Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) has an offer for one free night after every five stays in 2010. This has been available since January 1 and is a 2010 year-long promotion from Leaders Club Rewards, the hotel loyalty program for LHW. There are 450 luxury hotel members in 80 countries in the LHW chain.

The free night after 5 stays may very well be a continuing loyalty program benefit similar to Kimpton’s free night after 7 stays. But Kimpton continually counts stays across calendar years and the LHW benefit specifically states 5 stays in 2010 earn a free night.

I missed seeing this LHW 2010 loyalty program offer until now. When I searched for details I saw TMTravelWorld mentioned this offer on BoardingArea.com back in December.

The LHW Leaders Club Rewards Loyalty Deal (Leaders Club Rewards webpage link) 

Earn one free night at any Leading Hotel member after every five stays in 2010.

• Leaders Club member must stay in at least two different hotels.
• Reservations must be made through Leading Hotels of the World booking channels. http://www.lhw.com/
• Reservations made directly with hotel do not qualify. Must use LHW booking channel.

Redeem free night at any member hotel.

• All LHW hotels participate in Leaders Club Rewards.
• Free night certificate is valid for one year from date of issue.
• Award certificates are not transferrable.
• There is no limit on free nights earned.
• Some hotels have some blackout dates for award nights.
• Only one room will receive stay credit per hotel stay even if booking multiple rooms.

I will do some hotel searches and a cost/benefit analysis in a later post. There must be some great leverage opportunities with this offer. The trick is to find the $100 hotel rooms for earning (are there any?) and the $500 hotel rooms for burning (there must be some)! 

Leaders Club basic membership is free. One of the published benefits is a one category room upgrade for members. Early and late departure and an arrival gift are other published benefits.

There are also two paid membership levels at $300 annually for Leaders Club Access membership and a staggering $2,000 annual fee for Leaders Club Unlimited membership. It is a mystery to me what the benefits exactly entail for the paid memberships. I searched the web and did not find any enlightening anecdotes from members.

Remembering 1928

You may recall Leading Hotels of the World as the hotel company behind the disastrous $19.28 room night promotion back in October 2008. The LHW Computer Says No post on October 1, 2008 is still the biggest single day readership Loyalty Traveler blog has had.

• October 1, 2008 LHW 1928 Sale – Computer Says No
• October 2, 2008 LHW Promotion Saga – LHW Response
• October 19, 2008 LHW 1928 Luxury Hotel $19.28 Room Sale October 23
• October 30, 2008 LHW 1928 RIP

Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley, Monterey County, California - LHW member hotel

Charles Rosenay of Orange, Connecticut is the grand prize winner of InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club Rewards “Luckiest Loser” promotion to award 2,000,000 Priority Club Rewards points to the HHonors member with the highest verifiable balance.

Mr. Rosenay had an HHonors balance of 5,000,000 points. Now he has a 2,000,000 point Priority Club balance to jumpstart his IHG travels. I hope that qualifies him for Platinum elite status in 2010 and 2011.

About 70,000 people participated in the promotion designed to attract HHonors members to IHG Priority Club.

Read the Barbara DeLollis Hotel Check-in article “Beatles Tour Promoter Wins 2 Million Points in Hotel Loyalty War Contest” on USA Today for details.

Loyalty Traveler http://boardingarea.com/blogs/loyaltytraveler/2010/02/03/priority-club-luckiest-loser-promotion-rewards-hhonors-members/

Here is a guide to cheap partner activities by March 31 for 6,000 bonus points in addition to the free 300 survey bonus points for answering four easy questions.

Priority Club has a partner activity promotion for 6,000 bonus points with three activities by March 31.

Register here for Partner activity bonus.

• Earn 1,000 points for one activity.
• Earn 2,000 additional points for second activity.
• Earn 3,000 additional points for third activity.

Total = 6,000 bonus points + bonus points earned from three activities.

Cheap and Easy ways to Earn Partner Activity

1.       Points.com exchange (Points.com homepage)

If you are not yet a member, you can receive 25 Priority Club bonus points just for signing up. If you are a member, American Airlines AAdvantage has no minimum transfer requirement. 3 AA miles = 1 Priority Club point. That will hardly make a dent in your AA account and you will earn 1,001 Priority Club points after the transfer and bonus for the partner activity. [Update - Read the comments section. Apparently you need AA elite status for this.] 

Delta does not allow miles swap. Alaska has a 4,000 mile minimum swap so that is not a good value for points unless you have orphan miles that are unlikely to be used before they expire. I had Frontier miles that I swapped out (1,000 mile minimum) since I do not think I will earn sufficient miles in that account for a free ticket. I realized I lost 5,000 Distancia miles that were sitting orphan and at least I would have had some value if I had swapped them out in the past before I lost them. 

2.       Priority Club Rewards Shopping (limit of one partner purchase for promotion)

There are 200 partners. You may want to shop at Sears or Chicos, but if not, there are some store partners that most anyone can use for household or office necessities.

Walgreens has free shipping with a $25 order. Need some soap or diapers? 

Petco offers free shipping on $50 purchases. Are there hungry critters in your house?

Target has a daily special with a few items like $12 pants and $11 shoes and offers free shipping on the daily specials. The regular shipping cost is about $8. 

3.       Office Max (Free Shipping on $50 purchase)

Orders through Office Max appear to count as a separate partner and do not fall under the Priority Club Rewards Shopping limit of one purchase. Order $50 of stuff and get free shipping or you can pay $8 shipping for a lesser transaction.

4.       Buy Priority Club Points

Purchase the minimum 1,000 points for $13.50. This will give you a partner transaction bonus on top of the 1,000 purchased points.  

5.       Priority Club Dining (limit of one dining partner transaction for promotion)

Register a credit card for the Priority Club Dining program and go out to eat. New members earn 500 bonus points after first $25 dining transaction. I haven’t used dining for miles in a while, but for many travelers this is an easy way to get one transaction.

 6.       Just a small selection of other transactions are Hertz Rental Car, e-Rewards transfer to Priority Club points, Priority Club Visa purchase, transfer American Express Membership Rewards points or Diners Club Rewards points to Priority Club.

Three partner activities buying stuff you will buy anyway at some store can be achieved for just $20 or so in extra shipping. You can possibly earn 6,000 points at no additional expense if you order in quantities to earn free shipping.

Remember PointBreaks free nights are only 5,000 points so thiese bonuses can earn one or two free nights. Not even Priceline will get you a hotel room for $20.

Best of all is your bonus points all count for Priority Club elite status. Gold elite takes 20,000 points in a calendar year and Platinum elite takes 60,000 points in a calendar year.

Receive instant Platinum elite for 180 days with only a 5 night requirement to maintain Platinum elite membership through February 2012. Diamond elite through February 2012 can be earned with 15 nights within 180 days of enrollment.

Register online or call Hyatt Gold Passport Customer Service 1-800-228-3360 to register.

Platinum elite normally requires 5 hotel stays or 15 nights in a calendar year. While a guest can become Platinum elite in regular circumstances by staying at Hyatt brand hotels 5 times for one night stays, the advantage of this promotion is the instant upgrade to Platinum gives the ability to earn 15% bonus points, receive complimentary internet, and perhaps score a complimentary upgrade.

Hyatt Highlands Inn view of Pacific Ocean at dusk

The 5 nights requirement allows a guest to maintain Platinum elite with just a single 5-night hotel stay. One vacation or business week at a Hyatt Hotel can keep you elite for the next two years.

Point Lobos Suite at Hyatt Highlands Inn, Carmel, California

Diamond elite is even a better deal because it is based on nights rather than stays. Hyatt’s recently ended Stays Count Double promotion (October 1, 2009 – Jan 31, 2010) required 13 hotel stays to reach the 25 qualification stays for Diamond. Even at the minimum this required 13 hotel nights with one-night stays .

This current elite fast-track allows a member to earn and maintain Diamond elite status in 15 nights within 180 days of promotion enrollment. A person signing up in the first week of March 2010 has 180 days, meaning you have until about the end of August 2010 to stay 15 nights. Regular qualification requires 50 nights in a calendar year so this offer is a reduced qualification fast-track to Diamond elite.

Point Lobos Suite at Hyatt Highlands Inn, Carmel Highlands

Even for the leisure traveler that is easily done in two vacation weeks and some weekend getaways. Qualify for Diamond in the next six months and your status will be valid through February 2012. The benefits of Diamond include a hotel welcome amenity (movie or drink credit, bonus points, wine…), Regency Club access, 30% bonus points, room upgrades, and complimentary breakfast.

Similar 2009 elite promotions from Hyatt Gold Passport upgraded many members instantly to Diamond who asked directly for Diamond elite. For this reason a phone call to Hyatt Gold Passport Customer Service 1-800-228-3360 may be the better way to sign up for this offer.

The photos in this post are from my upgraded room stay last week in the Point Lobos Suite at the Hyatt Highlands Inn, Carmel Highlands, California. I am a Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond member.

Best Western Rewards is offering an elite status match for current elite members in any other hotel loyalty program. You must be a resident of the US, Canada, or Caribbean Islands to be eligible for this offer. Existing and new members of Best Western Rewards are eligible.

Best Western Rewards will upgrade member’s current or new elite tier/status level to a comparable level in any other hotel loyalty program.

You must call Best Western’s Customer Care Department at 1-800-444-7646 or email BWRelite@bestwestern.com. You will need to FAX proof of your competitor hotel loyalty program current elite status to 623-780-6988.

Terms of this promotion state the Best Western Customer Care Department will determine comparable Best Western Rewards elite status based on the number of nights required for elite status in the competitor hotel loyalty program.

Best Western Elite Status Match link.

Best Western Rewards elite levels –

Gold Elite (awarded after 10 qualified nights in one (1) calendar year)

Platinum Elite (awarded after 15 qualified nights in one (1) calendar year)

Diamond Elite (awarded after 30 qualified nights in one (1) calendar year).

And just in case you were wondering… “Only Elite tier/status level will be matched, competitor point levels will not be matched.” 

Shucks!

Best Western Elite Level Benefits 

Gold Elite

• 10% Point Bonus (base points are earned at 10 points/US$1)
• Purchase points for award redemption at $10 per 1,000 points

Platinum Elite

• 15% Point Bonus
• Complimentary room upgrades; early check-in and late check-out
• Exclusive elite offers

Diamond Elite

• 30% Point Bonus and privileges listed above.

There are over 4,000 Best Western hotels globally making this one of the top 5 hotel chains by number of hotels and number of countries with Best Western Hotels.

Free Night Rewards are categorized in eight levels from 8,000 points to 36,000 points with each hotel reward level in 4,000 point increments.

Best Western offers 250 air miles for most of its 17 airline partners. 500 miles per stay with Miles & More or 0.5 Southwest credits. United Mileage Plus is the only major US airline not partnering with the Best Western Rewards program.

Be sure to check out the triple points promotion if Best Western hotel stays are in your near future.

Best Western Monterey Inn, Monterey, CA

MegaMiles? MegaBonus? Perhaps Marriott Rewards should number them numerically, maybe some Roman numerals like the SuperBowl — Marriott MegaMiles XIV or something. Honestly, I already thought I had written about this promotion.

Marriott Triple Miles promotion link:

Earn Triple Miles with Marriott rewards MegaMiles for every stay you make beginning with the second stay from February 1 through April 30, 2010.

Marriott hotel stays normally earn 2 miles per US$1 at these full service hotel brands:

• Marriott Hotels
• J.W. Marriott
• Renaissance
• Marriott Vacation Club

Stays only earn 1 mile per US$1 at the other Marriott brands, including:

• Courtyard
• Fairfield inn
• Springhill Suites
• TownePlace Suites
• Residence Inn

So while the advertising may catch your eye with “For example, if you would normally earn 500 miles for a stay, you’ll earn 1,500 total miles for that same stay with MegaMiles!”, you need to spend $250 at a Marriott full service hotel or $500 at a Fairfield Inn to normally earn 500 miles.

The wording of the advertising is a bit misleading. The less Marriott Rewards savvy could browse away with the wrong perception of this offer.

Many hotel loyalty programs like Hyatt Gold Passport, Hilton HHonors, IHG Priority Club, and Wyndham Rewards offer 500 miles for some hotel stays. An $80 hotel stay with Hyatt can earn 500 miles.

Marriott Rewards members earn miles solely on US dollars spent.

Starwood Preferred Guest works by dollar spend too. Priority Club earns miles from spending for all US based airlines with some brand differences, but most international airlines earn a fixed 500 miles per stay. Wyndham uses spending rates for all brands except Wyndham Hotels. Hilton HHonors stays earn 500 miles, unless you stay at a Hampton Inn or Homewood Suites and then you only get 100 miles per stay. But of course, Hilton HHonors is about choice and you can always select Points & Variable Miles to get 1 mile per US$1.

Marriott Rewards structure for earning miles favors the member with frequent multi-night stays, whereas the hotel loyalty programs listed above may earn miles at a higher rate through frequent one-night stays. A $2,000 five-night stay with Hyatt still earns only 500 miles. Points would certainly be a better alternative.

Extrapolating hotel stays to analyze value of miles compared to points

Say you spend $100 for a Marriott Courtyard hotel night. You normally will earn 100 miles for $100 in hotel spend at a Courtyard hotel.

You earn 300 miles with MegaMiles.

$100 for a Renaissance Hotel night can earn 600 miles.

Extrapolate the total spending to $1,500 for the MegaMiles promotion. You only earn 4,500 miles versus 15,000 points for Courtyard stays.

15,000 Marriott Rewards points provides plenty of free reward night options with Marriott hotels in Category 1 to 3 points rewards. That is a list of about 2,000 hotels in the Marriott chain available for 15,000 points or less in these low categories.

$1,500 in miles could be as few as 4,500 miles or as many as 9,000 miles. In real travel it will likely be somewhere in between due to a mix of hotel stays in different Marriott brands. The miles might be 1/2 of the miles needed for an upgrade, or 1/3 of the miles needed for an economy ticket in the US/Canada. 4,500 miles are not much good on their own, so you need to be close to award mileage thresholds for this to have more tangible value than a free hotel night.

This Marriott MegaMiles promotion is an okay offer, but the way miles promotions have been flooding the hotel loyalty program market, I could easily be writing about these offers almost every day.  Fortunately there are other BoardingArea bloggers covering some of the great hotel loyalty program miles bonuses this winter of MM10.

TMTravelWorld blog

http://boardingarea.com/blogs/tmtravelworld/category/tripwyndham-rewards-and-other-reward-programs/

Marriott Rewards members can choose miles as an earning preference by logging into your online profile and selecting miles.

Marriott Rewards earning preference

Priority Club is advertising to members a promotion with this alluring catchphrase:

“Pack more points into your stay with Priority Club Bonus Points Packages”

Priority Club has some hefty bonus point opportunities right now at select hotels. Several hotels are offering 10,000 points per stay at rates just $33 to $57 more than the otherwise lowest rate available (AAA or nonrefundable rates) for 10,000 bonus points. This offer is an excellent 5-key hotel loyalty promotion value.

Some of these promotions are difficult to find. You may need to navigate through both Room Rate links and Hotel Packages links to locate these elusive 10,000 points offers. Checking FlyerTalk threads for 10,000 points bonus packages is a good idea since several hotels are posting their offers directly on FlyerTalk’s InterContinental Hotels Group/Priority Club forum such as this Holiday Inn Chicago O’Hare/Rosemont thread started yesterday.

Here is the Priority Club official promotion link with links to individual states and a list of the hotels in that state offering a bonus points package. Most of the promotion offers are for 1,000 points; 2,000 points; 3,000 points; or 5,000 points bonuses per hotel stay. There are no 10,000 bonus points offers shown on this Priority Club promotion page. Most states have some participating hotels for 5,000 points or less.

Washington, D.C. and 13 states are not listed for this deal including Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. Although Wisconsin is not listed on the promotion page, two of the 10,000 points per stay offers shown below are at Wisconsin hotels. So you may want to check hotels in your location for Bonus Points offers and be sure to also check Hotel Package rates.

Check both "View Room Rates" and "View Package Rates" to find 10,000 points offers

All hotel rates quoted in this article are for the check-in date of Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

For example:

Crowne Plaza Billings, Montana has a 5,000 bonus points offer. http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/pc/1/en/hotel/BILCP?rateCode=IKPC5

• 5,000 Bonus Points Package Rate = $154.00
• Best Available $128.00
• AAA rate = $118.15

5,000 bonus points are $36.00 over the minimum AAA rate. This rate buys 5,000 points for about $40 after tax. These bonus points count towards Priority Club elite membership (Gold = 20,000 points; Platinum = 60,000 points earned in a calendar year.) and the paid night may be eligible for additional bonus points promotions.

10,000 Bonus Points Offers

There are some hotels offering 10,000 bonus points per stay, and a stay can be as short as one hotel night.

Here are rate comparisons for some of the hotels I found with 10,000 bonus points package rates.

Hotel Indigo, Schaumburg North, IL

• Prepaid Advance purchase = $82.99
• Best Flexible Rate = $109.99
• 1,000 points = $119.99
• 5,000 points = $129.99
• 10,000 points = $139.99

This hotel is not listed in the Priority Club Bonus Points Package promotion webpage, however, this hotel is offering bonus points packages for 1,000 points; 5,000 points; and even 10,000 points. For an additional cost over the lowest available prepaid, nonrefundable rate, about $60 after tax, the Priority Club member can buy 10,000 bonus points. The member will also receive 570 additional base points for the $57 extra cost of the room rate and extra elite bonus points if applicable by paying the higher package rate. And all these points count for elite status qualification.

Holiday Inn Chicago/Oakbrook, Oakbrook Terrace, IL ($15 over Best Flexible Rate)

• Advance Purchase rate = $91.00
• Best Flexible Rate = $109.00
• 5,000 Bonus Points = $112.00
• 10,000 Bonus Points = $124.00

Holiday Inn Madison West, Wisconsin ($25 over Best Flexible Rate-Listed under Hotel Packages rates)

• Advance Purchase rate = $103.99
• Best Flexible Rate = $114.95
• 3,000 Bonus Points = $134.95
• 10,000 Bonus Points = $139.95

Holiday Inn Express Milwaukee Airport ($30 over Best Flexible Rate)

• Advance Purchase rate = $99.99
• Best Flexible Rate = $119.99
• 3,000 Bonus Points = $124.99
• 10,000 Bonus Points = $149.99

Holiday Inn Frisco, TX

1,000 bonus points rate at $129 is featured when searching Best Available Rates, but there is a 10,000 bonus points rate for $159.00 if you click the “View Hotel Packages” link.

Paying $45 to buy 10,000 points with a hotel stay is a great value compared to buying 10,000 points for $125. You can earn Priority Club Gold elite status after earning 20,000 points with just two hotel stays.

Aside: I actually put myself through a geography quiz to see if I could figure out the missing states for this Priority Club promotion without referring to a two-letter state list for comparison to the promotion webpage list. It took me about 4 or 5 minutes.

My geography is fairly good since I have traveled across most areas of the USA. I need to learn Africa better. That continent always knocks me down in geography games. Click on this link and quiz yourself on the 13 missing two-letter state codes.

Earn 5,000 Gold passport bonus points for Andaz Hotel reservations booked between January 20 and March 30, 2010 for stays from January 20 through June 30, 2010.

Special Offer Code ANDAZ5. Terms and Conditions link.

Hyatt’s new luxury boutique brand doubled in size to 4 properties over the past month. Andaz Liverpool Street London was the first property. Andaz West Hollywood opened in 2009. Andaz Wall Street opened a few weeks ago. The just opened Andaz San Diego is a rebranded hotel, formerly Hotel Ivy.

You must choose points for your stay, so this offer is not combinable with all the bonus airline miles promotions currently being offered to Gold Passport members.

The terms and conditions offer states a $50 hotel credit is included with the 5,000 bonus points. This is not mentioned in the rate details when checking ANDAZ5 for individual hotels. The Terms and Conditions link above does not mention Andaz San Diego, however, this special offer rate is also available at this hotel.

Andaz Rates for Monday, February 22, 2010

Andaz San Diego $189 for February 22, 2010. A one night stay earns nearly 6,000 points for a base member. One free night using points starts at 5,000 points for a Category 1 hotel or 8,000 points for a Category 2 hotel. This offer is great for Gold Passport members who want to try out the Andaz brand while earning a substantial future rebate in points.

Andaz West Hollywood $196 limited time offer rate of for reservations made in February.

Andaz Wall Street, New York $236 prepaid limited time offer, must be booked by Feb 21 for stays by Feb 28. Regular rates are $295.

Andaz Liverpool Street, London $125GBP or about US $200.

Rate searches using ANDAZ5 special offer code do not show online when limited time offer rates are displayed. Be sure to call and have the ANDAZ5 rate code added to your reservations if booking limited time offer rates.

Here is a decent Westin Casuarina Las Vegas special rate offer for $109 Sunday-Thursday and $129 Friday and Saturday that includes a 1,500 Starpoints bonus. Book online using rate plan BONUS or call 1-866-716-8137 and ask for this rate. Must book by February 20 for hotel stays through May 27, 2010.

1,500 Starpoints is essentially a $50 future credit value if you use your Starpoints selectively for good hotel savings.

I have stayed at the Westin Casuarina several times. This is about the only Starwood Hotel I think I have never received an upgrade after multiple stays. The hotel has very few suites. There is a small casino in the lobby and a Starbucks café.

The major advantage of the Westin Casuarina Hotel over any hotel on the Strip is the swimming pool hours of 5am to 2am. Nearly every other pool at a Las Vegas casino hotel closes by 5pm or 6pm in the evening. Most of the pools do not open before 10am. When the temperature is 95 in April and the pool’s glistening beauty entices you for a swim (or you need to sober up with a full body splash after that fifth mojito), there is no greater let-down than to arrive at the pool entrance at 5pm stripped down to your swimming gear, and find the pool has just closed.

My other tip for someone staying at the Westin Casuarina is to check out Ellis Island Casino & Brewery across the street. This locals hangout has $1.50 pints of microbrew and a great meal of ribs and chicken. Sign up for your free casino card to get a meal discount. And if the barbecue line is too long a wait, the restaurant also has great meal deals.

Since Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip rebranded from Starwood Hotels, those $69 hotel stays for Starwood credit are gone. The only Starwood Hotel options in the Las Vegas area are the Westin Casuarina, one block off the Strip, and the new Element hotel, west of the city, in a business park directly off the freeway, in the suburb of Summerlin. The Element Hotel is an extended stay brand with all mod cons for cooking and relaxing and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom options. Summerlin is at the base of the mountains and a great location for families who can head west to the hiking trails in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

Here are past Loyalty Traveler reviews:

Westin Casuarina (pictures) http://boardingarea.com/blogs/loyaltytraveler/2009/08/24/starwood-hotels%e2%80%99-planet-hollywood-and-westin-casuarina-las-vegas/

Element Summerlin  - http://boardingarea.com/blogs/loyaltytraveler/2009/08/16/element-las-vegas-in-hd/

Westin Casuarina Las Vegas pool

Best Western throws out a promotion worth considering hotel stays and an opportunity for BW frequent guests to get a high value mileage rebate on the cost of rooms. Earn triple miles beginning with second stay for reservations booked online at bestwestern.com during the February 7 – March 28, 2010 promotion period. Only double miles are earned if stay is not booked online. This promotion is also good for triple points, or 30 points per $1.

Maximum of three bonuses after four Best Western hotel stays for general members.

Best Western Rewards elite members may earn unlimited triple miles bonus rewards through March 28. Best Western Rewards members who become elite during the promotion period (Gold elite = 10 nights) may also earn unlimited rewards.

Must be a Best Western Rewards member residing in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean Islands, South America, South Africa, Asia, Israel, Egypt or Ukraine.

Set your member profile earning preference to airline miles. Request airline miles and provide your frequent flier number at check-in.

Promotion registration is required before first stay. Registration and promotion page link.

Best Western Triple Miles Promotion Terms & Conditions link.

Best Western Rewards Airline Partners

Best Western Rewards has 16 airline partners and the AirMiles program. The best miles earning ratios are with Lufthansa Miles & More at 500 miles per stay and Southwest Airlines earns 0.5 credit per stay. Triple miles are 1,500 miles or 1.5 credit, respectively.

All other 14 airline partners earn 250 miles per stay; 750 miles for triple miles per stay with second stay.

Airline partners include:

• Air Canada Aeroplan
• Air Berlin TopBonus
• Air France/KLM Flying Blue
• Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
• Alitalia Millemiglia
• American Airlines AAdvantage
• Asiana Club
• China Southern Sky Pearl Club
• Continental OnePass
• Czech Airlines OK Plus
• Delta/Northwest Skymiles
• Hainan Airlines
• LanPass
• Luthansa Miles & More (also Swiss, Austrian, LOT Polish)
• Southwest Airlines
• US Airways Dividend Miles

AirMiles program normally earns 20 miles per hotel stay. Triple miles = 60 miles per stay.

Best Value Miles 

Miles & More frequent flier miles are the same program used for Lufthansa, Swiss, LOT Polish, and Austrian Airlines. Miles are good for any Star Alliance airline including United, US Airways, and Continental. Each stay will earn 1,500 miles. A Miles & More intra-Europe flight or intra-North America is 30,000 miles in economy class.

Miles & More Award Chart

Southwest Rapid Rewards frequent fliers normally earn ½ credit per hotel stay. This triple miles promotion earns 1.5 Rapid Rewards credits per eligible Best Western stay through March 28, 2010.

Southwest flights earn 1.0 credit per one-way flight. A free Southwest reward ticket is earned upon accruing 16 credits within 24 months. Southwest Airlines Free Award Ticket link.

A free Southwest Airlines ticket could be yours after 12 Best Western stays by March 28.