15 of the 23 hotels rising one tier level in Ritz-Carlton Rewards hotel category reassignment May 16, 2013 are located in the USA. Ouch! There are 78 Ritz-Carlton hotels globally. 39 of these 78 Ritz-Carlton hotels are in the USA.
Marriott Rewards announced major hotel category reassignments and a new category 9 level effective May 16, 2013. The changes are severe. The addition of a category 9 hotel award category is not that big a deal for 2013. There are
PointSavers are one of the few Marriott Rewards hotel discounts besides 5th fight free for award stays on points. PointSavers reduce the cost of an award night by one category level. This means a category 6 hotel normally 30,000 points
Wyndham Rewards has the best basic points-to-miles exchange of any hotel loyalty program. During the month of February Wyndham Rewards will add 25% more points when buying points at $11 per 1,000 points. This means $22 buys 2,500 points. Wyndham
February 2013 has hotel loyalty program members wondering where the good promotions are this year. Hyatt Gold Passport has kept members low and dry so far. Award cost increases to SPG Cash & Points and Priority Club reassignment raising hundreds
New members of Priority Club Dining can earn 2,013 bonus points after a $40 single dine charge to a registered credit card within 30 days of registering a new member profile. Member must fill out online restaurant review within 30 days
Buying Hyatt Gold Passport points normally costs $24 per 1,000 points. Hyatt is running a one week only bonus points offer from January 31 through February 6, 2013 for a 10% to 30% bonus on points purchases. Hyatt Gold Passport members
A trip to Chicago in a few weeks had me looking at hotel rooms. When I checked Hyatt’s site I was surprised to see Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile listed. I was not aware of this hotel before, but a $105
The latest batch of Priority Club PointBreaks hotels for 5,000 points per award night posted today for award stays through March 31, 2013. This list looks weak to me for hotels in USA and Europe near where I plan to
Thriving or surviving: European cities hotel forecast 2013 is a report by pwc.com/hospitality sharing data from 19 European gateway cities. You can access the full report yourself through the link. I picked up a print copy at the ALIS conference
