Hilton HHonors To Offer Lifetime Status
Via One Mile At a Time, we learn that Hilton is finally getting in the game and will be offering lifetime status in 2015. Unlike Lucky, I am a big fan of lifetime status. Since I do a lot of travel for work I…
Marriott Rewards
A Solid New Tool For Hotel Award Searches
Heard of Travelocity? Expedia? Orbitz? Of course you have. You’ve likely used one or more to book a trip. But, if you have a lot of hotel points, you needed to search multiple websites to find award inventory while you were balancing airline ticket prices….
Folks Really Don’t Want Voice Calls On Airplanes, Marriott’s Award Category Updates for 2014, Check Your United Account To See If You Got Status You Didn’t Earn. Things I Find Interesting On Friday, March 21, 2014
London is reducing it’s very high departure taxes for flights. United is giving status to folks who didn’t earn it. Marriott is mostly raising the price of award redemptions. And, Delta makes a rare change in favor of the customer.
Have You Registered For The First Hotel Promos Of 2014?
Reminder to enter my Amazon gift card giveaway. Registering for hotel promos is always free and usually very quick and easy. Since travel patterns are rarely exactly as we intended, I recommend registering for all the promos just in case plans change. Registration is…
Sizing Up The First Hotel Promos Of 2014
I’ve written a detailed post about the Hyatt, IHG, Marriott, and Starwood promos slated for Q1 of 2014, but now that I’ve had a chance to step back, I figured it was worth comparing them to each other. I think it’s important to judge…
Marriott Brings Back Mega Bonus For Their First Promo Of 2014
Marriott is bringing back Mega Bonus for members in the first quarter of 2014. It’s a fairly popular promo amongst Marriott Rewards regulars, and it allows for free nights at a relatively affordable price. [divider] You’ll need to register, which can be done…
ICE! At The Gaylord National Convention Center. Worth Taking Your Family?
If you live in the DC area, you might have heard of the ICE! show at the National Convention Center. They’ve been doing it for at least a few years now, and I understand they do one at the Gaylord Opryland (that one probably…
A Breakdown Of The Fall 2013 Hotel Promotions
Hotel promotions represent a decent bonus on trips you already have planned. As the economy has gotten better, the promos have gotten worse (no surprise). But, they still represent solid value, especially when you consider these points are available to you for business you…
Marriott’s Fall Promo Is Out: Mega Bonus Is Back (No Exclamation Point Needed)
Marriott has announced it’s fall promo. They’re bringing back Mega Bonus, which will likely offer most members a chance at a couple free nights during the promo period. The promo period is a long one, running from September 15, 2013 all the way to…
News & Notes For Sunday, August 4th, 2013
Some nuggets from the world of travel: Alaska Airways is rolling out boarding from both the front and back doors of their planes at some airports. This is probably a tougher policy to maintain in Seattle with the number of wet days they have…