Conrad Miami
Conrad Miami was where I stayed Christmas night 2012. This is one of only four of the Hilton brand Conrad luxury hotels in the USA. The other three hotel locations are Chicago, Indianapolis and the New York Conrad opened in
California is Big Loser in new Priority Club Rewards
Priority Club Rewards has posted new category assignments at 4,500+ InterContinental Hotels Group properties worldwide. Supposedly 30% of hotels went down. Those hotels apparently are not in my neighborhood and much of California has seen a deleterious devaluation of Priority
Hotel Loyalty Promotions Guide–January 2013
January 2013 has seen hotel loyalty program changes growing faster than hotel construction. The managers must be working late nights. Wyndham Rewards changed from 4 to 7 reward categories for their brands. Kind of a shock to see a hotel
Finding Hyatt Stay Certificate Availability Online
Searching for Hyatt Stay Certificate availability was not included in my post earlier today: Hyatt Stay Certificates for cheaper stays. The ability to search for Hyatt Stay Certificate availability on the Hyatt Website can potentially save phone time calling Hyatt.
Hyatt Stay Certificates for cheaper rates
Hyatt Stay Certificates are fixed-price vouchers for hotel nights. There are seven hotel categories of Hyatt Stay Certificates at different price points. Each Hyatt brand hotel is listed under these seven categories. The Hyatt Stay Certificate covers hotel rate and
Priority Club realigns awards to 9 categories Jan 18, 2013
Finally Priority Club gets in line with other hotel loyalty programs by organizing its hotel awards by categories rather than brands. The new Priority Club Reward night chart will parse out the 4,500+ InterContinental Hotels Group properties in nine categories
Triple Club Carlson points Jan 8-Mar 15, 2013
Triple Club Carlson points for stays worldwide from January 8 to March 15, 2013 is a high value promotion in my opinion. In my review of hotel loyalty promotions of 2012 for InsideFlyer magazine, I realized the 60 points per
Crossing the Mojave Desert to Las Vegas
Driving from Monterey, California to Las Vegas requires a 250 mile trek across the western portion of the Mojave Desert. All those travelers on Route 66 during the Dust Bowl era coming west welcomed the end of the Mojave Desert
St. Regis Bal Harbour Hotel
St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort property is a high profile luxury hotel and residences a few miles north of Miami Beach. I visited the hotel last week for a two night stay courtesy of SPG American Express. The St. Regis
17 Hyatt hotels change category Feb 7, 2013
Hyatt Gold Passport has been the most member friendly program the past few years regarding notification of changes to award categories for hotels. Hyatt has given members six weeks notice that 17 hotels, about 3% of Hyatt brand hotels globally,