Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
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 [...]
Starwood Preferred Guest is currently running a targeted promotion whereby as a SPG Platinum elite member I can refer a new member to SPG for instant Gold elite and bonus points.
The new SPG member will receive instant SPG Gold elite membership valid through February 2011 and earn 1,000 bonus points for every night you [...]
Between Cash & Points, Birth Year rates, and the 24-hour Hyatt sale today, my parents trimmed their 7 nights of upscale hotel stays in Florida from over $1,000 to under $600 for the week. A free night at Hyatt will be earned and Starpoints earned from paid stays will offset the cost for an SPG [...]
Starwood points may be purchased for $14.00 per 500 points ($28/1,000 points) up to the 20,000 points calendar year limit from November 10 to December 31, 2009. This is a 20% discount on the regular purchase price for Starpoints at $35 per 1,000 points. The sale price is not yet posted on the SPG website. [...]
Starwood Preferred Guest Cash & Points awards are the best way to get excellent value out of your SPG points. Cash & Points Award Nights, when offered, provide a 60% discount in the points required for a free room night in exchange for a specific cash co-pay that is set according to the SPG hotel [...]
Starwood Preferred Guest has just changed the terms for SPG Cash & Points awards to allow Category 1 and Category 2 redemption level Starwood hotels in the USA and Canada. Cash & Points awards for these lowest level hotel categories had previously been limited to Asia-Pacific region only. Link to SPG Cash & Points table.
SPG [...]
A common question is “How much are hotel points worth?”
A frequent guest wants a variety of strategies for reducing the cost of a hotel stay. Your choices are dictated primarily by the investment of time you are willing to make to find the best deal. Traveling with a big picture view of your frequent hotel [...]
Offer: 3rd Night Free rates at 70 Luxury Collection Hotels around the globe.
Starwood Hotels Luxury Collection Promotion Link.
Starwood Hotels has offered a 3rd night free deal for several years. The primary disadvantage of the 3rd night free is the condition of prepaid and nonrefundable rate. Whether the 3rd night free deal is a good [...]
The air is cold and I wrap the white bed comforter tighter around my neck. I continue to stay in bed at the Sheraton Colonia, Uruguay on a cloudy June morning. Two large palms on the golf course are illuminated by subtle lighting. These palms are the primary feature of the vista through the windows [...]
We have all done hotel rate searches and you may already have a strategy that works well for you. I just completed a hotel rate search for family members planning to stay 7 nights next month in Washington, D.C.
Here is a case study of how I approached the task of finding a hotel deal [...]
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