This post includes the main February 2018 hotel loyalty promotions from 10 major programs. There are buy points offers with Hilton, Hyatt, IHG and SPG. Choice and Club Carlson are two programs without a current major points promotion. Le Club Accorhotels: Accor Hotels 6,000 bonus points for 3 stays by Sep 2, 2018 (must book…
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Travel Planning Romania $1,200 to 1,500 for 15 days

This article is a travel planning piece to show how a budget traveler like me flying from San Francisco Bay Area can travel to Romania for 10 days next winter or spring 2018 via Stockholm for about $1,200 to $1,500 all-in, including all airfare, hotels, ground transportation and daily living expenses. No shared hostel rooms…
Buy Hotel Points Deals and why December is when I buy
I bet 2016 would be an industry record if data were analyzed for amount of weeks hotel points were on sale at discount rates. Hilton HHonors, IHG Rewards Club, Starwood Preferred Guest and Choice Privileges all have points purchase discount promotions running today. I link to those offers in this post and discuss features of…
Hotel Rate Discount Tip: Promotion Rates, especially for amenities and extended stays
Over the past couple of weeks I have booked many nights of hotel stays for five different trips. There are several ways to find hotel rate discounts at the chain brands. I covered examples for elite member and AAA rate discounts in other articles today. Promotional rates are frequently no deal at all. I used…
Hilton Worldwide Brand Size and Average Room Rates in 2016
Hilton Worldwide is now the second largest hotel chain globally by number of hotel rooms in a portfolio of more than 4,600 hotels in 10 different hotel brands, plus Hilton Grand Vacations timeshare properties. This week on Loyalty Traveler I have compiled data for major hotel chains to examine the size of each hotel chain’s…
Why I am a buyer. Hilton HHonors points $5 per 1,000 points to Oct 21

An opportunity to buy Hilton HHonors points at half-price for $5.00 per 1,000 points is available through October 21 when you receive a 100% bonus on points purchases of 20,000 or more points. Regular purchase price is $10 per 1,000 points. The calendar year purchase limit is 80,000 points. Potentially you can purchase up to…
Hilton EMEA 7-Day flash sale Oct 4-10, stay Oct 7-Jan 29

Hilton has a 7-day flash sale for hotels in Europe, Middle East and Africa ending Sunday, October 10 at 11:59pm London time. Discount room rates are for stays October 7 through January 29, 2017. These are advance purchase nonrefundable rates. Rates are up to 25% off Best Available Rate (flexible cancellation) and up to 30%…
Hilton HHonors app bookings earn 3x points during Double Up Oct 4-Dec 31

Hilton HHonors ‘Double Up with Double Points’ promotion offers 20 points per $1 for stays September 1 – December 31, 2016. An additional bonus offer was added this week for Hilton HHonors mobile app bookings Oct 4-Dec 31. Stays booked through the Hilton app and completed by December 31 earn triple points or 30 points…
Hotel Review DoubleTree by Hilton Košice, Slovakia

My first night in Slovakia after arriving from London Luton Airport on Wizz Air to Košice International Airport, Slovakia was spent at DoubleTree by Hilton Košice, Slovakia. This was a hotel night I booked for 64.70 EUR on an advance purchase nonrefundable rate feeling with 99% certainty that I would get a best rate guarantee…
Hotel Review DoubleTree Bratislava Slovakia

Slovakia is the first place I put my Hilton HHonors Diamond elite to use since getting a status match last December. I stayed at two Hilton brand hotels in Slovakia at both DoubleTree Kosice and DoubleTree Bratislava. The hotel in Kosice is in a prime location in the city center, but the DoubleTree Hotel in…