Starwood Hotels CEO says luxury hotels are looking bright on their radar. Nadja Brandt, my favorite Bloomberg hotel news reporter, published an article this week saying US developers are shunning luxury hotels. More than once in the past year I
The effect of Marriott Rewards category changes is clearly seen for a selection of San Francisco hotels. The value of Marriott Rewards points is dropping around the Bay Area on May 16, 2013 when the majority of hotels rise by
Double Take is the next major promotion from Starwood Preferred Guest offering 2 bonus points per dollar at about 1,000 hotels globally from May 1 through July 31. There are about 150 hotels not participating so check the list carefully.
April 2013 is a time of reassessment for many hotel loyalty program members. The sudden and dramatic changes to the structure of hotel rewards across five of the top ten global hotel loyalty programs in the first quarter of 2013
Studying the hotel rewards available for HHonors points in five U.S. cities of Boston, Charlotte, Minneapolis, New York and San Francisco revealed some trends and standard practices for HHonors based on my analysis of about 100 or so hotels. Standard
Minneapolis is the third city in my five U.S. cities survey of the redemption value for HHonors points following the March 28 hotel award reassignment from seven categories to ten categories and the introduction of peak season rates. Most of
The changes to Hilton HHonors with new reward categories, variable and peak season rates on March 28, 2013 makes this a good time to look at hotel reward rates in five U.S. cities. My objective is to show the comparative
There are some museums where you go and see a piece of art that is recognizable in common culture. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam holds The Night Watch by Rembrandt. The Louvre in Paris holds Mona Lisa by Da Vinci. The
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group held a full service brands conference at the Radisson Blu Aqua in Chicago the last three days of February 2013. This is my second stay at the hotel courtesy of Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. I was
Choice Privileges members from the U.S. may not realize this clause in the hotel loyalty program rules and regulations: You can earn Choice Privileges points at any Comfort Inn®, Comfort Suites®, Quality®, Sleep Inn®, Clarion®, Ascend Hotel Collection®, Cambria Suites®,
