BREAKING: Marriott To Acquire Starwood Hotels
Definitely didn’t see this one coming. Marriott has announced the acquisition of Starwood. The members of SPG weep softly.
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Cheap Flights To Dublin And Almost 50,000 Easy Hotel Points To Earn
Best of the Rest includes cheap flights to Dublin, Big Dining Bonus From United Airlines, Zappos Outlet Store, 50,000 easy hotel points and more.
Cheap Flights To Hawaii, Lots of Etihad Award Space and Chris Christie Weighs In (Heh!) on Cuba Flights
Tune in for a quick spin on the latest in travel news, including Chris Christie weighing in on Cuba.
Half Off Sam’s Club Memberships And Half Off Your Next Radisson Stay. The Best of the Rest For Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
The Best of the Rest covers cheap flights to New Orleans and Paris, Frontier fare sale, cheap business class fares on AeroMexico and discounted Sam’s Club memberships. Read more….
Freddie Awards 2015: Who Were The Big Winners?
For 27 years, the Freddie Awards have determined the best in airline and hotel loyalty by asking you, the frequent traveler, who does best. This year had some very interesting results and incredibly close votes.
My Presentations From The DFW Frequent Traveler University
I’m happy to share all of my slides from Frequent Traveler University, including detailed information about American Airlines AAdvantage, Club Carlson, Hyatt Gold Passport, IHG Rewards, Hilton HHonors, Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest. I’m happy to answer any questions you have!
20% Discount On Marriott Gift Cards For 5 Minutes Only Today
Today’s Daily Getaway is a 20% discount on various values of Marriott gift cards. In case you’re not familiar, Daily Getaways are daily deals sponsored by the US Travel Association. Some are better than others, so you need to think about whether you can…
A Guide To Hotel Loyalty Programs
I was asked by InsideFlyer to put together an intro to hotel loyalty programs from my recent presentation. You can find the full article on their website here, but I’ve also included some key pluses and minuses from the article below. The article contains…
Should You Use Chase Ultimate Rewards Points To Get The Southwest Companion Pass?
This question was posed to me in a roundabout way yesterday. Essentially, he said he wanted to stop using his Ink Bold to purchase office supplies because he wanted to focus on renewing his Southwest Companion Pass. The question that came up was one…
Sizing Up The First Hotel Promotions Of 2015
After a family vacation and a whirlwind week at CES, I haven’t had the time to catch up some things I’ve wanted to. The first hotel promotions of 2015 are out and I was interested to spend a few minutes on each evaluating where…