GoldPoints Plus has a Quarter 4 promotion for members who complete 3 stays at any Carlson hotel property worldwide between October 1 and December 31, 2008 to be eligible for one hotel stay up to 4 nights in 2009 at
Starwood Preferred Guest – “You Choose” Fall 2008 promotion Starwood Preferred Guest yesterday unveiled their SPG 4th quarter promotion, “You Choose”, with plenty of fan-fare and some complaints among the FlyerTalk crowd. Bottom line: The promotion has competitive value for
Loyalty Traveler Review of Hotel News Here are some of the interesting articles and reports I read this past week. #1: Hotel Internet Security – Guess who is looking at your files! The Center for Hospitality Research at Cornell University
Starwood Asia-Pacific Free Weekend after 3 Stays SPG Offer:Earn a Free Weekend certificate valid for Starwood hotels in Asia Pacific region after just 3 stays in participating hotels in Asia-Pacific region paid with a MasterCard. Promotion registration is required by December 15,
Hotel Points to Airline Miles Exchange – Wyndham Rewards vs. Starwood Starwood Hotels scores well in most major surveys in the upscale hotel sector for frequent guests. Wyndham Rewards is the economy hotel traveler’s domain with brands like Ramada, Days
Today I want to comment on a number of articles I have seen over the past week. #1 – Does a guest on a stay using points pay resort fees? Last week a FlyerTalker raised this question on the Starwood
Travel Going Down, Down, Down. It’s the Economy, Stupid! Global hotel rates are up overall, year-over-year for July 2008, in all regions except the Caribbean, reports STR Global. The STR Global survey set of over 36,000 hotels and nearly 5
[Loyalty Traveler note on this post at 2:30 PST, 8-26-08: The Marriott Rewards program enhancements information reported here was posted on the Marriott website this morning and was removed from the website about 90 minutes after I posted the changes
IHG Priority Club Rewards Gold, Platinum, Ambassador, and Royal Ambassador The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is the parent company of Holiday Inn. IHG Priority Club Rewards is the hotel loyalty program for this hotel chain with the brands of Holiday
New York Times published a news article last week on the state of the hotel industry, “Terrible Timing for a Hotel Boom”. Some interesting data: – Across the USA occupancy levels are down 5% from 2007. – New York City
