A bit of hotel loyalty program schadenfreude
The past few weeks have seen two hotel loyalty programs shake up their award charts in a big way. For members of the Marriott Rewards...
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Some more numbers on the Hilton HHonors devaluation, and why Marriott might be worse
Like most people who saw the news late yesterday that the Hilton HHonors award chart was changing I was quick to note how bad the changes...
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Introducing Hyatt Award Alerts
Get an email or SMS message when award nights become available at your favorite Hyatt Gold Passport property. Way better than checking it manually every...
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Introducing search alerts for Cash & Points hotel awards
If you’ve read my stuff here much you know that I’m not particularly into hotel loyalty programs; I generally don’t find the value proposition to...
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Hilton’s new HHonors redemption rates: Excessively complex and expensive
For anyone with a stash of Hilton HHonors points tucked away the news out today is likely to drive you just a wee bit crazy....
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Quick Take: Hilton adds Chile to its map
Good news: Hilton is coming to Santiago, Chile with a 401 room hotel in the Parque Arauco complex. Bad news: It is in the Parque...
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HotelTonight considering a loyalty program
Building a loyalty program where you run the product is a challenge. But HotelTonight appears to be working towards a loyalty launch, and the potential...
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As the Starwood Turns. . .
Will it be Anbang or Marriott that ultimately wins the battle for Starwood? And which is better for consumers. I don't know for sure, but...
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Marriot, Starwood and the Power of Distribution
Marriott and Starwood are merging to become the world's largest hotel brand. But for most people there won't be too much in the way of...
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Best Hyatt suite ratio in NYC
More than 40% of the rooms at the new Park Hyatt NYC are suites. That presents great odds for an upgrade to go through, though...
