I’m a bit behind reporting on the recent changes to the Hilton program that broke yesterday. I saw the e-mail when it came out but a crazy schedule pulled me away from banging out a quick post on the info. And, I wasn’t a big fan…
Hilton just dropped an e-mail in my inbox this evening that features an upcoming 24-hour sale: Obviously, a 40% discount is pretty nice for a quick getaway. And, the extra 2500 points for visiting their Facebook page is a nice pop. But, all of…
Things are in full swing for the first hotel promotions of 2013. Once again, the important take away here is to register for all the promos even if you don’t think you’ll patronize a specific chain during the promo period. Plans change frequently and…
This was an especially busy week for me. I was gone for work until Thursday afternoon, then turned around Friday morning after spending 18 hours with the family and flew to LAX for Frequent Traveler University. For those that don’t know, Frequent Traveler University…
Hilton is giving away some decent prizes over the next 25 days. Appears to be fairly “no strings attached”. For example, today’s giveaway is a 3-day weekend at any Hilton property worldwide. More exciting, there’s a 1,000,000 point giveaway in a few days as…
I’m still not on Facebook, though inching closer. And, I’m not a huge fan of the Hilton HHonors program. But, there are so many Hilton brands across the world that they represent a necessary part of the travel ecosystem. I don’t look to Hilton…
I’m a bit late on reporting this, but Hilton has a double/triple points promotion in place for the summer. Double points isn’t all that exciting considering that Hilton points aren’t all that valuable. The triple points is more appetizing, but only valid for the…
I was pretty psyched when points first started posting from my TopGuest check-ins. I had written about how easy it was to setup TopGuest to interact with FourSquare a few months ago. Most of the reason why I signed up was to earn points…
Earlier in the year I carved out my goals for 2012. Since I just finished re-qualifying for Hyatt Diamond, now seemed like a good time to do a bit of homework to see if I was on track. We’re not quite to the halfway…