Choice Privileges has recently added another redemption tier for partner hotel awards at the boutique and upper-upscale/luxury Preferred Hotel Group properties. When I wrote last July about using Choice Hotels to pay economy rates and redeem points for luxury hotels with the Preferred Hotel Group, the program was structured with three award tiers (30,000; 45,000; [...]

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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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Book a three night stay at a Preferred Hotel Group participating hotel through March 31, 2010 and get the third night free at over 180 properties globally.
Terms and Conditions:
Must book rate online at IPrefer.com.

Rate code MKT3YR.

Confirmation will not reflect free night. (Ric’s note: This is the promotion terms, yet every hotel I [...]

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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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Hotel Valencia, A Preferred Hotels and Resorts “I Prefer” loyalty program member hotel

Santana Row shopping district
I first became aware of the Santana Row high end shopping district of San Jose when the original buildings burned down in a huge fire just as the shopping street was soon to open in 2002. The street Santana Row [...]

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