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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
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
July 2010 |
Opening Hotel Doors for Miles Ric Garrido looks at how to maximize mileage earning through hotel stays. |
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
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
October 2011 |
Loyalty Traveler - Matching Hotel Promotions to Your Travel Style The best loyalty promotion for October to December 2011 hotel stays depends on your travel needs and desires. |
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 2009 |
Hotel Value for Frequent Guests You're going to love what this columnist has to say about hotel loyalty programs. |
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
July 2011 |
Road Tripping America? Think Midscale. A look at hotel loyalty in midscale America. |
InsideFlyer
May 2011 |
Loyalty Traveler Several major loyalty programs such as Club Carlson and Expedia Rewards have relaunched. |
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 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
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
May 2012 |
Loyalty Traveler - A Midscale Choice Buying points directly from hotel programs during special offers for bonus points or discount prices is another way to build points balances and diversify your loyalty accounts without having to sleep around so much. |
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
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
June 2009 |
Hit the Beds Running Now is the time to implement your 2009 and 2010 hotel loyalty program strategy. |
InsideFlyer
July 2010 |
Loyalty Traveler How long can major chains like Hilton, Starwood, Best Western, Marriott and Carlson offer guests deals like two, three, or four stays to earn a free night at any or most hotels in the chain? |
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
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. |
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
October 2012
Ric Garrido |
Hotel Miles Most frequent flyer programs allow members to earn miles when staying at hotels. The table below shows which airlines partner with each of the 10 major global hotel loyalty programs. |
InsideFlyer
October 2009 |
Higher Value with Cash & Points Hotel Awards Hotel award nights using points + cash stretch the value of your hotel points. |
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
December 2012 |
A look at 2012 We're taking a look at the year from the point-of-view of frequent flyers, pointing out the bonuses and program changes that made us smile or frown in the hotel and airline industries. |
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
July 2010 |
Cover Story We speak with ezRez, Cathay Pacific, GHA Discovery, Hyatt Gold Passport and Stash Hotel Rewards about their programs for travelers. |
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
September 2011 |
The Best Hotel Credit Cards for Low Spenders Here's the best value hotel loyalty credit cards for low spenders. |
InsideFlyer
June 2010 |
Hotel Mileage Promos Hotel loyalty programs are putting on the charm and enticing frequent flyers with special offers of bonus miles to fill up hotel rooms this summer. |
InsideFlyer
May 2009 |
Freddie Awards The 21st Annual Freddie Awards. Over 700,000 frequent flyers have spoken - did your favorite programs win? |
InsideFlyer
May 2012 |
Welcome to the 2012 Freddie Awards After taking a hiatus for two years, the Freddie Awards have returned. Introduced in 1988, the Freddie Awards allow members of frequent traveler programs to vote for their favorite programs completely from their point of view. |
InsideFlyer
February 2009 |
Hotel Bonus Promos The combination of a sluggish economy and slow travel months in late winter means you can find some great deals and rack up some bonus points to spend on your summer vacation. Here are the deals. |
InsideFlyer
May 2007 |
The 19th Annual Freddie Awards The best of airline loyalty programs. |
InsideFlyer
May 2008 |
The 20th Annual Freddie Awards The best travel loyalty programs, according to 629,022 frequent travelers. |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
Rating Frequent-Sleeper Plans Just like the airlines, nearly every major hotel chain now boasts a customer-loyalty program to lure repeat guests. |
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
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
September 2014 |
Marrying for Miles For a frequent flyer who looks at life through the lens of points and miles, planning a wedding presents a unique opportunity to strategize spending and reap the rewards of free travel. |
InsideFlyer
April 2010 |
Loyalty Traveler- Hotel Value Proposition Hotel points are a safety net against fluctuating hotel rates. |
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 2009 |
60 Seconds with Ric Garrido Get to know new columnist, Ric Garrido of BoardingArea's Loyalty Traveler: Hotel Value for Frequent Guests. |
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
December 2014 |
Best (& Worst) of 2014 Here is a look at this year's best news for frequent flyers along with the changes that were real "dogs." |
InsideFlyer
December 2012 |
PointsHound Bonus Miles Frequent flyer program members can now earn miles when making hotel reservations through PointsHound.com. |
InsideFlyer
September 2010 |
A Hotel Recovery Without Leisure Travelers? Three key performance metrics reported by Smith Travel Research finally revealed positive signs for the upscale, upper-upscale and luxury segments of the U.S. hotel industry. |
InsideFlyer
April 2014 |
Calendar The April calendar contains last days for earning various rewards through programs like Club Carlson's and more. |
InsideFlyer
September 2009
Ric Garrido |
Loyalty Traveler Global hotel programs. |
InsideFlyer
April 2014 |
Seeing the World in Hotel Tiers 2014 hotel award category reassignments give insight to the global state of the hotel industry. |
