What makes these locations – Australia, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Florida, and New York – a special category for Priority Club members? These are states and countries where the majority of Holiday Inn hotels are 25,000 point awards.
Friday, April 2 was the official opening of the Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles. The hotel is a 54-story glass exterior tower and along with the adjacent J.W. Marriott Hotel is part of the L.A. Live Entertainment Complex. The travel news has
Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s portfolio of brands, is now offering members the opportunity to redeem 40 percent fewer points at participating hotels worldwide. This special opportunity is available to HHonors members at more than 580 participating
Goldpoints plus spring promotion for stays at Carlson Hotels brands of Radisson, Regent, Park Plaza, Park Inn, and Country Inn & Suites from April 5 to May 28 earns double points for two consecutive nights, triple points for 3 nights,
[July 1, 2010 update: Marriott Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage ended their relationship as of June 30, 2010. Marriott Rewards members can no longer earn AAdvantage miles through the program.] After giving the points-to-miles exchange some more thought since my
IHG Priority Club Rewards New PointBreaks List to June 30 The good news is more US properties are on the list for the next three months for 5,000 points hotel award nights through June 30, 2010. The list has grown
Update 3-30-10: These tables have some useful comparative qualities, but I simplified the tables in this subsequent post to make them more useful. Rather than showing points-to-miles exchanges by airline as shown here, this post from March 30 shows the
There was a reason I had to ambush Heather Passe in the conference hall. At lunch time the day before, the media conference for press Q&A at the Carlson Hotels Global Summit in Orlando brought together top executives like Hubert
Update August 4, 2011: Singapore Airlines changed to 1:1 points-to-miles exchange since this article was written. Looking back over my notes it appears that SPG changed the wording of their Airline Direct Deposit since March 2010 when the page read
“Hotels Compete for Loyal Guests,†is another example in a series of articles that highlight the loyalty wars of 2010. The article by Kelli B. Grant was published at SmartMoney.com this week and is a good basic read with a summary of
