Marriott Rewards is the rewards program of Marriott Hotels and is popular with frequent business travelers in the US. Marriott is the largest hotel company by the number of rooms – with more than 1 Million rooms worldwide. And with over 100 million members after the Starwood acquisition, it is the biggest hotel rewards program […]
Marriott Rewards was the first hotel rewards program I signed up for more than 20 years ago. Since Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood Hotels, it offers more hotel rooms worldwide than any other company, giving you plenty of options to earn and redeem points. Marriott offers a Visa credit card in partnership with Chase bank –
There are countless blog posts about “the best” hotel rewards program, but because we all have a different idea about “the best” that discussion will go on forever without a resolution. I wrote recently about rewards vs loyalty – and today want to look at the hotel rewards program with the highest reward rate for
A few weeks ago, Hilton announced major changes to their HHonors rewards program. I reviewed it in TravelNews here and concluded that it will be more flexible and easier to use for regular members just looking for a free night, but reflect a devaluation for points & miles enthusiasts looking for the best value for their
Hilton has announced 45 major changes to its rewards program, starting with a name change from HHonors to Honors, the chance to pool points among family and friends, a flexible “Slider” to use cash and points at all their hotels, the chance to use Honors points at Amazon and the ability to keep your Diamond
Intercontinental Hotel Group’s (IHG) is running its quarterly PointBreaks promotion for members of the IHG Rewards Club. More than 100 hotels around the world can be booked from January 30th through the end of April for only 5,000 points – a cash value of $30! This can be a huge discount and is often the
Choice Privileges is the rewards program of Choice Hotels and has been rated the second best hotel rewards program by US News & World Travel, coming in behind budget competitor Wyndham Rewards, but ahead of Marriott! Similar to Wyndham, this program has been widely ignored by travel bloggers and point enthusiasts, but Choice has made
This is the season to be jolly – and the big hotel chains are all trying to help with hotel deals for the winter and next year. With the holiday season now starting in September (at least in the Philippines) and Black Friday Sales in the US expanding to most of November, there quite a
I have previously reviewed Tripadvisor, one of my go-to internet sites to find hotel reviews – and I have pointed out its pros and cons. But Tripadvisor has moved beyond its roots and now also provides a meta-search function to find hotel prices from different booking sites around the web. Most recently, it started to
Singles’ Day, November 11th (11/11) is the biggest online sales day in China and it’s expanding across Asia and anywhere Chinese want to shop. There will be a Singles’ Day online sale in Manila and Accor Hotels is getting into the action with a big worldwide sale. Continue after the break to see if there
One of my favorite hotel rewards promotions is Intercontinental Hotel Group’s (IHG) quarterly PointBreaks promotion: You can book a select number of hotels worldwide for only 5,000 points/night. IHG just released the Winter 2016 promotion and you can book stays until January 2017 – find out where I saved big and great value destinations you could,
Travel rewards programs stopped being about loyalty a long time ago. Today, they are profit centers that manage a currency of points and miles and you can earn them not only at hotels and airlines, but by using a credit card, earning them for shopping or dining – and even buy them. Check out current