I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Marriott Rewards points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Marriott Rewards points expire?’. This new series looks at the major hotel loyalty programmes and shows you how to keep valuable points intact. Marriott Rewards is […]
Marriott Rewards and Ritz-Carlton Rewards
Marriott Rewards is the loyalty scheme for Marriott, Renaissance, Ritz-Carlton, AC and Courtyard hotels amongst others. You earn points which can be used for free nights or transferred into frequent flyer miles including Avios points. The Ritz-Carlton Rewards is the same scheme but with a different membership card and different branding on its website!
I published an extensive two-part review of Marriott Rewards which can be found here and here. The latest promotions can be found on our 'Hotel Promos' page.
What are the best hotel promos for June?
11 June 2017 By 25 Comments
Welcome to our monthly round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Promos’ page which contains details of all of the current offers, together with links to our major articles on […]
Bits: first Cuban five-star opens, 150 free Marriott points, no BA lounge at Stansted
9 June 2017 By 38 Comments
News in brief: Kempinski opens the first 5-star hotel in Cuba If you have been put off from visiting Cuba due to the poor quality of accommodation on offer (Virgin Atlantic flies to Havana, as does Iberia from Madrid), there is good news. Kempinski opened […]
Get 1,000 free Avios for joining Marriott Rewards – no stay needed!
5 June 2017 By 114 Comments
(EDIT: Marriott has now withdrawn this offer due to an overwhelming response) Marriott Rewards, the loyalty scheme for Marriott, Renaissance, The Ritz-Carlton, Autograph and many other hotel brands, has launched a very attractive sign-up bonus. To put it mildly. Marriott will give you 1,000 Avios […]
Transferring hotel points to airline miles … when is it worth it?
1 June 2017 By
All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles. You will often find the airlines encouraging it – every 9-10 months, British Airways offers a 35% transfer bonus when you move hotel points into Avios. This offer last […]
Which hotel schemes let you earn points and credit for multiple rooms?
18 May 2017 By
Two readers have emailed me recently about IHG’s new Accelerate promotion. (If you are looking at where to book hotel stays over the Summer, Accelerate is the most generous offer for most people.) Both wanted to know if it was possible to book multiple rooms […]
What are the best hotel promos for May?
17 May 2017 By
Welcome to our monthly round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Promos’ page which contains details of all of the current offers, together with links to our major articles on […]
Bits: Avios / Tesco competition, register for the new Starwood promotion
17 May 2017 By
News in brief: Avios / Tesco competition launched Avios has launched a competition for anyone converting Tesco Clubcard points into Avios via avios.com. This means that BA and avios.com are running very similar but different competitions, with different dates! Here is the avios.com one. Full […]
REGISTER NOW for Marriott’s new Summer promotion
16 May 2017 By
I had an article all ready to go for rounding up the best of the Summer hotel offers, and then Marriott came along and messed it up! I have pushed that story back and today I will look at the new Marriott Rewards promotion. The […]
I check out new hotels walkable to City Airport and Excel
1 May 2017 By
If your travels take you to London City Airport or the Excel exhibition centre, you will be interested in a new rash of hotels which has sprung up in the area. I popped down earlier in the week to take a look. If you take […]
My review of The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto hotel
1 May 2017 By
This is my review of The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto hotel. As with my other Asia reviews this month, it is less comprehensive than usual. We were not on a review trip, we did not get a hotel tour, we did not see other rooms apart from […]
What is the best hotel scheme? – Marriott Rewards – The Opinion
16 April 2017 By
In my article yesterday, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Marriott Rewards loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. Important: Marriott bought Starwood Hotels & Resorts in 2016. From 2018, Marriott Rewards and Starwood […]
What is the best hotel scheme? – Marriott Rewards – The Facts
15 April 2017 By
This is the fifth of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two posts on consecutive days. One will list the basic facts of the scheme, the other will be my subjective view of what is of particular […]
What are the best hotel promos for April?
12 April 2017 By
Welcome to our monthly round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can be found on our ‘Hotel Promos’ page which contains details of all of the current offers, together with links to our major articles on each […]
What is the best hotel loyalty scheme? – an introduction
6 April 2017 By
Starting tomorrow and continuing over Easter, I am running updated versions of our overviews of the major hotel loyalty schemes. Every single scheme has seen big changes since I last looked at this two years ago. Each programme will be covered in two articles on consecutive […]
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