Category Archives for Hotels.
Marriott offers Choice Benefits benefits for Platinum Elite members after hitting 50 nights in a calendar year and for Titanium Elite members after reaching 75 nights. One of the options for both each milestone is 5 Suite Night Awards. Suite Night Awards allow you to confirm a suite upgrade in advance, however upgrades only clear…
Marriott Bonvoy offers a referral program for current members to refer family/friends to the program, and the rewards can be quite lucrative. All you have to do is head over to their site and enter the names and emails of friends you wish to refer and they’ll receive an email from Marriott where they can…
The JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa is located in the heart of Cancun with all the other resorts in town. The property features 447 ocean-facing guestrooms and suites. It’s a Marriott Bonvoy category 6 property requiring 50,000 points for a standard free night redemption. Off peak redemptions are 40,000 points and peak nights are 60,000 points…
World of Hyatt has launched an exclusive, invitation-only offer as part of their partnership with American Airlines AAdvantage for certain World of Hyatt members who have linked their World of Hyatt and AAdvantage accounts. Eligible members must sign up for this offer by October 31, 2020, and will have between September 22 through December 31, 2020…
World of Hyatt has announced their latest promotion which will span most of the summer. World of Hyatt members can earn triple points on eligible spend starting with their first qualifying stay from October 1, 2020 through January 4, 2021. Additionally, World of Hyatt Credit Cardmembers can earn quadruple points eligible spend for stays at 350+ participating resort…
The Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort is currently closed to guests until October 25th, 2020. Hawaii has enacted a strict 14 day quarantine for all visitors, essentially discouraging tourism to the island as a result of the pandemic. However it’s not all bad news at the Andaz Maui, which has struck a deal with the…
Hilton Honors has announced its latest status match program for those looking to earn Hilton Gold or Hilton Diamond status. For comparison, we recently shared how Marriott Bonvoy has a new status challenge to earn Marriott Gold or Platinum Elite status. For Hilton’s status match, If you have elite status with Marriott Bonvoy, IHG Rewards Club,…
American Express is offering a 40% transfer bonus to Marriott Bonvoy now through October 31, 2020. With this bonus, you’ll now receive 1,400 Marriott Bonvoy Points per 1,000 Membership Rewards points. You must be logged into your Membership Rewards account to view this offer. For comparison, last year, there was a American Express 30% Transfer Bonus to Marriott…
Hilton Honors has launched its latest promotion called Double Rewards where you’ll earn double points and double elite qualifying nights. The stays dates are from September 8, 2020 through December 31, 2020, so all stays the rest of the year will count. Hilton announced earlier this year that they’ll be rolling over all elite qualifying…
Marriott Bonvoy has announced its latest status challenge if you’re looking to earn Marriott Gold or Marriott Platinum Elite status. You can read our experience of Embarking on the Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Challenge, which was successfully completed earlier this year. If you have elite status with World of Hyatt, Hilton, IHG or Accor, you’ll be…
Hyatt is launching its new Work from Hyatt program which will offer extended-stay packages for remote work. You can book this new package online by using special offer code WFHYAT for stays from August 25, 2020 to March 31, 2021 with a minimum stay of 7 nights. Here’s what you’ll enjoy as part of your…
Marriott Bonvoy has announced its newest global promotion for Q3 which is valid on stays between August 13, 2020, and October 18, 2020. With this promotion, you’ll earn 2,500 bonus points on every stay, with an additional 5,000 bonus points after the third stay. Promotion details of Marriott’s Q3 Global Promotion Register now, then earn…
Following Hiltons earlier announcement of Hilton Honors 2020 Status Extension for All Members for Silver, Gold, and Diamond members through March 31, 2022. Hilton now will be be extending roll over all elite qualifying nights earned in 2020 over to next year which will make it easier for Hilton Honors members to earn status next…
American Express is offering a targeted 40% transfer bonus to Hilton Honors. With this bonus, you’ll now receive 2,800 Hilton Honors Points per 1,000 Membership Rewards points. You must be logged into your Membership Rewards account to view this offer. For comparison, earlier this year, there was a American Express 30% Transfer Bonus to Hilton Honors, so…
Following in the footsteps of Marriott, Hyatt has announced a new policy to combat coronavirus across its 30 brands globally. Effective July 27, 2020, Hyatt will require both hotel guests and employees to wear face coverings at all of its hotels. This is an addition to the current increased cleanliness practices Hyatt has put in…
The W New York Downtown is the latest hotel in Manhattan to announce its permanently closing its doors. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been detrimental to the hotel industry specifically in New York City, resulting in the permanent closure of many hotels in the city. Other permanent hotel closures in the city include…
Marriott has announced a new policy to combat coronavirus across its 30 brands globally. Effective July 27, 2020, Marriott will require both hotel guests and employees to wear face coverings at all of its hotels. This is an addition to the current increased cleanliness practices Marriott has put in place, as well as added social…
Hyatt has launched a new feature for World of Hyatt members who want to redeem for suites online. Previously only standard rooms could be booked online, but now World of Hyatt members can redeem points for both standard or premium suites using points on Hyatt’s site as well as  the World of Hyatt mobile app.…
Hyatt announced Miraval Berkshires and Wyndhurst Manor & Club have both officially opened and are full participating World of Hyatt properties in New England. Miraval Berkshires is the third Miraval resort and follows its own pricing, with free nights for two people starting at 65,000 points per night, given how these are all-inclusive.  Wyndhurst Manor &…
Hyatt announced plans for Alila Marea Beach Resort, its newest resort in the Americas, located in Encinitas, California. The new resort will join Alila’s current Ventana Big Sur, an Alila Resort, which is the only other resort in the Americas. This latest announcement follows previous expansion in the Americas as Hyatt plans to add 200 new…