Choice Privileges Reward Nights Count for Elite Qualification

Posted in January 4th, 2010
by Ric Garrido in Cambria Suites, Choice Hotels, Choice Privileges, Clarion Hotels, Comfort Inn, EconoLodge, MainStay Suites Hotels, Preferred Hotels, Quality Inn, Rodeway Inn, Sleep Inn, Suburban Extended Stay Hotels

Choice Privileges has made a significant change to its hotel loyalty program for 2010 with the inclusion of reward nights as elite qualifying nights for membership status. Hilton HHonors has counted reward nights for elite membership qualification for years and now Choice Privileges is another hotel loyalty program offering elite qualification nights for hotel stays [...]

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Choice Hotels Triple Miles or Points is Southwest Airlines Good Value

Posted in December 9th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in 2009 Fall Promotion, 2010 Winter Promotion, Airline Frequent Flier Programs, Cambria Suites, Choice Hotels, Choice Privileges, Clarion Hotels, Comfort Inn, EconoLodge, MainStay Suites Hotels, Quality Inn, Rodeway Inn, Sleep Inn, Suburban Extended Stay Hotels

Choice Hotels has launched their winter promotion for triple points or miles beginning with your second stay for stays with arrival date from December 10, 2009 to February 28, 2010. The promotion gives members 30 points per US$1 on hotel room rate spending. My analysis shows there is good value in using this promotion to [...]

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Choice Privileges Stay 3 Nights, Earn 1 free night

Posted in August 31st, 2009
by Ric Garrido in 2009 Fall Promotion, Cambria Suites, Choice Hotels, Choice Privileges, Clarion Hotels, Comfort Inn, EconoLodge, MainStay Suites Hotels, Quality Inn, Rodeway Inn, Sleep Inn, Suburban Extended Stay Hotels

The Choice Privileges commercial on TV caught my attention. The details tell the real story.
The Advertised Offer: Stay 3 nights at the same hotel with arrival between August 21 and November 19. Earn enough points to redeem for a free night at over 1,500 Choice Hotels. (Promotion link)
The limitations of this offer: The fine print [...]

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Choice Hotels for Economy Rates, Choice Privileges for Luxury Hotels

Posted in July 14th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in 2009 Summer Promotions, Cambria Suites, Choice Hotels, Choice Privileges, Clarion Hotels, Comfort Inn, EconoLodge, MainStay Suites Hotels, Preferred Hotels, Quality Inn, Rodeway Inn, Sleep Inn, Suburban Extended Stay Hotels

Choice Hotels sparked my attention this week after a closer look at the benefits and value of the Choice Privileges hotel loyalty program.  In my August column for Inside Flyer I rank some summer hotel loyalty promotions. I rated the Choice Privileges $50 gift card for three Hotel Stays a 2 of 5 hotel keys.
My [...]

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Choice Hotels International Profile by Numbers

Posted in July 13th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in 2009 Summer Promotions, Cambria Suites, Choice Hotels, Choice Privileges, Clarion Hotels, Comfort Inn, EconoLodge, MainStay Suites Hotels, Quality Inn, Rodeway Inn, Sleep Inn, Suburban Extended Stay Hotels

Choice Hotels International Profile by Numbers
5,866 Hotels (2nd largest hotel chain in world);
476,235 rooms (6th largest by rooms)

Choice Hotels International brands

Hotel Market Segment

Global Hotels 5,866
 
(Choice Hotels March 2009)

Global Rooms
476,235
 
(Choice Hotels
March 2009)

Ranking in
World Top 50 Brands

Comfort Inn

Midscale

1,452 (US only)
2,000+ global

153,019 (Hotels)
114,008 (USA)

7

Quality Inn

Midscale

926 (US)
1,000 global

123,042 (Hotels)
85,943 (USA)

11

Econolodge

Economy

821

53,106 (Hotels)
51,288 (USA)

26

Comfort Suites

Midscale

560

43,670 [...]

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Average Daily Room Rate Comparison Across 44 Hotel Brands

Posted in July 12th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in Baymont Hotels, Cambria Suites, Candlewood Suites, Choice Hotels, Clarion Hotels, Comfort Inn, Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, Courtyard by Marriott Hotels, Crowne Plaza Hotels, Days Inn, EconoLodge, Four Points, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo, Howard Johnson, IHG Priority Club, InterContinental Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, JW Marriott, Knights Inn, Le Meridien Hotels, Luxury Collection Hotels, MainStay Suites Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Marriott Vacation Club, Quality Inn, Ramada Hotels, Renaissance Hotels, Residence Inn, Ritz Carlton Hotels, Rodeway Inn, Sheraton Hotels, Sleep Inn, St. Regis Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Staybridge Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotels, Super 8, Travelodge, W Hotels, Westin Hotels, Wingate Hotels, Wyndham, Wyndham Hotels, aLoft Hotels, budget hotels

Tables in this article show the year over year changes in average room rates and occupancy for the various brands in five major hotel chains including Choice Hotels International, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott Hotels, Starwood Hotels, and Wyndham Hotels Group. These five chains represent over 40 hotel brands in the USA and around the world. [...]

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Choice Privileges Summer Tutorial

Posted in June 3rd, 2008
by Ric Garrido in Cambria Suites, Choice Hotels, Choice Privileges, Clarion Hotels, Comfort Inn, EconoLodge, MainStay Suites Hotels, Quality Inn, Rodeway Inn, Sleep Inn, Suburban Extended Stay Hotels

In the spirit of budget travel planning for summer 2008, I have written an overview of the Choice Privileges hotel loyalty program.

Choice Hotels – Overview

More than 5,500 hotel members and more than 450,000 rooms in Choice Privileges makes this program a benefit for travelers in smaller towns and cities across the USA. The program even [...]

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