Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Marriott Bonvoy called its Best Rate Guarantee (BRG)-program Look No Further (LNF) for years but has now reverted to the industry standard. There has been a slight change in the program that Marriott has quietly instituted. Design Hotels became non-LNF participating at the end of 2018 (read more here), but has now been added back […]
Category: Best Price Guarantee
My Best Travel Experiences of 2018
Written by Bart Lapers @ bart.la
Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life. – Michael Palin. Time to wrap up 2018 with an overview of my travel highlights of the year!
Hilton Best Price Guarantee Program: Case Hilton Helsinki Strand
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Hilton, like any other hotel chain, claims to have lowest price on their branded website and back this promise with their Best Price Guarantee-program. If you find a lower price on a third party website within 24 hours of having made a confirmed reservation on Hilton channel, you can file for the Best Price Guarantee […]
CheapTickets Best Price Guarantee For Flights + $50 In Cheapcash
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
CheapTickets was part of Orbitz that Expedia bought few years. Now it is merely skin of Expedia as are the sister sites such as Orbitz and Travelocity. CheapTickets offers Best Price Guarantee program where it promises to match a lower price, refund the difference and give $50 in Cheapcash after the travel has been completed[…]
Reader Question: Hilton Best Price Guarantee Issues?
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
A LoyaltyLobby reader sent me an email about an issues that he was having with Hilton’s Best Price Guarantee program (many has). I have covered issues surrounding this program on numerous previous posts that you can access here, here, here, here, and here. Remember that you can always email us, send a message via Facebook or use Twitter and[…]
Expedia Best Price Guarantee Update (Coupon Devaluation)
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Expedia has had excellent Best Price Guarantee program that promises to match the lower third party price (even their own sites) and throw in a $50 Best Price Guarantee coupon. I have taken advantage of this guarantee number of times and most recently wrote about it last week (read more here). Expedia has now devalued[…]
Expedia Best Price Guarantee (Airline Flights)
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Expedia offers a Best Price Guarantee program that promises to match lower price found on a competing website + $50 coupon that can be used towards a prepaid hotel booking (minimum $100 spend). I have covered the guarantee several times in the past and continue using it along those from other Expedia companies such as[…]
Reader Question: Problems With The Hilton’s Best Price Guarantee?
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
A LoyaltyLobby reader sent me an email about issues surrounding Hilton’s Best Price Guarantee and “lost claim”. Remember that you can always email me, send a message via Facebook or use Twitter and include photos too. I’ll try to cover Reader Questions & Comments here several times a week. You can access Hilton’s web page for Best Price Guarantee[…]
Reader Question: Has IHG Best Price Guarantee Turned To A Scam?
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
A LoyaltyLobby reader sent me an email about the current state of InterContinental Hotels Group’s (better known just as IHG) Best Price Guarantee-program that promises a free night if you can find a lower price on third party site (and can satisfy all the requirements). Remember that you can always email me, sent a message via Facebook or[…]
Hilton Best Price Guarantee Update September 16, 2016
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Hilton HHonors has had a Best Price Guarantee program for years where they promise to match a lower third party price and give you $50 gift card (US members) or lower the price by an additional $50. Now, Hilton had changed the program and promised to match the lower price and give you an additional[…]
My Summer of 2016
Written by Bart Lapers @ bart.la
What an EPIC summer! Thanks to my portfolio of travel hacks, I’ve managed to travel almost every week this year! Below a summary of the trips I’ve taken in the past three months and some of the details how I managed to stretch my travel…
Travelocity Best Price Guarantee: Case Orbitz Flight Price 1 Cent Less!
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Expedia owns both Travelocity and Orbitz among numerous other travels brands. These three websites are offering basically identical Best Price Guarantee program but prices among them can vary few cents. All these sites allow you to do three successful claims each month. Travelocity and Expedia claims are handled by Expedia. Orbitz may still have their[…]
Stay at luxury hotels for FREE!
Written by Bart Lapers @ bart.la
Over the past few years, I’ve stayed numerous times at luxury hotels for free. Highlights include a night in the €2500 Dom Perignon Suite at InterContinental Amstel and suites at InterContinental Paris Le Grand, InterContinental Paris Avenue Marceau, InterContinental Dusseldorf, InterContinental Dublin and InterContinental…