Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
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Choice Hotels no longer has any properties in Portugal. This is a recent change as evidenced by the fact that some of the former Choice Hotels in Lisbon and Porto still have some web addresses using Comfort Inn, Quality Inn and Clarion in the site address and the former Choice Hotels brand signage is still…
In 2018, I booked 85 hotel nights across 10 hotel loyalty programs with only 2 non-chain nights. I regularly read leisure traveler arguments for hotels.com being a better rebate value at 10% of your average spend than hotel loyalty programs. Hotel loyalty programs bring my nightly room rate down to about $50 per night over…
Clarion Collection Hotel Temperance Malmo, Sweden is one of my favorite hotels to stay and quite a deal when transiting through Copenhagen Airport compared to the typical high price of hotels in Copenhagen. The hotel is 8,000 Choice Privileges points per night. Being part of Nordic Choice Hotels Clarion Collection also means a complimentary evening…
Choice Privileges is the hotel loyalty program I used the most for my European travels in 2018. In January, I posted a chart of my 22 reward nights at Choice Hotels spending 226,000 points for rooms with lowest published room rates of $4,398 for the 22 nights. Choice Privileges currently has the best buy points…
Clarion Hotel Sign Stockholm is one of two hotels in Sweden’s capital city available for 10,000 Choice Privileges points. The hotel is within a few hundred meters of Arlanda Express, central train station and Flygbussarna airport transportation making this hotel a convenient location for a transit through Stockholm. This also means a $75 hotel room in…
As a leisure traveler the interesting research for me is figuring out how to use hotel loyalty program promotions to maximize the rebates I receive for my hotel spend. Currently there are three good value promotions for March-April 2019 hotel stays with Best Western Rewards free night after two stays, Choice Privileges 8,000 points after…
One of my best tips for Choice Privileges members is keep 6,000 points in your account for a simple reason. You do not need points or even be signed into your Choice Privileges account to check reward rates for Choice Hotels in cities worldwide. You must have at least 6,000 Choice Privileges points in your…
Choice Privileges brings back its standard 8,000 points after 2 stays promotion February 26 to April 26, 2019. Registration is required before your first eligible stay. This promotion bonus can be earned for every two eligible rate stays during the promotion period. Hotels worldwide participating in Choice Privileges for earning points are eligible stays. Bonus…
Nine major hotel chains with loyalty programs currently number 152 different hotel brands for earning and redeeming points. Most of the major chains had at least one new hotel brand become part of their respective hotel loyalty program within the past year. Smith Travel Research provides a hotel industry standard market segment ranking for most…
Choice Hotels partnered with Sercotel Hotels in Spain to add 23 Ascend Collection properties to the brand in 2018. Sercotel manages 150 hotels in Spain and nearly 30 hotels in Latin America. It is unclear at this time if more Sercotel properties will partner with Choice Hotels and Choice Privileges. Loyalty Traveler – Choice Hotels new…
