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March 2011 |
Room at the top Over 25 hotel loyalty programs from around the world are compared by basic member benefits and how they serve their elite members.   |
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February 2015 |
Chain Choice Don't just assume a hotel chain is the right fit for you because it's where you've always stayed. Invest the time to reap the greatest rewards possible. |
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October 2009 |
Higher Value with Cash & Points Hotel Awards Hotel award nights using points + cash stretch the value of your hotel points. |
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October 2011 |
SPG Fall Promo Starwood Preferred Guest members can earn double or triple points for stays at participating hotels through Dec. 18, 2011. |
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November 2012 |
Surveying 2012 and Q4 Hotel Promotions This has been a transitional year for hotel loyalty programs in the face of improving hotel economics. Hotel promotions consistently provide good rebates. There seems to be incentive to remain a loyalty traveler for 2013. |
InsideFlyer
December 2010 |
Loyalty Traveler- This Was 2010 December is the time to reflect on trends in hotel loyalty programs. Here are the top 9 pivotal maneuvers for 2010. |
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March 2013 |
Crossover Rewards As we go to press, Travel bloggers are abuzz with news of new "Crossover Rewards" coming from Starwood Preferred Guest and Delta SkyMiles. |
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June 2012 |
2012 Summer Travel Promotions and 2009 Rewind A survey of changes to hotel rewards programs. Marriott Rewards actually has a better free night promotion offer in 2012 than they did in 2009. |
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February 2011
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Scaling Peaks of High Category Hotel Awards SPG reinstituted peak season dates for Starwood Preferred Guest hotel rewards at 65 percent of its category 5, 6 and 7 hotels for 2011 and 2012. Over 100 Starwood hotels have peak season dates. |
InsideFlyer
April 2010 |
Best Western Matches Status If you have elite status with any other hotel loyalty program, Best Western Rewards will match your status for free with the program's new Status Match, No Catch promotion. |
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December 2013 |
Best & Worst of 2013 2013 was full of new partnerships between airlines and hotels to warm your heart and heartbreaking award chart changes that could bring you to tears. We take a look at the highlights and low points of the past year. |
InsideFlyer
May 2012 |
Loyalty Traveler - A Midscale Choice Buying points directly from hotel programs during special offers for bonus points or discount prices is another way to build points balances and diversify your loyalty accounts without having to sleep around so much. |
InsideFlyer
January 2011 |
Loyalty Traveler-Confessions of a Former 'Mile'ionaire Major hotel brands are rapidly growing with the travel industry recovery. Hopefully hotel competition will continue to benefit the frequent guest in 2011 with real loyalty program enhancements and high value promotions. |
InsideFlyer
February 2010 |
Prepare For Great Hotel Deals In The Year Of The Tiger Hotel industry insiders watched occupancy and revenue data looking for signs of strength in the last quarter of 2009. |
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December 2014 |
85,000 Club Carlson Points Club Carlson members can earn up to 85,000 points when signing up for the Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature Card. |
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February 2013 |
Club Carlson Triple Points Club Carlson members worldwide can earn triple Gold Points on any eligible stay through March 15, 2013. |
InsideFlyer
February 2011 |
Room at the Top Part 1 of the most comprehensive look at hotel elite programs-ever. Over 25 hotel loyalty programs from around the world are compared by basic member benefits and how well they serve their elite members. |
InsideFlyer
June 2010 |
Hotel Mileage Promos Hotel loyalty programs are putting on the charm and enticing frequent flyers with special offers of bonus miles to fill up hotel rooms this summer. |
InsideFlyer
June 2009 |
Hit the Beds Running Now is the time to implement your 2009 and 2010 hotel loyalty program strategy. |
InsideFlyer
February 2009 |
Hotel Bonus Promos The combination of a sluggish economy and slow travel months in late winter means you can find some great deals and rack up some bonus points to spend on your summer vacation. Here are the deals. |
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April 2014 |
SPG Twice as Nice Starwood Preferred Guest is offering members double points when dining at any participating Starwood restaurants and bars through April 30, 2014, even if you're not staying at the hotel. |
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March 2010 |
Buying Your Way to the Top Here's how members can buy their way to elite status through credit card spending and how frequent flyers view frequent buyers. |
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June 2008 |
Cover Story How rich is your hotel award payout? A comparison of hotel loyalty programs to help you determine which ones are right for you. |
InsideFlyer
June 2009 |
Marriott Rewards Elite Rollover Marriott Rewards members will now be able to roll over to the next year any elite-qualifying nights in excess of the minimum number of nights required to renew or achieve elite status. |
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August 2011 |
La Quinta Returns Gold La Quinta Returns is offering a fast track to elite status and new members who join the program can earn Gold elite after completing two hotel nights by Aug. 31, 2011. |
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October 2010 |
Ritz-Carlton Launches Ritz-Carlton Rewards Ritz-Carlton, the luxury brand in the Marriott International, Inc. portfolio, has launched a new loyalty program. |
InsideFlyer
August 2011 |
Discount Hotel Awards Several hotel programs offer discount rates on standard hotel award nights. Redeeming discounted standard hotel award nights is a primary way to increase the value of your hotel loyalty points. |
InsideFlyer
April 2009 |
Hotel Value for Frequent Guests You're going to love what this columnist has to say about hotel loyalty programs. |
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April 2012 |
60 Seconds with Chris Holdren, SVP Starwood Preferred Guest Starwood Preferred Guest introduced new elite benefits and a lifetime elite program, effective March 1. |
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May 2009 |
Hotel Free Night Stimulus Package IHG and Starwood offer free nights for staying often. |
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March 2013 |
Choice Hotels Free Night Choice Privileges members have until May 15, 2013, to earn unlimited free nights after each second qualifying stay with arrival between Feb. 28 and May 15. |
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December 2012 |
A look at 2012 We're taking a look at the year from the point-of-view of frequent flyers, pointing out the bonuses and program changes that made us smile or frown in the hotel and airline industries. |
InsideFlyer
September 2011 |
The Best Hotel Credit Cards for Low Spenders Here's the best value hotel loyalty credit cards for low spenders. |
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April 2010 |
Hotel Loyalty Here's a look at the value proposition of hotel awards after recent changes - is it time to hold or fold, stay loyal or switch programs? |
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April 2014 |
Club Carlson Program Changes Club Carlson recently made changes to the program including how members earn and redeem points as well as changes to elite benefits. |
InsideFlyer
July 2010 |
Opening Hotel Doors for Miles Ric Garrido looks at how to maximize mileage earning through hotel stays. |
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May 2011 |
Hilton HHonors Changes Hilton HHonors has added new award options for members. |
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November 2008 |
Accor Launches A|Club The Accor hotel group has launched its much-anticipated global, multi-brand loyalty program that combines and replaces its existing array of loyalty programs. |
InsideFlyer
February 2012 |
The Status Match Game Congratulations! You've achieved elite status. Now, let's see who will match your status. We present the ultimate guide to elite status matches. |
InsideFlyer
June 2014 |
Hotel Points & Cash For most hotel travelers, Cash and Points offer an award option that frequently reduces the cost of hotel stays while conserving points in your account for future hotel award stays. |
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April 2014 |
Calendar The April calendar contains last days for earning various rewards through programs like Club Carlson's and more. |
InsideFlyer
April 2006 |
New Hotel Program May Attract Independent Properties Global Hotel Rewards, a point-based frequent guest program, will bring together 4- and 5-star hotels of different brands and independent properties around the world under one global program. |
InsideFlyer
May 2011 |
Loyalty Traveler Several major loyalty programs such as Club Carlson and Expedia Rewards have relaunched. |
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December 2012 |
Hotel Loyalty Promotions 2012: The Way They Were A look back over 2012, one hotel chain at a time, reveals hotel loyalty promotion trends. |
InsideFlyer
February 2011 |
Double, Triple, Quadruple, Hilton Hilton HHonors members can earn up to quadruple points on stays through March 31, 2011. |
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July 2011 |
Qantas Overhaul Qantas Frequent Flyer is making several changes to the program including adding a new top tier status and increasing class-of-service flight bonuses, among other changes. |
InsideFlyer
November 2004 |
Be Our Guest: A comparison of the Top 10 Hotel Programs by traveler type and award payout. How rich is yours? Just like frequent flyer programs, hotel programs differ in their strengths. Some have better awards to the Caribbean, others to Hawaii. |
InsideFlyer
March 2009 |
Hilton HHonors Surpass AMEX Hilton HHonors is launching a new premium co-branded AMEX Surpass credit card that comes with the opportunity to reach Hilton's highest-level elite status. |
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October 2009 |
New SPG Credit Card for Canada Starwood Preferred Guest is ending its partnership with MBNA and members who reside in Canada can no longer sign up for the SPG MasterCard from MBNA. |
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April 2009 |
More Starwood Points Starwood has extended registration for its Night after Night promotion from March 31 to April 15, 2009 and 250 SPG properties are offering an additional 500 bonus points per night. |
