Hyatt Gold Passport shifts 89 hotels, or 22 percent of its 411 hotels to higher category award levels effective June 4, 2010. The program adds a new high-end hotel award category 6 containing 20 hotels… Continue Reading

Hilton and Hyatt free night promotions are designed to kick start frequent guests with a double espresso loyalty infusion. Hyatt Gold Passport rewards a free night after every two stays through June 30,… Continue Reading

Hotel loyalty points are a type of travel savings account for frequent guests. The allure of free hotel stays for points is member incentive for repeat business with a hotel company, owning a hotel-branded… Continue Reading

Hilton HHonors restructured its hotel award categories Jan. 15, 2010. The structural aspect of the hotel awards for the new “Category 1 to Category 7” system and the number of points required… Continue Reading

Hotel industry insiders watched occupancy and revenue data looking for signs of strength in the last quarter of 2009. Hotel occupancy in the U.S. dropped below 50 percent for November 2009 based on STRGlobal… Continue Reading

Some frequent guests earn plenty of hotel points with hotel spending, promotion bonuses, and credit cards. Some guests prefer airline miles. When your mom wants to see her grandkids, you need a handful… Continue Reading

Philosopher George Santayana wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” A repeat of hotel and loyalty program offers would not necessarily be a bad thing for the… Continue Reading

HYATT’S NEXT BIG THING GROWS BY MILES Hyatt Gold Passport’s Next Big Thing promotion is an incredible opportunity to earn free nights and leverage hotel stays into sky high travel value. Normally… Continue Reading

Hotel award nights using points + cash stretch the value of your hotel points. Most of us have a limited number of hotel points to spend and a finite ability to earn points from hotel stays, partner activity… Continue Reading

GLOBAL HOTEL PROGAMS Accor Hotels A|Club: Hilton, IHG and Marriott hotels are not everywhere you may need to be for international travel. Accor Hotels, one of the global top five hotel chains, has more… Continue Reading