It’s been a while since I had stayed at a Hilton. With the recent Hilton Honors program devaluation, Hilton just hasn’t been an attractive place to earn hotel points. I have friends who are Hilton die-hard guests, but it doesn’t make sense for my stay patterns. However, during a trip, Hilton was the only game in…
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Even IT geeks love the Park Hyatt Tokyo
Unrelated to points and miles, I was doing some IT research and found myself on Brocade’s website. Brocade is a large data and storage networking specialist, AKA IT geeks like myself. The background photo shows a big vast city with two semi-large buildings that aren’t particularly distinguishing. That could be a lot of places but…
50k Points And Up With IHG Rewards Promotion – The Big Win
I caught word of the latest IHG Rewards Club promotion when Gary shared it last night. The new promotion offers customized promotional offers based on the customer. Not sure if it is because I don’t stay with IHG Rewards often, but I received the lowest available number of points to earn with the promotion, 50,000…
Reminder W Store End Of Summer Sale 40% Off!
Reminder that the W Store has great savings of 40% going on right now for their end of summer Labor Day sale. We scored a new king mattress set at 40% off! With free shipping and no sales tax charged, this was a great deal. The 40% off coupon saved us over $550 off the…
W New York’s Free Upgrade & Two Drinks Special Offer
For a limited time this summer, the W New York is offering a special package where guests can receive an upgrade and two complimentary cocktails. The key is to know whether or not the rate is higher than the lowest standard rate or one that you could find elsewhere. Complimentary Upgrade And Two Complimentary Cocktails…
2013 Airline and Hotel Status Checkpoint
As we approach the completion of 2/3 of the traveling year, I decided to take inventory of the progress I’ve made towards my status goals of 2013. As a reminder, my four status goals for 2013 were Hyatt Diamond via 25 stays, Starwood Platinum Ambassador via 100 nights, the Southwest Companion Pass the hard way…
SPG’s Fall Promotion Registration Open – SPG Take Two
SPG’s fall promotion is open for registration. The promotion is called SPG Take Two. So we’d advise taking two seconds and registering for the promotion. How To Register Register for the promotion here in a few weeks when the promotion is live Promotion Details Earn Starpoints on eligible stays from 9/1/13 through 12/15/13. No Limits!…
Triple Delta Miles At Radisson Through September 30, 2013
Delta and Radisson have teamed up to offer hotel guests the chance to earn triple Delta miles on qualifying Radisson stays this summer. Radisson is part of the Club Carlson program and members who also have the Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature® Card can redeem their points and receive the last night free. Now…
The Other Hyatt Hotel Bath Product
Hyatt hotels rolled out their KenetMD bath products into Hyatt Regency hotels last year to much fanfare. These products replaced the old Portico products. Alex even caught the switch over the day it happened at his regular Hyatt hotel, and I’m sure he was happy because he has a surplus of bath products of which…
The W Hotels Store 40% Off Labor Day Sale
The W Hotels Store discount sale is back. This time the sale is for a great 40% off during their Labor Day sale. That is the biggest discount I’ve seen on this sale for a while now. The last time this sale was at 40% I picked up a W Hotel Plus Top Mattress at…
Earn 1,500 Extra Hyatt Points With Stays In Atlanta
Until Hyatt’s fall promotion, there are a few other promotions you can take advantage of if you are in a specific city. For example, you can earn a bonus 1,500 Hyatt Points this summer in New York. Now you can also earn a 1,500 point bonus for stays in Atlanta. How To Earn Bonus 1,500…
Starwood Crossover Rewards With Delta
Did you know you can earn Delta SkyMiles with a Starwood hotel stay AND earn Starwood Starpoints? Simply register with Starwood Crossover Rewards and Delta Airlines. Then you can start earning points and miles for hotel stays at Starwood or flights with Delta. Just register, fly or stay and earn points and miles. It’s that…
Double Or Triple Your Hilton Points This Summer
Hilton is offering double or triple points for their summer promotion. It is valid on participating hotels through September 30, 2013. The bonus amount depends on the day of the week. For weekend nights (Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights) you’ll earn triple points while weekday nights you’ll earn double points. Based on the promotion and the…
Starwood Nights & Flights Plus Airline Transfer Award Redemption Option
In this post we’ll share two other aspects of why Starwood Preferred Guest is one of our favorite hotel loyalty programs. Given the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express a signup bonus offer for each of the Personal and Business cards we’ve broken down the Cash & Points redemption option as well as the fifth…
Marriott Mega Bonus Is Back! – Free Nights Offer
Marriott Mega Bonus is back and it starts on September 15, 2013. But registration is open now. A few steps and you’ll be registered for your Marriott Mega bonus offer. How To Register Log in to your account and register Promotion Details Register by November 15, 2013 Stay between September 15, 2013 and January 15,…
Starwood’s Cash + Points Option Plus Hotel Award Chart
Two of my favorite features in the Starwood Preferred Guest program is the Cash and Points option as well as the fifth night free award redemption. Both of these options allow members to maximize their current bank of Starpoints. Given the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express is offering Starpoints for each of the…
Get Starwood Points From SPG American Express
The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express is one of my favorite hotel credit cards and it has a signup bonus offer for Starpoints. The best part is there is a Business and Personal version so if one is interested, can apply for both, and earn a double the Starpoints with both credit card…
What’s Your All Time Favorite Hotel Amenity?
Hotel amenities can make your stay feel at home or can really put the wow factor into a stay. On a recent stay we were surprised to find a hotel amenity that made us feel right at home and may just be one of our all time favorite hotel amenities. Using points and miles has…
Up To 75% Off W Hotels The Store Sale Items
W Hotels The Store is running a limited time sale for up to 75% off your purchase if you use a promotion code to purchase on sale items. The promotion code is available for use through August 5, 2013 and takes 35% off already discounted items. How To Get 75% Off Your W Hotel The…
SPG’s Fall Promotion – SPG Take Two
Sigh. Details of the SPG fall promotion are out and the promotion is called SPG Take Two. The best part is the promotion does not limit the amount of points you can earn. The worst part is that it is pretty boring. How To Register Register for the promotion here in a few weeks when…