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Some people think I get free travel. The hotels and opportunities I get for discount rooms are the same opportunities open to any loyalty program member who plans with good travel strategies. I do not take complimentary rooms from hotels when I travel. My goal is to show readers what is possible with hotel loyalty…
A new Priority Club Rewards promotion is offering 10,000 points for 4 unique InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club Rewards partner activities between August 20 and October 31. Registration online between August 20 and October 31 is required. Registration Link: https://secure.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/pc/1/en/ep?secure=true&_promoCode=3558 Priority Club Rewards Offer: First activity = 1,000 points Second Activity = 2,000 points…
Special offer rates are the hotel guest’s best rate friend, but also are the traveler’s biggest challenge for quickly finding the lowest rate for your hotel stay. Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research published a new report on hotel revenue management last week. The report reiterates one of the hotel industry’s primary strategies for getting more…
by Ric Garrido
Got your Labor Day plans on spontaneous mode? Loyalty Traveler is highlighting some good deals at individual hotel properties around the country this week. And there are some good deals. Hotel loyalty program bonuses make low rates even better deals. Hotel Indigo San Diego – Gaslamp Quarter Priority Club Offer: Earn 8,000 Priority Club bonus points…
by Ric Garrido
This is a reminder to register for the Hyatt Gold Passport “Enjoy Elite Membership” instant Platinum elite offer and fast-track to Diamond offer by August 31. Promotion Link. The promotion was discussed in detail in this June 23 Loyalty Traveler post. New Gold Passport members receive instant Platinum elite which normally requires 5 stays in…
by Ric Garrido
A recently published hotel guest survey by J.D. Power and Associates states hotel guest satisfaction is up over the past year. Embassy Suites came out on top of the guest satisfaction survey for the upscale hotel market segment for the third year in a row. Here are my reasons why I think the Embassy Suites…
Today is my birthday and my first full day of work in two weeks. I had my blow-out party last week at the Denver Hyatt Regency. I had a Rocky Mountain size hangover that would have made the HotelChatter journalista ladies proud. Thanks to Kristin at the Hyatt Regency. A good portion of my joy and…
by Ric Garrido
The Leading Hotels of the World $19.28 Promotion post is the most popular post ever on Loyalty Traveler. Thankfully I hit a chord with readers. This luxury hotel deal makes me think of a few words of advice about great travel deals. Great deals come along every travel season. Don’t blow all your cash…
[Loyalty Traveler note on this post at 2:30 PST, 8-26-08: The Marriott Rewards program enhancements information reported here was posted on the Marriott website this morning and was removed from the website about 90 minutes after I posted the changes on FlyerTalk. Marriott Singapore A Marriott representative posted this statement on the FlyerTalk thread about…
IHG Priority Club Rewards Gold, Platinum, Ambassador, and Royal Ambassador The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is the parent company of Holiday Inn. IHG Priority Club Rewards is the hotel loyalty program for this hotel chain with the brands of Holiday Inn Express on the lower end of its economic scale of room rates to the Crowne…
Loyalty Traveler has been my travel writing business since April 2006. Loyalty Traveler blog is primarily about hotel and airline loyalty programs, hotel brands and airline fare sales and industry news. Read more... 