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Club Carlson Golden $1,000 Giveaway – Winners Announced

Club Carlson teamed up with Points, Miles and Martinis to give away two $500 USD Club Carlson gift cards! To enter, all you had to do was leave a comment in the official post, tweet us or comment on Facebook with your answer to the following question: At which hotel within Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group’s portfolio (more than 1,000 properties worldwide)…

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St Regis Launches Boutique Store With One Product

Several hotels are in the Boutique business. Not the boutique hotel business, but the boutique store business. We don’t see anything wrong with picking up items from online hotel stores, especially at deep discounts like 35% off at W Hotel The Store which we shared last in November. The newest entrant to the hotel boutique…

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Club Carlson Gift Card $1,000 Giveaway – Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature Golden Giveaway

Are you getting tired of this seemingly endless wave of hotel devaluations?!  I know we sure are.  What better time to team up with a hotel chain that has chosen not to go down the devalue road and has continued to find ways to offer more to its loyal members rather than less. Club Carlson…

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Inflation Is Here – Hilton Devalues Loyalty Program

Hilton has introduced changes to their award program and award pricing which go into effect March 28, 2013. Not all of the changes are that bad, but overall it marks another devaluation in the Hilton program. New Award Chart With New Tiers And Higher Pricing The new and improved award chart adds a category 8,…

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St Regis Bloody Mary Recipes And Bourbon Crisis Averted

If you’ve ever tried a Bloody Mary from St Regis you may have wondered how they make it taste so good. Now you can find out exactly how they make it taste so good through their website which shares the Bloody Mary ingredients by hotel. We tried the West Paces Mary from the St Regis…

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Monster week of points earning

The stars were aligned this past week as several uncharacteristically awesome points opportunities stacked together to significantly boost my points earning.  In an average 5 night business travel week with no special promotions as a top tier elite, I generally earn around 4000 Southwest points for the round-trip flight and another 5000 SPG OR Hyatt…

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1,000,000 Hilton Honors Giveaway With Double Your HHonors And Tropicana Hotel In Las Vegas

The Tropicana in Las Vegas, A Hilton DoubleTree hotel, is doubling down on the Hilton Double Your HHonors promotion by giving away 1,000,000 Hilton points. Three lucky winners will be selected over a period of three months. You must enter the contest to receive your first entry and then with each stay at the Tropicana…

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I just earned Hyatt Diamond into 2015, now what?

When I have the opportunity, I start my calendar year bouncing between cheap Hyatt properties to secure Hyatt Diamond status quickly on stays.  I consider Hyatt Diamond the most lucrative status one can earn with only 25 check-ins.  I was fortunate this year to complete my 25th stay this week earning me Hyatt status valid through February…

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Hyatt More Possibilities Registration Open – 45,000 Bonus Points

In early February, we shared the details of Hyatt’s More Possibilities promotion where you can earn up to 45,000 bonus points by staying at Hyatt hotels during the promotion period. The registration for the promotion is up on Hyatt’s home page as of this morning. The promotion runs from March 1, 2013 through May 31,…

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Sunny Seattle Days – Trip Planning

With four sunny days in Seattle we knew we hit the weather jackpot with the timing of our trip. This was our first trip to Seattle and we were determined to make the most of it. Having consulted with a few friends who live in Seattle, we had our game plan lined up. We’d spent…

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Up To 45,000 Points With Hyatt’s More Possibilities Promotion

Hyatt’s 2013 promotion has been kept quiet, until today. Hyatt will offer their More Possibilities promotion from March 1, 2013 through May 31, 2013. Promotion Details Earn 3,000 Hyatt Gold Passport Points with every three eligible nights Valid on nights from March 1, 2013 through May 31, 2013 Registration begins February 15 and ends April…

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Ritz Carlton St Thomas Hotel Review

The Ritz Carlton is a luxury resort on the island of St Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The resort has 180 guestrooms of which 55 are club suites, 19 are suites and 3 are presidential suites. All rooms are non-smoking and come with a private terrace or balcony. Hotel reservations during peak times are…

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50 Hilton Points A Day Still Going Strong

Late last year I shared an approach to earn 50 Hilton Honors points each day. This approach uses the loyalty program Top Guest to check in at Hilton DoubleTree locations in order to earn points for each check-in. There have been reports of points not posting, so I checked back in with my Hilton account…

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Double Your Hilton Double Dip With Every Stay – Earn Double Amtrak Points With Every Stay At Hilton

Hilton has teamed up with Amtrak Guest Rewards to offer double Amtrak points on all stays through March 31, 2013. In order to earn the double Amtrak points, Hilton Honors guests must select Amtrak as the double dip miles earning partner. How To Get Double Points Register online for double points with Hilton Stays Normal…

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Priority Club Points Break Released – Updated

Priority Club accidentally released their new Points Break list today on Twitter. At first, the link was provided but it wasn’t ready. The complete new list should be up later today, but some offers are already being shown on their website. Points Break Hotel List Update: The sites continue to update and are currently changing.…

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Earn 1,500 Priority Club Points With Next Stay As New Member

Priority Club has a 1,500 bonus point or 500 bonus miles offer for your next stay. It’s a simple welcomes series for new members, that I have apparently never taken advantage of. So I registered for this promotion and will now earn 1,500 bonus points after my next Priority Club stay in the distant future.…

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Starwood’s 35% Off Sale Includes Breakfast And Beverage Credit

Through March 31, 2013 you can book a room at over 200 Starwood hotels and resorts in the Northeast and receive 35% off rack rates. It also includes food and beverage credit, breakfast for two, high speed wifi and 500 Starpoints. 35% Off Sale Details The reference code SPGPLS appears when trying to book a…

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