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It’s been awhile since Hyatt’s last systemwide bonus promotion. That will be remedied beginning next month, with a new offer that, at least for high-frequency travelers, will have been well worth the wait. Offer Details As confirmed by a Hyatt representative on FlyerTalk but not yet shown on Hyatt’s website, between April 1 and June…
At least publicly, Starwood’s response to the initial unsolicited buyout offer from a group of Chinese investors was non-committal. While acknowledging that the bid featured a higher share price than Marriott’s offer, the company continued supporting a merger with Marriott, presumably viewing a Marriott-Starwood combination as a better long-term driver of value. But today, Starwood…
Never mind the high-profile battle to acquire Starwood, featuring competing multi-billion-dollar offers from Marriott and a Chinese investment group. Starwood’s marketing machinery remains in high gear, just this month churning out a bonus offer for the Starwood Preferred Guest credit card and a discount on award stays at Caesars Resorts in Las Vegas. Now, there’s…
Over the past several years, Choice’s recurring promotional offer has been 8,000 points after two stays. Sometimes it’s promoted as such: 8,000 points after two stays. More often though, the headline promotes either a free night or a gift card—both of which are available for 8,000 points. For its latest promotion, the featured bonus is…
Are you a current or prospective Hilton loyalist? If so, a credit card linked to Hilton’s HHonors program is a no-brainer. And, for a limited time, one of the HHonors no-annual-fee cards comes bundled with a particularly generous sign-up bonus. Offer Details New customers for the Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature card can earn 75,000…
With Marriott’s pending acquisition of Starwood, there’s reason to expect that as the former goes, so will go the latter. Marriott announced its award-price changes for 2016 earlier this week; the next day, Starwood announced its changes. Marriott’s were a significant downgrade, with 13 percent of its properties rising in price. Starwood’s are less significant,…
Marriott has just published its list of award-price changes for 2016. As Marriott Rewards members have come to expect from these annual pronouncements, the news amounts to yet another decrease in the value of their points. Around 18 percent of Marriott’s properties will be reassigned to higher or lower award categories, with 560 hotels requiring…
Best Western isn’t known for its generous loyalty-program promotions. The rewards tend to be low value, and the offers have been hobbled by niggling restrictions. The latest promotion is no exception. Offer Details Between February 8 and May 8, Best Western Rewards members can earn a $25 Best Western travel card after two qualifying stays,…
As changes to hotel-program award prices go, the latest for InterContinental’s IHG Rewards are decidedly modest: Prices for award nights at 400 hotels will change by either 5,000 or 10,000 points, half moving up, half moving down. If it were just that 50-50 split, Rewards members might dismiss it as a wash and count their…
IHG Rewards today released its latest list of PointBreaks hotels that are available for booking for just 5,000 points per night. Offer Details Beginning on January 25, IHG Rewards members can book award nights for 5,000 points at 171 participating hotels, for stays through April 30, 2016. The new list includes 113 hotels in the…
For years, Marriott has been referring to its periodic systemwide promotions as MegaBonuses. Early on, when the offer was a free night after two paid stays, the name was apt. But recently, the offers have been much less generous; they were more mini than mega. The offers also became more complicated over the years, resorting…