December 31st and the last day to earn my IHG Big Win credits and burn my free Radisson hotel night earned in 2012 from the Club Carlson 1+1 promotion. I was successful in both tasks. Holiday Inn San Jose Airport has style I did not expect. This was a great hotel room and a stylish…
Hotel Loyalty 2012-Q4 promotions
Hotel loyalty program points and miles promotions for Best Western Rewards, Club Carlson, Choice Privileges, Hilton HHonors, Hyatt Gold Passport, IHG Rewards Club, Marriott Rewards, Ritz Carlton Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest and Wyndham Rewards.
SPG 25K and Priority Club 5K Loyalty Traveler giveaways Dec 22
A reminder that you can win 25,000 Starpoints or 5,000 Priority Club points from Loyalty Traveler, but you only have today and tomorrow by noon California time remaining to enter these two Loyalty Traveler giveaways. SPG American Express is sponsoring the 25,000 points giveaway as part of my 2-night staycation earlier this month at the St.…
Passports with Purpose raised $110,000
Passports with Purpose raised $110,000 from the 2012 travel blogger fundraiser through prizes and sponsor contributions to build five water wells in Haiti. Each water well provide clean water to about 370 people in Boucan Carre and Mirebalais. The winner of the 110,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points is from Flushing, New York. Plans for 110,000…
Celebrate Holiday Inn 60 Years with LT 5,000 points giveaway
Holiday Inn celebrated 60 years from 1952 to 2012 with two contests last summer, ‘Then & Now’ and ‘Celebrate Firsts’. These contests invited Priority Club members to submit photos. Loyalty Traveler blogged about these contests August 4: Holiday Inn 60 Free Nights Every Day in August Sweepstakes. Photos from these contests have been used to…
San Francisco Staycation and 25,000 SPG points giveaway
Last week I had the opportunity to stay two nights at the St. Regis San Francisco courtesy of SPG American Express and the SPG Amex Stars blogger program for 2012. San Francisco was my staycation destination. 25,000 Starpoints Sweepstakes As part of the SPG Amex Stars staycation opportunity at the St. Regis San Francisco, I…
Hilton Holiday Season 50% sale Dec 14-Jan 7
Several people have asked me about good hotel deals over the New Year’s holiday period. In city after city the Hilton Holiday Season Sale for stays from December 14 through January 7, 2013 is by far the best hotel rate deal happening. Full-service hotels like Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Conrad, Waldorf-Astoria and Hilton Grand Vacations…
Winner of 50,000 SPG points from St. Regis Princeville #spgamex giveaway
The winner of 50,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points from my SPG Amex sponsored giveaway in conjunction with my stay at the St. Regis Princeville, Kauai last week is Betsy Wuebker. She and Pete also happen to be part of the blogger community with their website Passing Thru. Betsy and Pete Wuebker write about making a…
Choice Privileges triple points Dec 13-Feb 20, 2013
Choice Privileges triple points starting with your second stay at any Choice Hotels brand worldwide for members in USA, US territories and Canada on stays from December 13 to February 20, 2013. There is a limit of 50,000 bonus points, but at 20 bonus points per dollar that is at least $2,500 in spend and…
Passports with Purpose $10K to go on last day for $10 prizes
Passports with Purpose is an annual travel blogger fundraiser to finance an international humanitarian aid project. Haiti water wells is the project for 2012. The goal to raise $100,000 in two weeks is within sight. The prize raffle ends at midnight tonight eastern time and the fundraiser meter is at $90,000. Each $10 donation gives…
Hilton Thank You 50% Sale is real deal
Hilton Thank You Sale offers 50% off Best Flexible Rate at participating full-service Hilton brand hotels worldwide for stays from December 14-January 7. December 31 is a blackout date for this sale. I just booked several nights using this sale. The hotels I booked have a no penalty policy for cancellation up to one day…