2010 Continental Airlines Mileathon promotion starting Apr 1st
The registration will begin on Apr 1st and detail will be released soon.
It should be similar to the one they had in 2009 , offer valid for resident in 48 contiguous United States only
A new SPG Asia Pacific promotion
daily US $50 credit or free night, you can book via here.
Promotion valid from March 1st-May 31st
Wyndham Rewards and BMI bonus promotion extend to March 31st
According to this link.
For a limited time only, Wyndham Rewards members can stay with any brand in the Wyndham Hotel Group from 3 February until 31 March 2010 and earn 5,000 destinations miles per stay.
Wyndham Rewards and BMI bonus posting problem!
I have noticed that only new member who joined via this link will get bonus miles post automatically because it has a promotional enrollment code BMIPRO10.
For existing member, since there is no way to register for the promotion, be prepared for a flight to get those bonus miles back!
Hilton Points Stretcher award is back with 40% discount now
I mentioned here yesterday that Hilton has brought back the Points Stretcher Awards, but with only 25% discount.
Today, Hilton Representative Confirmed that it was a error and has been fixed and corrected to 40% now.
However, the participating properties list still hasn’t loaded up yet!
2010 Ritz-Carlton Hotels Category Changes Using Marriott Points Effective March 2nd.
Marriott Concierge posted upcoming Ritz-Carlton hotels category changes using Marriott points effective March 2nd.
No hotel changes from tier 1 to 2
The following hotels change from tier 2 to 1
The Ritz-Carton Hotels Moving from Tier 2 to Tier 1
The Ritz-Carlton, Marina Del Rey, California
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Florida
The Ritz-Carlton, Orlando, Florida
The Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove, Florida
The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester, New York
The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Georgia
The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Mexico
The Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai, China
The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, China
The Ritz-Carlton, Sharq Village & Spa
Starwood No Award Redemption Categories change in 2010
Every year around this time Starwoold hotels shuffles their hotel award categories for the coming year based on prior year Average daily room rate.
However, according to Starwood Lucker, “As a result, categories will not be changing for any of our branded hotels in 2010. “
It’s Official, Hyatt Co Brand Credit Card is here
According to this news, Hyatt co brand credit card issued by Chase bank will come soon.
I am surprised the card is a Visa card because Hyatt had promotion with mastercard for many many years.
Hilton Points Stretcher award is back, but
According to this thread, Hilton has brought back the Points Stretcher Awards, but not 40% discount.
The actual discount is only 25% at inflated level.
30K Continental miles credit card signup bonus with NO annual fee for first year!
first time CO offers no first year annual fee credit card if I remeber correctly
Here is the link
- Two miles per $1 spent on tickets purchased directly from Continental6
- One mile per $1 spent on all other purchases6
- OnePass miles do not expire and there’s no limit to how many you can earn6
- No pre-set spending limit7 24-hour zero liability fraud protection,8 MasterRental® insurance coverage, emergency cash and much more9
- Two Presidents Club® passes4 (a $90 value) and Travel Discount Certificates5 every year after your cardmember anniversary
- First Year Free (an $85 value)12
25,000 bonus miles after you make your first purchase2
5,000 bonus miles after you make your first purchase and sign up an additional authorized user within two months after opening your account3
Marriott Catergory change effective March 8th,2010
Marriott Concierge posted new Marriott category here for change in cat 6-8.
Approximately 350 hotels will decrease by one category and approximately 300 hotels will increase by one category. Ninety-five percent of the hotels changing categories are in categories 1-5. The positive news is that many of our most popular locations will be available for fewer points.
Below is a list of all hotels changes in categories 6-8:
Current Cat 6-8 Hotels Moving Down a Category Level
Current Cat 8 moving to Cat 7
Le Merigot, A JW Marriott® Beach Hotel & Spa, Santa Monica
Renaissance® London Chancery Court Hotel
South Beach Marriott®
Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe Hotel
Current Cat 7 moving to Cat 6
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina
Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club
Courtyard® New York Manhattan/Midtown East
Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa*
Current Cat 6 moving to Cat 5
JW Marriott Hotel Buckhead Atlanta
JW Marriott Hotel Beijing
Dalmahoy, A Marriott Hotel & Country Club
Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa
JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa
Marriott’s Grand Chateau® 1&2
Kaua’i Marriott Resort
Marriott’s Kaua’i Beach Club
Marriott’s Waiohai Beach Club
Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center
The Buttes, A Marriott Resort
Rome Marriott Park Hotel
JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa
Hanbury Manor, A Marriott Hotel & Country Club
JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa
The Rosseau, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa
Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino*
Renaissance Curacao Resort & Casino*
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa*
* Indicates hotels that have recently lowered categories and are available to be booked at the present time.
Current Cat 5-8 Hotels Moving Up a Category Level
Current Cat 7 moving to Cat 8
No Hotels
Current Cat 6 moving to Cat 7
Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort
Wentworth by the Sea, A Marriott Hotel & Spa
Marriott’s Frenchman’s Cove
Current Cat 5 moving to Cat 6
Courtyard Key West Waterfront
Hamburg Marriott Hotel
Residence Inn® Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Berlin Marriott Hotel
Courtyard Cape Cod Hyannis
Courtyard Carolina Beach
Moscow Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel
Courtyard Virginia Beach Oceanfront/South
Courtyard Virginia Beach Oceanfront/North 37th Street
SpringHill Suites® Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Courtyard Ocean City
Please note these changes will go in to effect starting Monday, March 8, 2010. Any reservations made prior to March 8 will be honored at the current category level as long as the certificate is ordered prior to March 8. If you have an existing redemption reservation at a hotel decreasing in category, you may call Marriott Rewards® Customer Support to adjust the reservation after March 8. We thank you in advance for your patience.
