Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
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Hilton Rome Cavalieri Rebranded as Waldorf=Astoria Waldorf=Astoria Collection, The Cavalieri, Rome, Italy (photo courtesy of Hilton) The Rome Cavalieri has been the premier European hotel property of Hilton International for years. This hotel was one of the few HHonors Category 6 hotels when I started looking in 2000 for wonderful Hilton Hotels to spend my…
by Ric Garrido
Hilton HHonors Members – Send me your HHonors questions I will be having a meeting next week with Adam Burke, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Hilton HHonors Worldwide. Post your HHonors questions here in the comments section or send me an email with questions or comments to ricgarrido@frequentguest.net if you prefer more privacy. Hilton…
Homewood Suites is offering 500 points for HHonors members using eCheck-in and Suite Selection by September 30. Loyalty Traveler is remiss in just now writing about this promotion as the offer has been available since August 1, so this is the last week for 500 points, but perhaps the offer will be extended. Either way, the…
by Ric Garrido
Hilton HHonors One Million Points Contest Five Prizes of One Million Hilton HHonors Points will be awarded to HHonors members who register for the promotion and book a stay at a Hilton family hotel online on HiltonHHonors.com or rent a car from National Car Rental at nationalcar.com between September 1 and November 30, 2008 and…
Hilton HHonors Point Stretcher Rewards Hotel List for 2008 Hilton HHonors Point Stretcher Free Night Rewards offer a 40% discount on points compared to the Standard Free Hotel Night Reward cost. The best values tend to be for hotels in Europe where the lowest room rates can frequently be over $250USD per night. Point Stretcher…
Comparison of Hotel Loyalty Program Affinity Credit Cards Over the years in my conversations with travelers it seems to me that many people develop hotel loyalty based initially on their acquisition of a hotel loyalty program affinity credit card. I frequently state that I don’t consider credit card earnings in my analysis of hotel stay…
HHonors will revert back to calendar year elite qualification and end rolling 12-month qualification as of January 1, 2009. Members who reach an elite level in 2008 will maintain that status until March 31, 2010. The membership year will now end in the month of March rather than April as had been the rule. …
For the past several weeks I have been thinking about writing a piece on hotel brands and hotel market segments. The release yesterday of the JD Power 2008 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study brought the idea back to the forefront. Overall customer satisfaction with hotels is on the decline. The luxury and extended stay…
by Ric Garrido
Elite status qualification in a hotel loyalty program is the avenue to getting consistent higher-value out of your hotel expenditures. My rule of thumb with the major frequent guest programs like Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, and Starwood is high elite status will typically add $100 of value for each hotel night. Bonus points, complimentary upgrades, special…
by Ric Garrido
Loyalty Traveler Original Research – Diners Club Comparison of Redemption Value Across Hotel Points Programs Hotel Points can be earned through credit card points exchanges with Diners Club/MasterCard Club Rewards points. Club Rewards points can be a valuable asset when planning the hotel component of a trip. Loyalty Traveler is always seeking good hotel value.…
Loyalty Traveler has been my travel writing business since April 2006. Loyalty Traveler blog is primarily about hotel and airline loyalty programs, hotel brands and airline fare sales and industry news. Read more... 