In many ways, Starwood has been the industry leader when it comes to launching partnerships with other travel providers, for the purpose of benefitting frequent users of both companies. This sort of cross-loyalty marketing is brilliant, whereby you're giving members an incentive to not just be loyal to your brand, but also your partners' brands…
Continue reading: Hilton & Uber Announce A Partnership… Sort Of
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I love that I can request an Uber via the Hilton App, pay with a Citi Prestige card and get SPG points 🙂
But, if I want an Uber I'll open the Uber app.
An Uber reminder when it's time to leave - that means we are all going to get a 10:50 or 11:50 AM Uber reminder (depending on hotel checkout time). Since when did you last check out or need a ride precisely at check out time?! This is an affiliate program for Hilton to earn from Uber, with what will sadly become an annoying piece of functionality. It just doesn't solve a problem that i can see, and therefore isn't likely to be received positively.
@Anthony Thomas: Uber doesn't count as travel with the Prestige card. It should count with the Premiere though.
I personally pay with an Amex Everyday Preferred so I get 3 MR per dollar. I've got a couple hundred $30 free ride credits so I rarely actually pay for Uber unless it's a really long ride. You still earn Starpoints on free rides though which is awesome.