Radisson Rewards has just announced the details of their next global promotion, which is valid for stays through the end of the year. Radisson Rewards' new promotion is rather straightforward -- between July 1 and December 31, 2020, you can earn 5,000…
We're increasingly seeing hotels offer promotions to incentivize future stays, and Fairmont is offering a fantastic promotion for North America properties. While I've written about this before, more Fairmont properties continue to be eligible for this…
Lately we've seen a lot of travel brands get creative when it comes to generating revenue. With so many businesses having liquidity issues, we're seeing companies offer a deal if you pay now for travel later. In particular, we've seen lots of hotel brands…
Best Western Rewards generally isn’t the most generous loyalty program out there, and for that matter Best Western doesn’t have that many aspirational properties. However, the program does sometimes have useful promotions that don't require all that…
While Wyndham is the largest hotel franchising company in the world in terms of number of properties (they have 9,300 hotels in 90 countries), I don't talk all that much about their loyalty program, Wyndham Rewards. With Wyndham's newest "2K on Every…
IHG Rewards Club has today revealed the details of their next global promotion, valid for summer travel. This follows IHG offering a similar promotion this spring. Much like the last promotion, this one also lets you earn up to 4x points, though the…
Choice Privileges has just rolled out their latest promotion for summer hotel stays, which is almost identical to the promotion that was offered this spring. Choice Privileges is offering up to 8,000 points after every two stays between June 10 and September…
For the past several winters we've seen an amazing promotion for Vancouver hotel stays, given what a seasonal market it is. Well, this promotion is back again this year, but it's being offered for summer (for obvious reasons). For those looking to travel…
World of Hyatt has just announced the details of their next global promotion, called "Bonus Journeys." While Hyatt has offered the Bonus Journeys promotion before, this one is significantly more lucrative than past ones. With World of Hyatt's new Bonus…
We’re increasingly seeing travel brands get creative when it comes to generating revenue during these tough times. In particular, we've seen hotel brands sell discounted gift cards for future stays, and we've now seen these promotions from Belmond, Marriott,…
I've written in the past about how Marriott is one of the only major hotel groups to offer a lucrative bonus for new members who join their loyalty program and complete qualifying stays. This promotion has been around for quite a while, but Marriott…
There's an interesting opportunity to redeem points at my favorite US points hotel -- it's not an "amazing" deal for most, but I do think it's worth being aware of, for those who have been wanting to visit. Several months ago I stayed at Alila Ventana…
I’ve written before about how I think many travel brands could be doing a better job creatively generating revenue. With so many companies having liquidity issues, I didn't understand why we weren't seeing more promotions from travel brands incentivizing…
A lot of people prefer booking their hotel stays through hotels.com, and for those people the popular online travel agency has just rolled out a great promotion. Hotels.com has just launched what they call their most rewarding offer ever. Hotels.com…
We're increasingly seeing travel brands get creative when it comes to generating revenue during these tough times. We're seeing Marriott sell gift cards for 20% off, and we're seeing Belmond sell gift cards with a 20% bonus. Small Luxury Hotels of the…
As I wrote about a few days ago, for one week only, Marriott is selling gift cards for 20% off. Well, they're not the only hotel group to be selling discounted gift cards at the moment. Belmond, which operates luxury hotels, cruises, and trains, is also…
While this is probably far from the top priority for anyone at this point, it's worth noting that Hilton has extended their global promotion by several months. I think Hilton took exactly the right approach here -- in my opinion it seems kind of tone…
I'm not exactly sure what to make of this, so I'm simply passing this on for anyone who wants to look into it more, as I don't plan on taking advantage of this myself (I think). Buy $150 hotel gift cards for $100 The website buynowstaylater.com is selling…
The major hotel chains sometimes sell discounted gift cards, which is a great way to lower the cost of hotel stays. For the past few years Fairmont has been offering bonuses on gift card purchases at least twice a year. They typically offer one of these…
For a long time Marriott has offered a promotion for new Bonvoy members, though I wasn't aware that Hilton Honors has a new member bonus as well. New members of Hilton Honors can earn up to 5,000 bonus points after two paid stays: To take advantage of…
Paris is known for being an incredible market for luxury hotels, and arguably the Four Seasons George V snags the number one spot in the city. It's one of only about two dozen hotels in all of France to be given "Palace" status, which is the highest…
Four Seasons is considered by some to be the Holy Grail of hotels and resorts (just look at their properties in Hawaii, Bora Bora, Paris, and Los Cabos). Others may say they are overpriced and overrated, although I think it's fair to say that Four Seasons…
Over the past few years I've had a lot of inquiries from readers and clients about the Four Seasons properties in Hawaii. Of all the Four Seasons properties, I receive the most emails and make the most bookings at the Four Seasons resorts currently operating…
Bora Bora is one of the most picturesque places in the world, and the Four Seasons Bora Bora is regarded as the best major hotel there. If you're considering a trip to this island paradise, below is some information, including how to maximize value at…
