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Africa makes Marriott and Starwood news with two recent developments. Sheraton Bamako Hotel opens in Mali at SPG category 5 reward nights. Bamako is the capital city of Mali on the Niger River and largest population center with 1.8 million residents. Mali is also where you find the ancient city of Timbuktu. I wanted to…
Marriott Vacations has an offer for 15% off and up to 10,000 bonus points for a package including hotel and round trip flights. Despite the offer for 10,000 bonus points with a stay of 4 nights or more with round trip flights, I only see 5,000 bonus points showing on sample itineraries I checked. Earn…
Two Autograph Collection hotels in Miami Beach, Blue Moon and Winter Haven, have a winter promotion for 5,000 bonus points per night for stays from December 12 to February 29, 2016. I found some surprisingly low $139 to $159 rates on December dates this week and next. Blue Moon Hotel, Autograph Collection Blue Moon Hotel…
Autograph Collection is one of the more exciting developments in chain hotels over the past few years since the boutique Marriott brand launched in 2010. The basic idea is to bring established independent hotels into the Marriott family under the Autograph Collection brand name. The big acquisition for 2014 is Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island Bahamas…
On February 12, I set a travel savings task for myself with Challenge tutorial: 7 nights in Chicago for $700 during IPW convention with the objective to find seven nights in downtown Chicago for $700 during a convention with 7,000 attendees. Chicago plans changed within a couple of days of writing my post as I accepted…
My Chicago hotel plans are set. Yesterday I filed two Marriott Look No Further best rate claims with Marriott and both claims were approved based on a far lower rate at getaroom.com with similar penalty free cancellation rules to the Marriott rates. My claims were approved about 10 hours after submission. Stay 1: Hotel Chicago…
When Marriott Rewards introduced Cash + Points Rewards in 2012, I wrote a post Marriott Announces Cash + Points reservations that save no cash and no points (July 28, 2012). Marriott Rewards cash and points rewards is different from other hotel loyalty program offers. Each night of a Cash + Points reward must either be a…
Today is the final day of the Marriott MegaBonus offer that ran September 15, 2013 to January 15, 2014. One of my favorite hotel bonus promotions the past few years is Marriott MegaBonus. The deal is simple. Stay twice and earn a free night certificate. The main limitation is the free night certificate offer for…
Autograph Collection is the Marriott brand for independent hotels who desire the marketing services and resources of a big brand name. The latest hotel to join the Autograph Collection is Hotel Punta Islita on the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica. The hotel has 57 guest rooms on an 85 acre property overlooking the Pacific Ocean.…
Autograph Collection welcomes its first hotel member in Ireland with Powerscourt Hotel on the historic 13th century Powerscourt Estate, a property which also features Ireland’s highest waterfall. Seeing this hotel photo revealed a familiar looking hotel. Then it came to me. This historic property was the Ritz Carlton Powerscourt Hotel in County Wicklow, Ireland earlier…
