Brian Cohen of The Gate blog and I talked over breakfast last month at the Washington Hilton and he asked me why my FlyerTalk name is ‘satori’? In short, my FlyerTalk handle ‘satori’ was my 1999 tribute to the influence of David Bowie’s music in my young life. David Bowie died yesterday, two days after…
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The conversation. Register for 2,015 points on Starwood Hotel stay by Dec 31, 2015.

The SPG social network has a 2015 Bonus from the Starwood Lurkers and SPG Champions. Earn 2,015 bonus Starpoints on a Starwood Hotel stay by December 31, 2015. You need to register for this promotion at spgpromos.com/insider. The actual Starwood Preferred Guest promotion is called spgpromos.com/blogger in the text link of the promotion Terms &…
Kids First Auctions on FlyerTalk and eBay offer hotels, miles and points this month
There are some interesting items offered in the Kids First Auctions on FlyerTalk and ebay this month. Round 1 of 3 auctions has ended and the second round ends next Monday on May 25. Auctions on eBay show 7pm California time, 4pm Eastern for end of bids. FlyerTalk bids show 2pm Pacific time Monday, May…
SPG Summer Promo sneak peek
Starwood Lurker released the SPG Summer Promo sneak peak yesterday on FlyerTalk and a new press release is supposed to come out today. The deal is SPG is making weekends even sweeter. Starting in June, SPG members can register to earn 1,000 bonus Starpoints on stays of two or more nights that include a Friday,…
2014 FlyerTalk Awards Winners
Seeing the words, “The winners of the 2014 FlyerTalk Awards, sponsored by KAYAK, have been announced exclusively at CNN.com – click to check them all out!” has me wondering if I am even permitted to share the awards winners with you on Loyalty Traveler blog. I read the CNN piece this morning. I did not…
Why I don’t publish hotel rate mistakes
Yesterday a rate mistake of $60 per night for the Westin New York at Times Square was published on FlyerTalk and then re-posted on View from the Wing. That was a significant discount for a hotel with rates typically in the $400 per night range. The rate mistake was fixed yesterday and this deal is…
Hotel Loyalty Programs Beyond Elite Status Levels
The Hyatt Courtesy Card is just one of the new aspects of hotel loyalty programs I learned about today in my Hotel Loyalty Programs presentation at the FlyerTalk Chicago Seminar Do. Last night I ate dinner with a 400,000 mile per year frequent flyer and leisure traveler InterContinental Royal Ambassador. He showed me his certificate…
FlyerTalk Travel Loyalty Program Seminars Chicago Oct 16-17
Frugal Travel Guy, Rick Ingersoll (ingy) and friends have put together an incredible weekend of loyalty program seminars covering airlines, rental cars, and hotels. The event is open for registration today and hotel room bookings at the Holiday Inn Elk Grove seminar location. All the details are listed on the first page of this FlyerTalk…
HiltonUpintheAir.com Sweepstakes
The George Clooney movie “Up in the Air” about a frequent business traveler feeling the love from American Airlines and Hilton HHonors will be released December 2009. Hilton HHonors has launched a dedicated sweepstakes website to accompany the movie release with a chance for HHonors members to win a grand prize of one million HHonors…
Loyalty Traveler Ranked in Technorati Top 100 Travel Blogs
Loyalty Traveler is ranked #73 in the Top 100 Travel Blogs on Technorati today. Yesterday my blog was #72, so my star is already fading. Like Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Jack in the movie “Titanic”, I’ll gloriously ride the waves at the front of the ship as King of the World today before I go under…