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Fairmont President’s Club Elite Suite Offer – Book by Jan 28

Posted in January 25th, 2010
by Ric Garrido in 2010 Winter Promotion, Fairmont Hotels, Fairmont President's Club

Fairmont President’s Club Premier and Platinum members who book an “Everyone’s an Original” or “Winter Sale” rate by 12 noon EST, Thursday, January 28 for a stay between January 25 and April 15, 2010 will receive a complimentary suite upgrade certificate valid for a subsequent stay before February 28, 2011. Promotion link with terms and [...]

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AAA 5-Diamond Hotels and Resorts 2010 List

Posted in November 7th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in Fairmont Hotels, Four Seasons Hotels, JW Marriott, Luxury Collection Hotels, Luxury Hotels, Marriott Hotels, St. Regis Hotels, Starwood Hotels

AAA has released their 2010 list of 5-Diamond hotels and resorts. (AAA 2010 list pdf link) As usual the list is dominated by Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons. One great thing about Ritz-Carlton hotels is the ability to use Marriott Reward points for stays. Marriott Rewards offers great deals for multiple night stays with discounts starting at [...]

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When Size Matters it is “HotelMart” with IHG, Hilton and Marriott

Posted in November 5th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in Accor Hotels, Best Western hotels, Carlson Hotels, Choice Hotels, Fairmont Hotels, Hilton HHonors, Hilton Hotels, Hotel Market Segments, Hyatt Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott Hotels, Starwood Hotels, frequent guest program, frequent stay program, hotel loyalty programs

Some people need a major hotel chain some of the time. Other people desire a major hotel chain most of the time.
 
There are 7 “hotelmart” chains. [I just thought of that term and I like it. Could I coin the phrase?
Too late. I checked and found a discount hotel website HotelMartUSA.com. So, I will [...]

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Fairmont President’s Club Great Rates

Posted in October 8th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in 2009 Fall Promotion, Advice, Fairmont Hotels, Fairmont President's Club, Hotel Rate Discounts, frequent guest program

Five minutes of your time can save 50% on a Fairmont Hotel stay.
If you are thinking, “Yeah, I would like to save 50% on my hotel stay!” then follow my advice.
Sign up for Fairmont President’s Club today (membership is free) and make sure to check the box next to the statement:
“Subscribe me to [...]

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Fairmont Hotels President’s Club

Posted in March 15th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in 2009 Winter Promotions, Fairmont Hotels

I love the historic charm of the Fairmont Hotels I have visited. There may not be a lot of Fairmont Hotels around the globe, but a lot of them are great hotels. Fairmont Hotels currently has 56 properties and is planning to open 20 more hotels over the next few years.
One of the other [...]

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Fairmont Hotels Spectacular 7-Day Winter Sale Update

Posted in October 22nd, 2008
by Ric Garrido in Fairmont Hotels, Luxury Hotels

Update Wednesday 10-22-08.   
Monday, October 20, I analyzed the Fairmont Hotels 7-day winter sale offering up to a 20% discount and a free night in this post.  The problem was the promotion terms and conditions did not mention the free night specifics.  Sample bookings I tried on the internet did not show a free night being calculated in the total [...]

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Fairmont Hotels 7-day Winter Sale

Posted in October 20th, 2008
by Ric Garrido in Fairmont Hotels, Fall 2008 Promotions, Luxury Hotels, Uncategorized

Update Wednesday 10-22-08.     
On Monday, October 20, I contacted Fairmont Hotels marketing department asking for clarification of the 7-Day Winter Sale promotion and Free Night offer.  I questioned the telephone customer service reply I had received regarding the free night being credited back to the guest’s account at checkout since this detail was not mentioned anywhere in the promotion terms and conditions.
This [...]

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JD Power 2008 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study

Posted in July 30th, 2008
by Ric Garrido in Accor Hotels, Best Western Gold Crown Club, Carlson Hotels, Choice Hotels, Fairmont Hotels, Hilton HHonors, Hilton Hotels, Hyatt Gold Passport, Hyatt Hotels, IHG Priority Club, InterContinental Hotels Group, Luxury Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Marriott Rewards, SPG, Starwood Hotels, Starwood Preferred Guest, Wyndham Hotels, Wyndham Rewards, hotel loyalty programs

For the past several weeks I have been thinking about writing a piece on hotel brands and hotel market segments.  The release yesterday of the JD Power 2008 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study brought the idea back to the forefront.  Overall customer satisfaction with hotels is on the decline.  The luxury and extended stay [...]

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Fairmont President’s Club Loyalty Program

Posted in July 21st, 2008
by Ric Garrido in Airline Frequent Flier Programs, Elite frequent guest, Fairmont Hotels

Fairmont President’s Club
An article I read last week stated people travel to destinations, not hotels.  That travel writer probably is not a member of the Fairmont President’s Club.  Fairmont Hotels calls itself the largest luxury hotel company in North America. 
Fairmont Hotel Locations: The Fairmont hotel locator shows 15 Fairmont hotels and resorts and 2 [...]

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