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Fisherman’s Wharf hotel district, San Francisco The Bay is two blocks away and Alcatraz can be seen in background I came across the Radisson online advertisement when reading Gary Leff’s View from the Wing blog today. Last Friday, I mentioned in my post I was searching for this Radisson ad claiming its free nights earning…
by Ric Garrido
Hilton Auckland, New Zealand Stephen Colbert might ask, “Hilton HHonors hotel loyalty program – Great or Greatest? I have loads of respect for the crew at Inside Flyer. Without Randy Petersen and FlyerTalk, I’d probably still be a fully employed school teacher taking lots of vacations and getting less value out of my travel expenditures…
by Ric Garrido
pool area of Doubletree Sonoma, Rohnert Park, CA My computer suddenly opened up a weblink to the PointStretcher Dates Calendar for May and June 2008. It was unintentional on my part so I take it as a sign to post about Hilton. PointStretchers are great when you can use them for a reservation and the…
Hilton Auckland, New Zealand, an HHonors Category 6 Hotel A feature of the Hilton HHonors co-branded American Express Platinum card is the ability to redeem 125,000 points for an AXON 4-night hotel award in a HHonors Category 5 or Category 6 hotel. Normally, a category 6 hotel will cost 40,000 points per night. HHonors VIP…
by Ric Garrido
View of urban Buenos Aires, Argentina Points Concierge Hilton HHonors 10,000 points bonus for Hilton brand stays in Caribbean, Central America, and South America.2-night minimum stay required.1 stay = 2,000 HHonors points bonus2 stays = 3,000 HHonors points bonus3 stays = 5,000 HHonors points bonus Registration is required. Bonus is not valid for retroactive credit.Eligible…
Frequent travelers know that staying with your preferred hotel loyalty program is difficult at times. Hotels may be sold out, some chains are not present in an area (the nearest Starwood hotel to Monterey is 75 miles away while two Hyatts are within a few miles of my home), or the price is just too…
by Ric Garrido
An integrated loyalty program travel plan provides numerous opportunities to use airline miles and hotel points for travel savings. The knowledge of equivalent exchange values for points and miles between loyalty programs allows the traveler to save money on travel. This loyalty traveler is always looking for a good exchange of hotel points and airline…
by Ric Garrido
Hyatt Regency, Denver – lobby “Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more More people, more scars upon the land” -John Denver Pim and Colorado aligned for a…
by Ric Garrido
What do I think of Marriott Hotels and Marriott Rewards? – There are 250 Marriott brand hotels in California. They are everywhere and I really liked the hotels I have visited and stayed in. Comfortable rooms and generally lots of seating in the lobby for people to hang out is a common feature. Having said…
2008 hotel outlook looking brighter with no blackouts at Hilton http://www.hiltonhhonors.com/landingpages/nobods.aspx Conrad Hotel Bangkok, Thailand Since my article last month, “Money for Nothing (But MY MTV)” railing about the stock market outlook and recession, the R word has been bandied about the hotel trade journals and mainstream media. Budget hotels are all the buzz. New brands…
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