The Hidden Value in Hotel Credit Cards: Annual Free Nights

Written by Anna Zaks @ MileValue

We all love credit cards that earn transferable currencies such as the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card or the American Express® Gold Card.

But what about the co-branded airline or hotel credit cards – do they come with valuable incentives to keep the card in your wallet? Do the benefits justify their annual fees?

Hotels’ co-branded credit cards often come with good perks, such as elite status, extra points earning opportunities and free night certificates. And sometimes you can spend your way to a free night.

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A Pleasant Surprise From This Hotel Brand, Very Useful Current Amex Offer, I Guess Marriott Trusts Us Again?

Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary

Happy Sunday to all 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, so…

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World of Hyatt Credit Card: Start The Year Off With 5,000 Bonus Points In February (50 Transactions)

Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby

World of Hyatt has an additional promotion for the Chase Hyatt Visa credit card holders, namely the Start The Year Off With 5,000 Bonus Points campaign between February 1st – 28th, 2021. Credit card holders earn 100 points per transaction during the entire month of February up to 5000 points in total for 50 transactions. […]

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Bits: good points deal at the new Kimpton Paris, get a 30% bonus buying Hyatt points

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

News in brief: Get a good points deal at the new Kimpton St Honore Paris Kimpton, IHG’s ‘luxury boutique’ brand, is gearing up for its next European opening in Paris. The 149-room hotel is directly opposite InterContinental Le Grand, in a converted retail unit, which means it is ideally placed for the key department stores. […]

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Chase World Of Hyatt Credit Card Holders Can Earn Expedited Status, A $75 Credit, And More! (Stackable)

Written by Flying High On Points @ Flying High On Points

There is a whole lot of great news going on right now for World of Hyatt members, and even more great news for holders of the Chase World of Hyatt credit card. Let’s break it all down. Chase World Of Hyatt Credit Card Holders Can Earn Expedited Status, A $75 Credit, And More! Referral Link […]

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Suite Saturdays: Ocean View Suite @ Grand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro

Written by Freddo Zabaleta @ LoyaltyLobby

Welcome to our weekly video review on hotel suites and rooms around the world! This week’s edition features the Ocean View Suite, a 70 sq.m./753 sq.ft. 1-bedroom suite at the Grand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel for up-to-date content on hotel video reviews! READ MORE: World of Hyatt Latest […]

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Stack These Marriott Promotions to Get Easy Status

Written by Travis Cormier @ MileValue

With a new year comes new opportunities. There will always be the opportunity to earn new points, but today we want to share some new (and some soon to be gone) updates to the Marriott Bonvoy program.

Most of these changes relate to your ability to earn status. Marriott status can be worthwhile if you find yourself staying in Marriott properties often.

If you’re like me, Marriott elite status doesn’t start to be worth it until you’ve earned Platinum Elite. That’s when you’ll get free breakfast and are eligible for suite upgrades.

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Which hotel schemes let you earn points and night credit when you book multiple rooms? (updated)

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

Is it possible to book multiple rooms at the same property on the same night, earn points from them all and have them all count as qualifying nights for elite status or for a promotion? I’m not sure when it happened, but IHG Rewards Club has recently improved its rules.  I came across it by […]

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Which hotel schemes let you earn points and night credit when you book multiple rooms? (updated)

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

Is it possible to book multiple rooms at the same property on the same night, earn points from them all and have them all count as qualifying nights for elite status or for a promotion? I’m not sure when it happened, but IHG Rewards Club has recently improved its rules.  I came across it by […]

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Review: Hyatt Place Vacaville (California)

Written by Flying High On Points @ Flying High On Points

As we left the Bay Area, and headed for California’s Redwood Coast on our “National-Park-during-the-pandemic” road trip, we again needed a quick place to stay the night at a clean and safe hotel that wouldn’t break the [points] bank. Enter the Hyatt Place Vacaville. The only problem? I had never heard of Vacaville. Was it […]

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‘My Favourite Hotel’ review: Park Hyatt Zanzibar

Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points

Today, our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review is from Stonetown, Zanzibar. Due to a continued strong response from readers, we have been running another batch of ‘My Favourite Hotel’ reviews over the past couple of months. This time we wanted to hear about your ‘unique’ experiences and we’ve once again received a great amount of suggestions. […]

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Review: Hyatt Place Boise/Towne Square

Written by Flying High On Points @ Flying High On Points

Our “National-Park-during-the-pandemic” road trip took us from Bend, Oregon, to Boise, Idaho. Knowing our longest drive of the road trip would be the next day (the drive between Boise and Missoula, Montana), we just needed a nice, safe, clean place to stay the night. Oh, and a place that would cost a minimal amount points. […]

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Bits: ‘buy points’ deals ending, last day to get 0.9p per Amex point, KrisFlyer extends transfer bonus, B&M

Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

News in brief: Various hotel ‘buy points’ offer are ending today There are three decent ‘buy points’ offers closing today for major hotel programmes. Your options are: 100% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors points – buy here 75% bonus when you buy IHG Rewards Club points – buy here 25% discount, equivalent to a […]

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