A reader’s comment the other day asked if I would give a simple points value for the different hotel chains. I quickly made an educated assessment off the top of my head.  
Hilton $6-9/1,000 points
Hyatt $15-$20/1,000 points
IHG Priority Club $7-$10/1,000 points
Marriott Rewards $7-10/1,000 points
Starwood Preferred Guest $35-$50/1,000 points
The comment had me thinking this past week [...]

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Part 3 of this multi-part examination of the mega-size hotel chains Marriott, Hilton, and IHG is focused on points earning potential. I have also included an award redemption comparison for spending points on New York City hotel award nights.
 
Earning Points
 
How does earning points compare between the three loyalty programs for Marriott Rewards, IHG [...]

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Priority Club is a mystery to me when it comes to promotion bonuses. Sites like Priority Club Insider, FlyerTalk, and Priority Club Connect (Priority Club’s sponsored community forum) post a variety of bonus points promotions for your IHG hotel stays. The general consensus is sign up for every promotion and wait to see which bonuses [...]

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Finding a good email hotel rate offer is hard work. I want to rant about the crap offers that regularly come into my email inbox. Most of the hotel special rate offers I analyze are offers I never write about since they are such blatantly poor value for money. Today I will share the latest [...]

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I opened my Priority Club News email from InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today. The title of the email reads “New! Points & Cash Reward Nights”.
Here is the page the link took me to:

 
 
So, I move my mouse around the page. Nothing lights up in the text.

I move my mouse around the page some more.
Guess [...]

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