Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
Category Archives for 2009 Spring Promotions.
Starwood Preferred Guest ran a 1,000 Delta or Northwest miles bonus per stay in conjunction with the free weekend nights promotion from May through July. These promotions were combinable and did not require the SPG member to change account earning from Starpoints to miles. These were simply a gratis bonus for members who registered for the…
by Ric Garrido
My first piece of advice is to avoid coming to Napa on a summer weekend if you have a choice. Hotels are $100 a night less on weeknights and the ability to navigate roads free of bumper to bumper traffic will allow you to travel much more quickly on the valley roads. I jumped at…
Summary of Starwood Hotels May 2009 Stays and Promotional Value: $1,500 in Starwood Hotels spending in May 2009 for 14 hotel stays earned: $1,000 in points and miles for future travel 7 free hotel nights with a potential value of $500 per night ($3,500) $2,200 in room value during my actual stays based on room…
by Ric Garrido
Offer: Book 2 or more rooms at the same time at the same hotel using the same credit card by June 15, 2009 for a stay completed by September 1, 2009. Upon completion of your stay Priceline will deposit a $100 credit to your account within 4 to 6 weeks. Link to Priceline offer. Terms:…
Marriott Rewards has a free night offer after three stays. The free night is limited to the lowest Category 1 to Category 4 hotels for redemption. This restriction greatly limits the usefulness of the certificate in the 8 hotel redemption categories in Marriott Rewards system, although you can take your free night at the Category…
SPG Promotion Progress: Paid $685 and received estimated $2,760-$3,960 in hotel and airline travel value. Kelley observed the hallways at the century old Westin St. Francis and The Palace Hotel in San Francisco have wide hallways on the room floors. Modern hotels tend to squeeze more room space on floors with narrow halls. …
The catch is you must stay a minimum two nights to earn 6x miles. And you must register for this promotion. Hyatt Hotel brands: Park Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Summerfield Suites, Andaz Participating Airlines: Most airlines normally earn 500 miles per Hyatt stay, except Virgin Atlantic earns 750 miles per stay and…
This promotion for 1,000 Northwest or Delta miles is combinable with the Stay Two, Earn Free Weekend Night promotion through July 31. You must choose between earning Delta or Northwest miles. I had 7,000 miles in NW and 4,000 in my DL account from another SPG promotion in 2007. I went with NW since I…
by Ric Garrido
Hilton HHonors is offering double miles for stays at Hilton brand hotels between April 1 and June 30, 2009. Register at this link: www.HiltonHHonors.com/Q2united This can be a quick way to double the 500 miles from Points & Miles to earn 1,000 miles per hotel stay. Hampton Inn and Homewood Suites only earn 100…
by Ric Garrido
I sat down and cranked out a 250 word essay. Actually it was 350 words and I had to edit. My readers know I hate to be short on words. I really had not looked at the contest in a month. I had to refresh my memory on the 250 word limit. I could use…
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