Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel
Marriott has a new promotion available for registration that’ll let you double your nights and points. It seems like they’re trying to make it as easy as possible for Marriott Bonvoy members to earn or retain status since this is on top of the elite bonuses they already handed out. Did you receive your Marriott […]
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Months after suspending them due to the pandemic, Marriott reinstates Elite guarantees. What’s more, they’ve announced a slew of new benefits and promotions with an eye on retaining members for the expected return of travel in 2022. Marriott Reinstates Elite Guarantees When the pandemic hit and travel ground to a halt, Marriott suspended its elite […]
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With COVID-19 throwing the travel industry into disarray, card issuers have been scrambling to retain cardholder – especially in their premium travel products. As a result, I got a no annual fee American Express Hilton Aspire card! For some time now, I’ve had two American Express Hilton Honors cards in my collection. One is the […]
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WOW! Marriott gives members a massive elite status boost! Yes, this should be a no-brainer given the current state of travel, but given Marriott’s stance lately, I really didn’t expect this from them. Yesterday, I awoke to an email from Marriott Bonvoy going over how they plan to help their members retain their status amidst […]
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All, we’ve made it nearly halfway through 2020. But, 2019 might as well have been over a thousand years ago, right? And given the drastically different circumstances, let’s do a mid-2020 points and miles update. Mid-2020 Travel Update Zero. Nada. Nothing. No travel thus far this year. Most of the travel I planned to do […]
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The majority of US-based airlines and hotels have already extended elite statuses for its members. But, over the past couple of days, two more loyalty programs extends statuses for its member. One more hotel and one more airline. Alaska Mileage Plan Much like two of its large peers, Alaska Airlines is allowing members to carry […]
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There’s no doubt that the World of Hyatt loyalty program is an excellent program if you’re a top-tier elite. But if you’re just trying to redeem points, it can be frustrating. And I’m done playing games with World of Hyatt. Since Marriott absorbed Starwood Preferred Guest into Marriott Rewards and gave us the awful Bonvoy […]
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It was a day before April 1st, so I was shocked to read that people suddenly saw an increase in their Marriott stays for 2020. This was no April Fool’s…
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Written by luxtravel @ Premium-Flights.com
We will provide you with a list of all hotel loyalty programs offering hotel status extensions due to Coronavirus. Either some sort of status extension or extended re-qualify period.
Many hotels will give you the possibility now to extend your ……
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New Year’s can be an especially nerve-racking time for people in our hobby. After all, it’s the time of year when the slate is wiped clean and we begin anew. So, here are my 2020 loyalty program statuses. Honestly, much like my credit card strategy, not much is changing with regards to my loyalty program […]
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Happy Wednesday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, as well, so we’re passing them along. Family Flys Free wrote about when a hotel went …
Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel
Over the past few months I’ve been talking about Caesars Rewards status quite a bit. But not being a Vegas person, I do I get my status? Well, I’m going to go over how to do a Caesars Rewards status match. Why Get Caesars Rewards Status? I’m not a huge fan of Caesars hotels and […]
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My reason for being in Vegas earlier this year was for the Financial Brand Forum 2019. This year, the conference was held at Caesar’s Palace, so I decided to book myself a room at Nobu Hotel Las Vegas. Why Nobu Hotel Las Vegas? The rooms available to me for the conference included those in the […]
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If there was ever a time when I was making a first world travel grump, it’s when I’m complaining that I can’t apply for a status match for top tier hotel status because I already have next to the top-level status. But that’s whe…
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Hotel chains spend a lot of money on marketing to get you to book a hotel room using its website or app and have resorted to the “carrot and stick”…
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If you stay with Marriott even occasionally, you probably already know that Marriott Bonvoy is a broken mess. And that’s embarrassing given that their merger integration happened nearly a year ago now. Since we’re ten months into the Marriott-Starwood program integration, it’s a great time to take a look back and how things have been […]
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When it comes to hotel loyalty programs, IHG Reward Club is one of the easier ones to understand. You earn points that you can redeem for hotel rooms. That’s pretty…
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Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel
Remember my disastrous attempt to use my Caesars Rewards Celebration Dinner benefit? Well, while I thought things were fixed at the last update, they weren’t. So here’s my final update on my Caesars Rewards fiasco. During my last update, I went over how a Caesars Rewards manager called me to rectify the situation. At the […]
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Last night I tried to redeem my Caesars Rewards celebration dinner Diamond benefit. But, as I’ve learned the hard way, the Caesars Rewards celebration dinner is a joke. So, for those of you not familiar with Caesars Reward (formerly Total Rewards), Diamond members get a free $100 Celebration Dinner every year as a published benefit. […]
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Read MoreWritten by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
One of our Reader Questions this week was related to the loss of hotel status and the way forward when it comes to booking hotels for the coming year – should the reader stick to chain hotels? Remember that you can always email us, send a message via Facebook or use Twitter and include photos […]
