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InsideFlyer
May 2013 |
Loyalty Traveler The reassignment of hotels on March 28, 2013 to 10 HHonors hotel award categories, combined with peak season rates, has many members reassessing the value of their HHonors points.   |
InsideFlyer
March 2010
Ric Garrido |
HHonors Points Inflation Hilton HHonors makes a system-wide loyalty points devaluation. |
InsideFlyer
June 2014 |
Hotel Points & Cash For most hotel travelers, Cash and Points offer an award option that frequently reduces the cost of hotel stays while conserving points in your account for future hotel award stays. |
InsideFlyer
August 2011 |
Discount Hotel Awards Several hotel programs offer discount rates on standard hotel award nights. Redeeming discounted standard hotel award nights is a primary way to increase the value of your hotel loyalty points. |
InsideFlyer
April 2009 |
Hotel Value for Frequent Guests You're going to love what this columnist has to say about hotel loyalty programs. |
InsideFlyer
May 2014 |
InsideEdition Hilton HHonors recently announced award adjustments for 2014 and the news is almost non-news (which is a good thing). There will be 25 hotels going up an award category and 14 moving down - that's just a fraction of Hilton hotels worldwide. |
InsideFlyer
February 2013 |
Priority Club Award Changes Priority Club Rewards has changed its award chart for the second time in two years, effective Jan. 18, 2013. Last year, the program introduced additional point levels within each hotel brand. |
InsideFlyer
April 2014 |
Seeing the World in Hotel Tiers 2014 hotel award category reassignments give insight to the global state of the hotel industry. |
InsideFlyer
July 2012 |
Loyalty Traveler The system of annual hotel award category reassignment based on hotel popularity and average daily rates is one I favor over the revenue-based redemption models currently used by a few hotel loyalty programs. |
InsideFlyer
April 2010 |
Loyalty Traveler- Hotel Value Proposition Hotel points are a safety net against fluctuating hotel rates. |
InsideFlyer
February 2011
Ric Garrido |
Scaling Peaks of High Category Hotel Awards SPG reinstituted peak season dates for Starwood Preferred Guest hotel rewards at 65 percent of its category 5, 6 and 7 hotels for 2011 and 2012. Over 100 Starwood hotels have peak season dates. |
InsideFlyer
April 2010 |
Hotel Loyalty Here's a look at the value proposition of hotel awards after recent changes - is it time to hold or fold, stay loyal or switch programs? |
InsideFlyer
May 2012 |
Hilton HHonors Category Changes Hilton HHonors has announced the list of hotels that will be changing award categories this year. |
InsideFlyer
March 2009 |
Miles & More Hilton Stays Hilton HHonors and Lufthansa Miles & More have developed a new, easier way for Miles & More members to redeem miles online for hotel stays. |
InsideFlyer
August 2009 |
Priority Club Points & Cash InterContinental Hotels Group has added a new "Points & Cash" option that allows members to redeem fewer points plus cash for award nights. |
InsideFlyer
June 2012 |
2012 Summer Travel Promotions and 2009 Rewind A survey of changes to hotel rewards programs. Marriott Rewards actually has a better free night promotion offer in 2012 than they did in 2009. |
InsideFlyer
September 2011 |
The Best Hotel Credit Cards for Low Spenders Here's the best value hotel loyalty credit cards for low spenders. |
InsideFlyer
April 2012 |
Marriott Rewards Category Changes Marriott Rewards announced their 2012 hotel category changes a little over a week after SPG's announcement. |
InsideFlyer
February 2015 |
Chain Choice Don't just assume a hotel chain is the right fit for you because it's where you've always stayed. Invest the time to reap the greatest rewards possible. |
InsideFlyer
February 2009 |
Hilton HHonors Point Stretchers Hilton has updated its Point Stretcher award chart to include hotels participating in the discounted awards program for dates through May 2009. |
InsideFlyer
June 2008 |
Cover Story How rich is your hotel award payout? A comparison of hotel loyalty programs to help you determine which ones are right for you. |
InsideFlyer
December 2012 |
Hotel Loyalty Promotions 2012: The Way They Were A look back over 2012, one hotel chain at a time, reveals hotel loyalty promotion trends. |
InsideFlyer
April 2014 |
Club Carlson Program Changes Club Carlson recently made changes to the program including how members earn and redeem points as well as changes to elite benefits. |
InsideFlyer
January 2012 |
Buy and Transfer Points for Bigger Hotel Rewards Think the Maldives, Bora Bora or Paris are unattainable with your hotel points balance? Think again. |
InsideFlyer
May 2011 |
Loyalty Traveler Several major loyalty programs such as Club Carlson and Expedia Rewards have relaunched. |
InsideFlyer
April 2006 |
New Hotel Program May Attract Independent Properties Global Hotel Rewards, a point-based frequent guest program, will bring together 4- and 5-star hotels of different brands and independent properties around the world under one global program. |
InsideFlyer
October 2009 |
Higher Value with Cash & Points Hotel Awards Hotel award nights using points + cash stretch the value of your hotel points. |
InsideFlyer
November 2004 |
Be Our Guest: A comparison of the Top 10 Hotel Programs by traveler type and award payout. How rich is yours? Just like frequent flyer programs, hotel programs differ in their strengths. Some have better awards to the Caribbean, others to Hawaii. |
InsideFlyer
February 2012 |
IHG Priority Club Rewards Changes Priority Club Rewards has adjusted its award schedule and 25 percent of its properties have increased in the number of points required, 20 percent have decreased in cost and 55 percent are the same. |
InsideFlyer
May 2009 |
Freddie Awards The 21st Annual Freddie Awards. Over 700,000 frequent flyers have spoken - did your favorite programs win? |
InsideFlyer
February 2003 |
Changing the Game: In Points We Trust Frequent guest programs inspire some of the strongest loyalty and fiercest resistance to change. Find out why hotel loyalty programs have been, and remain, a genuine value. |
InsideFlyer
March 2010 |
Opening Remarks While the recent changes to the Hilton HHonors program decrease the awards to their customers, they still remain one of the most cost-beneficial programs. |
InsideFlyer
November 2012 |
Surveying 2012 and Q4 Hotel Promotions This has been a transitional year for hotel loyalty programs in the face of improving hotel economics. Hotel promotions consistently provide good rebates. There seems to be incentive to remain a loyalty traveler for 2013. |
InsideFlyer
December 2010 |
Loyalty Traveler- This Was 2010 December is the time to reflect on trends in hotel loyalty programs. Here are the top 9 pivotal maneuvers for 2010. |
InsideFlyer
March 2014 |
The Evolution of Club Carlson There's no denying that Club Carlson has been a good deal for the early adopters of the hotel loyalty program. |
InsideFlyer
May 2007 |
The 19th Annual Freddie Awards The best of airline loyalty programs. |
InsideFlyer
January 2015 |
Web Watch Muchopoints is a new website that seeks to fill a helpful niche for members of hotel loyalty programs. Anything that makes the quest to maximize our points an easier and faster task is welcome. |
InsideFlyer
February 2011 |
Room at the Top Part 1 of the most comprehensive look at hotel elite programs-ever. Over 25 hotel loyalty programs from around the world are compared by basic member benefits and how well they serve their elite members. |
InsideFlyer
August 2007 |
Hilton Blackstone Merger Hilton's Board of Directors recently approved Blackstone Group's proposal to purchase the Hilton Hotels Corporation. |
InsideFlyer
February 2010 |
Prepare For Great Hotel Deals In The Year Of The Tiger Hotel industry insiders watched occupancy and revenue data looking for signs of strength in the last quarter of 2009. |
InsideFlyer
October 2006 |
Counting Sheep... And Points You say there aren't enough waking hours to earn all the points and miles you'd like? No problem, you just need to put those sleeping hours to work for you. How rich is the payout from your hotel program? |
InsideFlyer
June 2004 |
Marriott Sets New Record for Hotel Loyalty Programs Marriott Rewards, the world's longest continuously running hotel program, is the first hotel program to break the 20-million member mark. |
InsideFlyer
May 2008 |
The 20th Annual Freddie Awards The best travel loyalty programs, according to 629,022 frequent travelers. |
InsideFlyer
September 2011 |
Hyatt Changes Some Hyatt Gold Passport properties have changed award categories. |
InsideFlyer
January 2011 |
Loyalty Traveler-Confessions of a Former 'Mile'ionaire Major hotel brands are rapidly growing with the travel industry recovery. Hopefully hotel competition will continue to benefit the frequent guest in 2011 with real loyalty program enhancements and high value promotions. |
InsideFlyer
May 2009 |
World's Largest Holiday Inn InterContinental Hotels Group is teaming up with Crocus Group to build the world's biggest Holiday Inn and Priority Club Rewards members will have to wait five years to redeem their points for stays. |
InsideFlyer
June 2009 |
Hit the Beds Running Now is the time to implement your 2009 and 2010 hotel loyalty program strategy. |
InsideFlyer
September 2014 |
Loyalty Traveler Marriott Rewards introduced weekly FlashPerks in July with hotel package discount rates, discount hotel award nights and merchandise at reduced points levels from Marriott retail partners. |
InsideFlyer
February 2011 |
Double, Triple, Quadruple, Hilton Hilton HHonors members can earn up to quadruple points on stays through March 31, 2011. |
InsideFlyer
March 2011 |
Room at the top Over 25 hotel loyalty programs from around the world are compared by basic member benefits and how they serve their elite members. |
