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The Miami Beach EDITION is located near South Beach on 29th and Collins Ave. The property features 294 guest rooms including 28 oceanfront bungalows. It’s a Marriott Bonvoy category 8 property requiring 85,000 points for a standard free night redemption. As a Marriott Gold Bonvoy member, thanks to my status from my American Express Platinum Card, I…
Due to the COVID-19 situation, several hotels across the world have started closing especially in New York City. Hyatt has made the decision to close many of their managed properties in the city as a result of the current pandemic. For hotel’s that are still open all restaurants have been closed as well as spas,…
Hyatt announced they’d be making several changes to their hotels, reservations, and World of Hyatt program with regards to COVID-19 situation. Hyatt will be offering flexible cancellations on all reservations including those that were pre-paid and non-refundable. Additionally, World of Hyatt points will be suspending the forfeiture of points through May 31, 2020. The proposed…
Hyatt announced they’ll be opening their newest Grand Hyatt in South Florida. The 800 room Grand Hyatt Miami Beach is planned to open in 2023, and will be located near the Miami Beach Convention Center. Current properties in the area include both The Confidante Miami Beach and the Hyatt Centric South Beach Miami, so adding a Grand…
Last year, we shared how World of Hyatt and American Airlines announced plans for a new partnership, where members of both programs will be able to earn miles, points and status through a new loyalty relationship. Part of this partnership includes elite tier status challenges for members of both programs. Starting today, eligible World of Hyatt elite…
I recently shared how I was Embarking on the Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Challenge, where I’d need to stay 16 nights within 90 days of enrolling to earn Marriott Platinum Elite Status. As I was mattress running in New York City, my next stop was the the Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel. The Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel is…
We shared details about Marriott Bonvoy Elevated Earning: Earn 2,000 Bonus Points Each Stay promotion. Marriott has officially announced this promotion and registration is now open! Promotion details of Marriott’s Points Unlimited Register by May 31, 2020. Get 2,000 bonus points on each stay*, starting with your second stay — no bonus point limit. Choose from…
Last Call On Marriott 100K Card Offers Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card’s limited time offer for 100,000 bonus points is coming to an end this week! With this offer you could really rack up the Marriott points that could be potentially worth hundreds of dollars in Marriott stays! If you like Marriott, this is definitely an offer…
American Express MR Transfer Bonus To Hilton If you are looking to book with Hilton and are short on points, check out this transfer bonus from American Express Membership Rewards (MR) where you can score up to 50% transfer bonus when you transfer to Hilton. Normal transfer rate is 1,000 Membership Rewards points = 2,000…
We’ve shared the Marriott Bonvoy 2020 Category Changes which go into effect Wednesday, March 4, 2020. With this change, over 29% of their hotels are changing categories with 22% increasing categories, whereas only 7% are decreasing in category, overall a big negative when it comes to redemption. These changes go into effect Wednesday, March 4, 2020, however…
Hilton Honors has a fast track program going on where you can earn Hilton Honors Gold after you complete 4 stays in 90 days of registration as part of their MVP Fast Track program. If you like racking up the Hilton points, consider the offer right now on the Hilton Honors American Express Card. Terms and Conditions: For…
Per Loyalty Lobby, Marriott Bonvoy plans to announce their newest promotion next week called Elevated Earnings. Registration is expected to be open on Tuesday, March 3rd. Marriott Bonvoy members will be able to earn 2,000 bonus points for each stay starting with their second stay through this offer. The promotion will run from March 17…
Back in 2018 we shared how Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park Getting Deflagged and is now operating as an independent as The Wagner Hotel which is operated by Highgate Hotels. Apparently the hotel hasn’t being doing well as an independent hotel and has been struggling to get business, which is why it will be returning to Marriott next…
Marriott continues to focus on expansion in the Caribbean and Latin America, and last year the hotel company added over 10,000 rooms to it’s pipeline across 15 brands in these regions. To highlight some new properties joining Marriott, we’ll see Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, W Playa del Carmen, St. Regis Bermuda and Aloft San Juan. Per Marriott,…
We recently shared how World of Hyatt Extends Tier Status And Benefits in Asia Pacific Region, as they’re going to be helping members who live in the Asia Pacific region by extending their elite status and benefits for another year due to the Coronavirus, which will significant impact travel. It turns out that Marriott Bonvoy…
Marriott Bonvoy allows members to share points between their accounts through their Points Sharing option. There’s limited information about this program on their site, however if you’re interested in transferring points to a friend/family member you can do so over the phone by calling Member Support at (801) 468-4000. Some basic rules about this is you…
Resorts World Las Vegas has announced that they will be partnering with Hilton Hotels and Resorts on their project expected to open summer 2021. With this partnership, we’ll be seeing three brands under their portfolio including Conrad, LXR, and Hilton Hotels open under the Resorts World complex. It’s still in the early stages so it’s…
World of Hyatt announced they’re going to be helping members who live in the Asia Pacific region by extending their elite status and benefits for another year due to the Coronavirus, which will significant impact travel. Specifically, all World of Hyatt elite members residing in the region can expect to see their status extended until…
World of Hyatt routinely evaluates their hotels within their award categories, and will generally make changes once a year. Hyatt has announced their latest round of changes, and similar to last year, many hotels are shifting categories this time around. World of Hyatt members will see updates made to the number of points required for…
World of Hyatt has announced their latest promotion which will be for the first part of the year. World of Hyatt members can earn double points on eligible spend starting with their second qualifying stay from February 15 through May 15, 2020 at participating hotels and resorts worldwide. Additionally, World of Hyatt Credit Cardmembers and…