Getting a great deal on a ticket to London like last week’s opportunity to fly Business Class for under $500 per ticket still leaves the task of finding affordable hotels during that same travel time frame. Learning the hotel is going to cost over $1,000 USD for six nights kind of screws up a bargain…
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SPG Hot Escapes Oct 21 Thailand, Canada and Caribbean calling
SPG Hot Escapes this week is far larger than last week’s deals with 100 hotels in the USA and Canada and another 70 hotels elsewhere. On of this week’s hot spots for hot escapes is Thailand with 16 hotels. Thailand Le Meridien Koh Samui is $89 or $110 nearly every date. Of course, this is…
SPG Hot Escapes Oct 15 Pine Cliffs Residence $133 low rates on 40K award hotel

There are only 74 hotels on this week’s SPG Hot Escapes. One of the better deals to be seen in Europe is Pine Cliffs Residence Resort, Luxury Collection in Albufeira, Portugal drops from $196 rates in October to $133 per night in low season November. This category 6 all-suites hotel is one of Starwood’s 2x…
Balancing free stays with paid stays to burn and earn points
Today I received an offer for 4,000 Choice Privileges on my next stay by November 11. This happens to also be the end date for the current Choice Privileges promotion for 8,000 points after two stays. These bonus points offers may be combined, meaning I can earn 12,000 Choice Privileges points for two hotel stays…
Starwood Tribute Portfolio 10K bonus points Oct 12-Dec 20, 2015 with 3 hotels in Miami, London, Palm Springs. Link to all Starwood Hotels list.

Tribute Portfolio is the 10th hotel brand for Starwood Hotels. There are currently two hotels open in Miami and London and two more opening in November 2015 in Palm Springs and Japan. Starwood Preferred Guest has a 10,000 bonus points promotion for earning 2,000 bonus points per stay, on up to 5 stays between October 12…
SPG Stay for More 2x Starpoints + 500 for extended stay
Starwood Preferred Guest is one of the miles and points bloggers darling chains, but I have hardly stayed in Starwood Hotels over the past three years due to continually poor promotions. SPG Stay for More offers double points for 2 night stays and an additional 500 points for an extended stay three nights or more.…
Value in SPG and Hilton buy hotel points bonus offers?
This might be a good time to consider buying hotel points with Starwood Preferred Guest offering 20% bonus points for purchases through September 20 and Hilton HHonors offering 75% bonus points through October 5, 2015. A question you should ask yourself when thinking about your travels and before buying hotel points is “Can I get…
The Gwen Chicago, Starwood Luxury Collection opens September 1, 2015
The former Conrad Chicago will reopen as The Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Chicago on September 1, 2015. The hotel is SPG category 5 at 12,000 points for a standard reward night and 16,000 points in peak season. There are 300 rooms in a location just off the Magnificent Mile downtown Chicago retail and commercial…
Imagining Starwood Hotels future with Jeff Higley with an expansion of Choice and Carlson brands
Starwood Hotels rumors have been in the trade news the past few months with speculation the hotel chain may be bought out by IHG or Wyndham. Jeff Higley, editorial director of Hotel News Now, has a different solution. Starwood Hotels brands are purchased by different hotel companies to beef up their brand segments. There are…
Four new Starwood Luxury Collection Hotels in Prague, Bratislava, Italy and Turkey

Starwood Hotels opened four new Luxury Collection branded hotels in Europe this summer. Augustine in Prague, Czech Republic – SPG Category 5 Caresse Resort & Spa, Bodrum, Turkey – SPG Category 7 Falisia Resort & Spa, Portopiccolo, Italy – SPG Category 5 Grand Hotel River Park, Bratislava, Slovakia – SPG Category 3 Starwood Luxury Collection…