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On our December trip to Europe we stayed in 5 hotels in four different hotel chains in 4 cities at a net cost of about $500 for 11 hotel nights in Vienna (2 nights), Bratislava (4 nights), Krakow 4 nights and Stockholm 1 night. Using a combination of purchased points for reward stays, discount rates,…
Today I registered for Best Western Rewards new promotion for a $10 Travel Card per stay from November 28 thru January 29, 2017. I have a reservation in three weeks at a Best Western in Austria for 51 EUR per night. That is $54.09 USD for a hotel night with a $10 BWR gift card…
Paris keeps crossing my mind this past week as I have focused on planning European travel for 2017. Paris seems like a good destination for a winter trip when cold weather makes cafes and museums more desirable for spending the day inside compared to summer travel when Paris is more fun living outdoors. Paris is…
I violated my own rule and booked a nonrefundable room rate at DoubleTree Kosice, Slovakia when I believed I had found a slam dunk best rate guarantee claim. The deal is I booked a prepaid room rate at 63.20 EUR, the lowest rate shown on the Hilton webpage search for my dates. This same hotel…
This post handles two different topics with a report on my Best Western Low Rate Guarantee success in Dallas last week and my attempt today to find another best rate guarantee for a hotel in Krakow compounded by confusing hotel names in this Polish city and best rate guarantee restrictions on international hotel stays. Best…
March 2016 holds some good offers for hotel travel with Marriott MegaBonus, IHG Rewards Club Accelerate, Choice Privileges 8,000 points after two stays. These can be low cost promotions for easy free hotel nights. Personally, I am still looking for a Marriott to start that promotion. Either there are no Marriott brand hotels present (Vilnius…
Vegas.com has been my best friend lately for getting discount rates at Las Vegas hotels through approved best rate guarantee claims. Yesterday, I checked hotel rates on Kayak.com and found a rate discrepancy for SLS Las Vegas, a member of Starwood Hotels Tribute Portfolio. Starwood Hotels had a flexible rate of $87 and Vegas.com had…
Chris Elliott had an article in USA Today last month on the truth behind best rate guarantees. When I googled ‘Chris Elliott’ and ‘best rate guarantee’ there were a number of relevant search results. Apparently Chris Elliott writes regularly about how he is not a fan of hotel best rate guarantee programs. Chris Elliott –…
Best Western Rewards has new 2016 changes to its loyalty program. One of the main changes is a new top tier elite level and some new defined benefits. This post summarizes the 2016 Best Western Rewards program. Best Western Rewards 2016 elite member benefits Changes in Best Western Rewards for 2016 You can compare the…
Wyndham Worldwide changed its best rate guarantee policy (BRG) again last month to match a lower rate and award 3,000 Wyndham Rewards points for an approved claim. This is a fairly valuable bonus for a hotel stay at one of the economy or midscale market segment Wyndham brands where rates are typically less than $75 per…
