Excellent Value with SPG Cash & Points Awards

Posted in October 26th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in Cash and Points Award, SPG American Express, SPG Platinum, St. Regis Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Starwood Preferred Guest, Travel Research, travel advice

 

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 [...]

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Value of a Point for Starwood Free Nights

Posted in October 25th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in AAA Hotel Rates, Hotel Rate Analysis, Le Meridien Hotels, Luxury Collection Hotels, SPG, SPG American Express, Sheraton Hotels, St. Regis Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Starwood Preferred Guest, Travel Research, W Hotels, Westin Hotels

One of the most common hotel loyalty program questions is, “What is the value of a point?”
Typically, I use the cost of points through the hotel program as the value of a point. This is an objective measure since buying points directly from the hotel program is one of the easiest ways to obtain hotel [...]

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Hilton HHonors Points Transfers – Using Friends and Frequent Flyer Programs to Score Your Vacation Hotel

Posted in February 4th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in American Express, Diners Club, Diners Club Rewards, Hilton HHonors, Hilton Hotels, Hotel category, Hotel points exchange, Hotel points to Airline Miles Exchange, SPG, SPG American Express, Starwood Preferred Guest, credit card points exchange, travel advice

The best redemption value for Hilton HHonors points is generally a high category hotel on a HHonors VIP Reward of six or more nights. 

Hilton Auckland, New Zealand
What do you do when after a year of traveling you have 100,000 points and you want a vacation in three months at a Category 6 hotel or [...]

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aloft Portland Airport Cascade Station

Posted in November 6th, 2008
by Ric Garrido in SPG, SPG American Express, SPG elite, Starwood Hotels, Starwood Preferred Guest, aLoft Hotels

The drive across Oregon on Interstate 5 yesterday was miserable.  Passing truck after truck through white-out conditions from the road water spray was simply a pedal to the metal dash to get in front of another truck for improved road visibility.  
The cold rain dampened sightseeing adventures.  The last twenty miles to the Portland Airport on Interstate 205 at [...]

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Hyatt 21% Discount on Reservations Made Through November 5

Posted in October 27th, 2008
by Ric Garrido in Faster Free Nights, Hotel Rate Discounts, Hyatt Gold Passport, Hyatt Hotels, Luxury Collection Hotels, SPG, SPG American Express, Starwood Hotels, Starwood Preferred Guest, aLoft Hotels, hotel 50% rack rate

Hyatt Hotels allows you to earn a free night after two stays on top of a 21% discount. 
Click here for the promotional link.
Booking Window: Friday, October 24 – Wednesday, November 5. 
Use or ask for special offer code LTGP06 for the discount rate.
Travel Window: Friday, October 31 – Sunday, February 1, 2009 

Fully Pre-Paid and [...]

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Loyalty Traveler Review of Hotel News

Posted in September 12th, 2008
by Ric Garrido in American Express, Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, FlyerTalk, Hotel Affinity Credit Cards, Hotel category, Hyatt Hotels, SPG American Express, credit card points exchange, hotel loyalty programs

Loyalty Traveler Review of Hotel News
Here are some of the interesting articles and reports I read this past week.
#1: Hotel Internet Security – Guess who is looking at your files!
The Center for Hospitality Research at Cornell University has published a study of internet security practices for hotel guests accessing internet connections in the USA. 
The [...]

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