In the last few weeks, I kept you posted on the annual Daily Getaway promotion, offering hotel, car rental and amusement park promotions. This week’s Deal Dispatch documents what promotions I was able to buy and what I want to get out of them, as well as which ones I missed and why! See, how […]
You have earned lots of hotel points with your favorite hotel rewards program or credit card and now you are planning to redeem them for some well deserved free nights? Well, that sometimes is not as easy as it sounds. The smaller hotel chains may not have a property at your vacation destination or there
Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) is the rewards program of the Starwood Group of hotels and one of the most popular among US business travelers and US bloggers. While I’ve been a member for many years, enjoy some of their brands and reached the top-level Platinum status in the past, the more I traveled globally and
You can not only earn airline miles with flying, shopping or credit cards, but whenever you book a hotel through a miles-earning portal like Rocketmiles, PointsHound or Kaligo. But how does that compare to hotel portals like agoda.com or hotels.com, or the favorite tool of miles & points fan, booking through the hotel web site
Conrad is one of the luxury brands of Hilton Worldwide Hotels, named after the founder’s father. I’ve had some very memorable stays at Conrad hotels – read my overview to see who they are and why you might want to consider them for a luxury stay!
My Baltic Explorer trip covered 7 cities in the Baltics, Poland and Germany over a period of 4 weeks. Despite staying at mostly mid-scale and upscale hotels, it was an inexpensive trip, compared to other European capitals! The Baltics turned out to be a great value destination, especially for family vacations! Similar to my ASEAN
As part of my Baltic Explorer trip, I participated in a number of hotel and airline promotions to make the most out of my membership in reward programs (read Power of Promotions – Baltic Edition) – and all of them worked out great, showing again, how much value there is in those promotions!
Trying to pick the right hotel for your next vacation can be overwhelming – in many places, you’ll find hundreds of chain hotels or independent ones. They all look great in the photos and have good reviews – and some not so good ones! There are even some hotels that look like great deals –
I have previously reported on the power of promotions to earn lots of points and miles (here), save money on hotel stays and gain elite status in hotel and airline frequent guest programs (here) more quickly. My upcoming Baltic Explorer trip is also fueled by promotions to make it cheaper and better by getting the
This week’s Deal Dispatch brings you the best deal of the year from San Francisco to Manila, a chance to stock up on Lonely Planet guides to plan your next trip, savings exclusive to American Express credit card holders and