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The abundance of hotel loyalty points available through credit cards, in addition to hotel stays and other purchases earning points, has changed the points game for the hotel industry. I think this is reflected in the number of programs now counting reward nights using points as elite tier qualifying nights. Hilton HHonors has counted reward…
Lucky wrote a series of posts this week on One Mile at a Time giving his take on What Airline Miles and Hotel Points are worth. I criticized his hotel points analysis without reading his ‘Introduction’ piece on the four part series where he gives this disclosure: But my main point is simply that everyone’s…
Marriott Rewards is lowering the qualification requirements for earning lifetime elite membership as of January 1, 2013. This is the second time since 2009 Marriott Rewards has reduced the qualification requirements for lifetime elite. The changes were posted on Marriott Rewards Insiders by MichelleL, a Marriott manager in charge of elite member recognition and social…
Priority Club Rewards has amended its program terms to define “Elite Qualifying Points” and “Non-Elite Qualifying Points”. This is a significant change that will make reaching elite tiers more difficult for Priority Club members who earn elite status with IHG hotel stays. Beginning January 1, 2013, for purposes of determining Elite Status, Priority Club points…
Priority Club will add 50% bonus points on purchases made from November 15-22, 2012. This brings the cost of buying points down to $7.67 per 1,000 points when buying 26,000 to 50,000 points. You may buy up to 50,000 points in a calendar year with Priority Club. This offer makes it possible to buy 75,000…
American Airlines has a double elite miles (EQM) promotion for all members Nov 1-Dec 31, 2012 that also includes double redeemable miles on flights from November 16 to November 26 for all AAdvantage members. AAdvantage elite members earn double redeemable miles (RDM) and double elite miles for all American Airlines operated flights during November and…
Welcome Rewards is the 4-year old hotel loyalty program for Hotels.com booking site, an Expedia affiliate company. The loyalty program is very simple. Book through Hotels.com and after you stay 10 nights at any partner hotels. you earn one free night credit at any partner hotel. The program is a 10% rebate program for every…
Marriott Rewards changed their Taste of Gold, Taste of Platinum elite challenge requirements from nights to stays over the summer. This lowers the number of hotel nights needed to successfully complete the challenge for persons who book lots of one night stays. Marriott Rewards Challenge Levels Silver = 3 stays (formerly 6 nights) Gold =…
A major development in fast-track to SPG elite status has been confirmed on FlyerTalk by SPG company representatives. SPG members can earn elite night and stay credit for up to 3 rooms per hotel stay when booked under the SPG member’s name and all rooms are paid by the SPG member and the SPG member…
by Ric Garrido
Yesterday Gary Leff published his View from the Wing post, “Why I’m Walking Away from the Marriott Platinum Challenge” and The Weekly Flyer responded with the Points, Miles & Martinis post “Why I’m Sticking with My Marriott Gold Status.” I recommend reading the two posts and be sure to read the comments by other Marriott…
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