In the final weeks of 2019 there seems to be an unprecedented opportunity to buy hotel loyalty points at discount rates. Many of these deals match the lowest price for buying points seen all year. Hotel points have provided me thousands of dollars in hotel rate discounts in 2019 over 65 hotel nights in 8…
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Comparing value of hotel points for Rome hotels
Radisson Rewards hotel category changes 83 up, 57 down March 1, 2019
Fantastic Disneyland location at Best Western Plus Park Place Inn Anaheim

A $250 per night Best Western hotel in Anaheim would not have been my first choice for a hotel stay when visiting Disneyland, but 10,000 points for a reward night at a hotel across the street from the Disneyland park entrance provided a persuasive change of attitude toward a motel style hotel. We stayed three…
Analysis: Hyatt Points + Cash value after Nov 1 change to 50% standard rate

World of Hyatt changed their Points + Cash reward rates on November 1, 2018 from a fixed copay linked to the hotel reward category 1-7 to a copay amount equivalent to 50% of standard flexible rate at time of booking for the stay dates. In general, this change devalues Points + Cash reward nights with…
Monterey Jazz Festival Hotel Reward Nights challenge across loyalty programs

One of the best known events in Monterey, California is the annual Monterey Jazz Festival and the weekend of September 21-23 is the 61st annual jazz fest. This post compares hotel reward rates as an alternative to the high priced room rates prevalent that weekend. The results will likely surprise you. My reward rate analysis…
45 Marriott Rewards hotels dropped to category 5 this week

While 1,083 Marriott brand hotels increased in points cost for reward nights on March 6, 2018, there were also 45 hotels that dropped from category 6 to category 5 making them newly eligible for free reward night certificate redemptions. Category 6 reward nights at 30,000 points dropping to category 5 at 25,000 points is a…