marriott Rewards is prompting many elite members with 150,000 points

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London Rates Down, and Hotel Guests Too

London average room rate in November 2008 dropped 5.6% to £130 per night from November 2007 rates. For Americans, that comes out to

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