Sadly for frequent travelers, each new year starts with the announcement of changes to award programs. And even though they are often called “enhancements” they usually mean less value for travelers. Marriott Hotels, is delivering a one-two-punch this year by allowing more limits on available rooms, making it more difficult to book an award stay […]
The Sheraton Taitung is the only major brand hotel in this Southern city in Taiwan and one of the most upscale ones! You get a central location, beautiful rooms, a stunning lounge, huge breakfast and a nice pool, wellness and gym as well as bicycles to explore town. While prices are high for Taitung, they
Marriott launched their latest Marriott Rewards MegaBonus promotion. In addition for earning bonus points for stays, you can also earn bonus points per brand you stay at. Even more points are available through an online game, allowing you to win daily prizes of 50-20,000 points! Read below for the full details of the MegaBonus promotion
The Kota Kinabalu Marriott is a new hotel on the city’s waterfront, with contemporary rooms, a very good executive lounge and a nice infinity pool overlooking the ocean. Marriott Rewards high-level elites receive great treatment and the hotel is good value on points. Some service issues left me with mixed feelings about the hotel, so
The Element by Westin Bali Ubud offers a Heavenly bed, some of the fastest internet on Bali and the opportunity to earn or redeem Marriott Rewards points. The service is friendly and professional, the restaurants serves a nice breakfast and you have a pool, spa and even yoga classes to stay active. The location outside
The Marriott Sukhumvit Executive Apartments are co-located with the hotel of the same name. You get a slightly bland one-bedroom apartment with a full kitchen, living and dining room, as well as access to the executive lounge, pool and gym shared with the hotel for roughly the same price as the hotel room. It’s the
Marriott Hotels has for a while run promotions to win new members: Sign up for the Marriott Rewards program and stay twice – and you’ll earn a certificate for one free night at a Category 1-5 hotel (worth $200!). That’s a great promotion and if you are not a member yet, it’s worth signing up for
Moxy is the latest Marriott brand, targeting millennial travelers or others with a millenial mindset! Marriott has developed a clearly defined concept for the budget segmentand is breaking with hospitality traditions to differentiate the brand. With big social spaces but with limited service and without typical amenities in the price category, it isn’t for everyone
The Marriott Sukhumvit is located a little out of the center in the hip & trendy Tong Lo neighborhood of Bangkok, The City of Angels! It offers nice rooms, a nice pool & gym, a nice lounge and friendly service – but it is overpriced against the tough Bangkok competition – you can get comparable
The Daily Getaways is sponsored by the US Travel Association and offers a number of travel related deals each year. Week 4 of the 2018 Daily Getaways offers hotel packages from Fairmont, Casinos and discounted hotel gift cards from Orbitz and Marriott! Find out my take on these deals and whether you should strike or
Marriott Hotels has launched their first MegaBonus promotion for the new year, offering to earn up to 3,000 points per stay between January, 16th and April, 15th, 2018. You earn 2,000 bonus points per stay and an additional 1,000 bonus points for weekend stays and hotels of all 18 Marriott brands are participating.
US News & World Travel Report reviews the best hotel rewards programs every year and when all the points were tallied, Marriott Rewards won, pushing last years surprise winner Wyndham Rewards off the pedestal! They are followed by the other budget program, Choice Privileges, revamped World of Hyatt and Best Western Rewards!